Contract Senior Project Engineer

EVONA; United States; On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

EVONA is seeking a Contract Senior Project Engineer to serve as the senior technical authority on a high‑complexity national security program. This 12‑month contract work spans ground to space, with immediate responsibility for end‑to‑end integration, qualification and on‑time delivery.

You will lead IPTs, own customer interfaces, oversee subcontractors, and author key artifacts while ensuring compliance with DoD processes and CDRLs. DoD clearance preferred.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of project engineering with full lifecycle leadership

Responsibilities

• Lead technical execution and integration across complex, multi-disciplinary programs
• Own the customer, leadership and stakeholder technical interface
• Direct Integrated Product Teams (IPTs) and the IMP/IMS
• Oversee subcontractors — flow-down, performance and interface management
• Author and approve key artifacts — SOWs, ICDs, ECNs, test plans
• Ensure compliance with contractual requirements, CDRLs and standards
• Support proposals — technical volume leadership and BOE

Skills

Program leadership

Systems engineering

Stakeholder management

EVMS experience

Education

Systems/Aerospace/STEM degree

Tools

MS Project

Primavera

Job description

A US defense, national security and space technology company is hiring a Contract Senior Project Engineer on a 12-month contract to act as the senior technical authority across a high-complexity strategic systems program. This is ground-to-space, mission-critical work where the stakes are real and the integration is genuinely hard.

This isn't a support seat. The program is live, the direction is set and the schedule is fixed. What's missing is a senior engineer to own the integration end to end and drive it through to qualification and delivery on time.

What you'll be doing

• Leading technical execution and integration across complex, multi-disciplinary programs
• Owning the customer, leadership and stakeholder technical interface
• Directing Integrated Product Teams (IPTs) and the IMP/IMS
• Overseeing subcontractors — flow-down, performance and interface management
• Authoring and approving key artifacts — SOWs, ICDs, ECNs, test plans
• Ensuring compliance with contractual requirements, CDRLs and standards
• Supporting proposals — technical volume leadership and BOE

What you'll need

• Systems/aerospace/STEM degree + 7 yrs project engineering (10+ for the most senior seats; equivalent experience in lieu of a degree considered)
• Proven full-lifecycle program leadership — concept to delivery
• Aerospace or defense experience, ideally DoD and MDA
• Knowledge of DoD acquisition frameworks and contract structures
• A schedule-driven delivery mindset — these programs are date-first and you'll be held to the milestone
• Strong systems-level judgment and ownership mindset
• US citizen with an active DoD Secret Clearance (or able to obtain one)

Nice to have

• Solid rocket motors, propulsion, flight vehicle integration or complex electro-mechanical systems
• EVMS experience — Control Account Manager (CAM) background and variance reporting is a strong plus on one program
• Microsoft Project, Primavera or equivalent
• Prior contract/interim work — you land and add value fast