Project Engineer

TransPerfect; Montreal; On-site; CAD 100,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking an ambitious engineering professional to join their dynamic team. This role offers the opportunity to lead technical initiatives and influence strategic decisions while working closely with senior management. Ideal candidates will thrive in fast-paced environments and possess strong analytical skills. If you are passionate about engineering and eager to make a significant impact, this position is perfect for you. Join a company that values innovation and provides a platform for professional growth and development.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 9 years of technical/project experience required.
• Experience in military or defense industry preferred.
• Must have active DoD Secret clearance.

Responsibilities

• Serve as technical lead over the assigned engineering team.
• Conduct program peer reviews and manage technical activities.
• Influence stakeholders and recommend strategies.

Skills

Technical Leadership

Critical Thinking

Problem-Solving

Agile Program Execution

Relationship Management

Education

BS degree in Engineering

Tools

ClearCase

ClearQuest

DOORS

Earned Value Management (EVM)

JIRA

Confluence

GitHub

Jenkins

Docker

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Are you ready for a rewarding opportunity? We are seeking an ambitious and self-motivated engineering professional to join our team. The ideal candidate is enthusiastic, relationship-oriented, strategic, and driven by a passion for helping others and delivering exceptional results. This position offers the chance to work closely with senior-level program engineering management and grow within a dynamic, fast-paced environment.

Key Responsibilities:

Technical Leadership & Program Support:

• Serve as the technical lead over the assigned engineering team on a program.
• Lead or participate in program peer reviews, gate reviews, design reviews, and program management reviews (PMRs).
• Coordinate technical activities across Integrated Product Teams (IPTs).
• Conduct weekly/monthly Cost Account Management (CAM) reviews with IPTs.
• Ensure technical, cost, and schedule performance for all engineering-related content on the program.
• Provide engineering direction while reporting to the Program Engineering Manager (PEM), who oversees overall program engineering success.

Strategic & Cross-Functional Influence:

• Communicate with internal and external stakeholders to influence leadership toward adopting new practices and concepts.
• Recommend tactics and strategies that impact overall business or functional results.
• Lead process improvements or develop new systems, leveraging conceptual reasoning and technical insight.
• Build strong internal and external relationships and manage interpersonal dynamics with professionalism.
• Interface confidently with senior civilian government, DoD, and industry leaders.
• Demonstrate proactive leadership, sound judgment, and critical thinking.

Analytical & Risk Management:

• Formulate thorough analyses using input from multiple sources and stakeholders.
• Ask critical questions and apply a systematic risk-based approach to performance measurement.
• Identify and mitigate technical, cost, and schedule risks associated with Training System maintenance and upgrades.

Qualifications & Education:

• BS degree in Engineering or equivalent experience required.
• Minimum of 9 years of technical/project experience, including Traditional and Agile Program Execution methods.
• Experience in the military or defense industry.
• Proven ability to thrive in high-pressure, fast-paced development environments.
• Strong critical thinking, problem-solving, and logical reasoning skills.
• Willingness to take ownership and accept accountability.
• Open to constructive feedback and professional growth.
• Experience with tools such as ClearCase, ClearQuest, DOORS, and Earned Value Management (EVM).
• Must have an active DoD Secret (or higher) clearance granted or renewed within the last 5 years.
• Must be able to obtain and maintain Special Program Access prior to start.
• Flexible availability for occasional overtime, weekend work, shift work, and CONUS travel.
• U.S. citizenship required due to government contract requirements.

Preferred Skills:

• Experience in the Modeling and Simulation industry.
• Demonstrated success as the primary technical interface with DoD customers.
• Experience supporting business development efforts and cultivating new opportunities.
• Familiarity with DevSecOps and tools such as Atlassian, Jenkins, Ansible, Docker, etc.
• Knowledge of Open Mission Systems/Universal Command and Control Interface (OMS/UCCI).
• Experience with the Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe).
• Skilled in Agile toolsets: JIRA, Confluence, Bitbucket, etc.
• Experience in modeling resources and CI/CD pipelines.
• Proficient with software change control and change management tools like GitHub, GitLab, Jenkins.
• Demonstrated mentorship and coaching abilities.
• Excellent time management and organizational skills for managing concurrent program responsibilities.
• Current Special Access Program (SAP) access preferred.

Security Responsibilities:

• Must comply with all company security and data protection policies and procedures.
• Personally responsible for the proper marking, storage, and handling of all sensitive information.
• Must not share information with anyone without appropriate need-to-know or management approval.
• All government and proprietary data must be accessed and stored only on company-provided systems.
• Candidate must be eligible for a DoD personal security clearance.
• U.S. citizenship is required due to government contracts.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Contract

Job function

• Industries

  Aviation and Aerospace Component Manufacturing

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