Expert Engineering Project Lead

Mercury-Systems; Andover (MA); On-site; USD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Stock-based awards

9/80 schedule

Job summary

Mercury Systems is seeking an Expert Engineering Project Lead (EPL) to direct cross-functional engineering teams—mechanical, electrical, software, systems, and manufacturing—across projects, ensuring delivery aligns with budgets and schedules. The EPL will act as the engineering leader to customers and leadership while guiding risk management and lifecycle processes.

The role requires a strong background in hardware/software development for defense/aerospace domains, along with solid project

Qualifications

• Requires BS degree in engineering & 12 years related experience or equivalent leadership experience.
• Experience in hardware/software product development, defense/aerospace domains.
• Familiarity with scheduling, tracking and risk management tools (e.g. MS Project).
• Security clearance eligibility for U.S. citizens.

Responsibilities

• Lead cross-functional teams (Mechanical, Electrical, Software/Firmware, Systems, Manufacturing, Test) to deliver solutions on time and within budget.
• Represent the team to customers and leadership and liaise with Chief Engineering and program management.
• Develop Integrated Master Schedule, plan resources, manage budgets and risk to maintain performance.
• Ensure adherence to Mercury lifecycle processes and on-time delivery of engineering deliverables.
• Support resource planning for active projects and contribute to bids and proposals.

Skills

Engineering leadership

Project management

Cross-functional leadership

Risk management

Education

BS in engineering

Tools

Microsoft Project

Jira

Confluence

Job description

The Mercury Systems Integrated Processing Solutions (IPS) Business Unit is committed to delivering industry leading mission critical processing solutions at the edge to our customers and warfighters, and we have a great opportunity for you to join the team as an Expert Engineering Project Lead (EPL). In this role you will be relied upon to lead cross-functional integrated engineering teams to develop the technical solutions our customers depend on, ensuring that the execution is in alignment with budget and schedule commitments.

Job Responsibilities:

• Ensure the Engineering Integrated Product Team (comprised of Mechanical, Electrical, Software/Firmware, Systems, Integration, Manufacturing, and Test Engineering disciplines) delivers technical solutions that meet challenging requirements, on time, and on budget.
• Serve as the Engineering Leader representing the team to our customers, Program and Business Unit leadership, and internal cross-functional organizations (Chief Engineering, Engineering Functional Discipline Leadership, Operations, Program Management, Product Management, Finance, Growth).
• Develop project plans (Integrated Master Schedule), Execute resource planning and manage engineering staffing, allocation and management of budgets / control accounts, ensure performance against budget, schedule, technical requirements, develop strategies to manage risk and opportunities to maintain performance to plan
• Ensure appropriate Engineering rigor is deployed while implementing the Engineering development and Mercury Systems lifecycle development process(es), ensuring On Time Delivery for all Engineering owned Deliverables.
• Support IPS Engineering resource planning processes that establish labor and outside cost demand requirements for all active projects
• Lead and support Bid and Proposal activity, ensuring that Engineering Growth processes are executed, culminating in competitive and executable offerings to the customer.
• Partner with Chief Engineering leadership to develop, execute, and continuously improve the Engineering management system to include metrics collection and reporting.

Required Qualifications:

• Typically requires a BS degree in an engineering discipline & 12 years of related experience or demonstrated competence through sufficient applicable industry experience in relevant engineering leadership or management positions.
• Relevant Project Management or Engineering Leadership experience in new hardware/software product development, including defense, aerospace, avionics, or other domains
• Familiarity with scheduling, tracking and risk management techniques and tools
• Familiarity with Ghantt chart planning, preferably IMS development using Microsoft Project or similar project management software experience
• Knowledgeable in all phases of the product development life cycle from requirements through design, implementation, integration, verification, transition to production and sustainment support.
• Experience identifying and implementing process improvements across an organization
• This position requires you to have or obtain a government security clearance in the future. Security clearances may only be granted to U.S. citizens.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Ability to exercise judgment in selecting methods, techniques, and evaluation criteria for obtaining results, including leading Root Cause Corrective Action efforts.
• Exceptional communication skills, including experience in direct customer communications and ability to lead professional conversations with internal leadership.
• Experienced in decision analysis and willingness to integrate cross-functionally to drive excellent decision making.
• Strong team building, interpersonal and personnel development skills.
• Comfortable working among ambiguity and a changing and growing environment.
• Proactive mindset ready to take initiative and a strong sense of outcome ownership.
• Fluent in Microsoft applications, familiarity with Atlassian Jira and Confluence management tools
• System and subsystem integration.

“This position requires you to access information that is subject to U.S. export regulations. You may only access such information if you are a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident of the U.S., protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3), or eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. government.”

Additional Information

Mercury considers a variety of factors to determine individual base salary offers to candidates, including:

• the role and related responsibilities;
• education, training, skills and certifications;
• internal equity with others employed by Mercury in similar roles;
• geographic location; and
• alignment with market data.

In addition to base salary, Mercury provides a variety of benefits for team members including:

• bonus opportunities (or special incentives for sales positions);
• health, life and disability insurance;
• company-paid holidays and time off;
• discounted employee stock purchase plan;
• tuition reimbursement; and
• access to professional development and personal wellness platforms including LinkedIn Learning, Headspace, Aaptiv and Virgin Pulse.

Team members at the Director or Vice President level are also eligible to receive annual stock-based awards.

Mercury offers a 9/80 alternative work schedule that provides employees more opportunity for work/ life balance (available based off location)

Why Mercury?

Why should you join Mercury Systems?

Mercury Systems is a technology company that makes the world a safer, more secure place. We push processing power to the tactical edge, making the latest commercial technologies profoundly more accessible for today's most challenging aerospace and defense missions. From silicon to system scale, Mercury enables customers to accelerate innovation and turn data into decision superiority. Headquartered in Andover, Massachusetts, Mercury employs more than 2,300 people in 24 locations worldwide. To learn more, visit mrcy.com

Our Culture

We are committed to making Mercury a great place to work, no matter where our employees are located. We offer a casual and enjoyable atmosphere that allows employees to learn and grow. We help and care for one another and work as one to achieve results for us and for our customers. We value communication and transparency, and strive to foster two-way dialogue at all levels of the organization. We are committed to lifelong learning, offering comprehensive skills training and tuition reimbursement. Whether you're just starting out on your career journey or you are an experienced professional, it's important to us that you feel recognized and rewarded for your contributions.

Mercury Systems is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, genetic information, creed, citizenship, disability, protected veteran or marital status.

As an equal opportunity employer, Mercury Systems is committed to a diverse workforce. In order to ensure reasonable accommodation for individuals protected by Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Vietnam Veterans' Readjustment Act of 1974, and Title I of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, applicants that require accommodation in the job application process may contact the number below for assistance.