Defense Electronics Project Engineer

Automatic Data Processing, Inc.; O’Fallon (MO); On-site; USD 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Bascom Hunter in O'Fallon, MO is seeking a Project Engineer to coordinate defense electronics projects across disciplines, from requirements through design, integration, test, and delivery. This onsite role engages with customers, suppliers, and internal teams to meet technical, schedule, and cost targets.

The position emphasizes multidisciplinary collaboration, strong communication, and hands-on problem-solving, with background checks and government-contract compliance.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in electrical, computer, mechanical engineering or related field.
• 1-3 years of engineering or technical project experience.
• Experience coordinating engineering tasks across multidisciplinary teams.
• Strong technical communication and customer-facing skills.
• U.S. Citizenship required due to government contract requirements.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate technical execution of defense electronics projects, translating customer requirements into engineering tasks, deliverables, and acceptance criteria.
• Serve as a technical point of contact for customers and suppliers; communicate requirements, resolve questions, and support design reviews.
• Coordinate multidisciplinary engineering activities with manufacturing, procurement, and quality to support design release and production readiness.
• Support proposal development with technical approaches, engineering estimates, schedules, and identification of technical risks.
• Support requirements traceability, configuration control, verification planning, integration, and testing in accordance with project requirements and internal quality procedures.
• Identify and resolve technical risks and issues; assess design changes for impacts on performance, schedule, cost, and manufacturability.
• Track engineering milestones, action items, and deliverables; report technical status and resource needs to the Program Manager and engineering leadership.

Skills

Engineering coordination

Technical communication

Customer-facing skills

Requirements interpretation

Multidisciplinary teamwork

US Citizenship

Education

Bachelor's degree in electrical/computer/mechanical engineering or related discipline

Job description

Bascom Hunter in O'Fallon, MO is seeking a Project Engineer to coordinate defense electronics projects across disciplines, from requirements through design, integration, test, and delivery. This onsite role engages with customers, suppliers, and internal teams to meet technical, schedule, and cost targets.

The position emphasizes multidisciplinary collaboration, strong communication, and hands-on problem-solving, with background checks and government-contract compliance.