Global Project Engineering Leader

Vectrus, Inc; Indianapolis (IN); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare coverage

Life Insurance

AD&D

Disability benefits

Retirement plan

Wellness programs

Paid time off

Job summary

V2X in Indianapolis seeks a Project Engineering Manager to lead the full project engineering discipline across technical programs, aligning resources, schedules, and budgets to deliver scope and quality.

The role combines engineering, project management, and people leadership, driving process improvements, proposals, BOE development, and mentoring engineers, with a focus on collaboration and strategic execution.

Qualifications

• 15+ years of engineering and/or technical project management experience.
• Experience in project engineering or systems engineering roles involving estimation, planning, and technical leadership.
• Proven experience leading or managing engineers.
• Experience supporting or leading technical proposals and engineering BOE development.

Responsibilities

• Provide the project engineering discipline to supported programs/projects, tailored to project size and complexity.
• Coordinate and staff resources to meet current and forecasted project demand; assign project engineers to appropriate roles and balance workload across the section.
• Monitor performance (cost, schedule, quality, capacity/utilization) and drive corrective or improvement actions where needed.
• Implement and maintain engineering management systems, tools, and standard processes; ensure compliance with department and organizational procedures.
• Lead career and performance development for section members, including competency assessments, development plans, and mentorship in technical leadership and project execution.
• Support front‑end business activities by contributing to technical proposals, engineering estimates, and resource forecasts.

Skills

Systems engineering

Project management

Leadership

Estimation & BOE

Engineering coordination

MS Office

MS Project

Azure DevOps

Jira

Security clearance

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering

Advanced degree in Engineering, Systems Engineering, Engineering Management, or related discipline

Tools

Azure DevOps

Jira

Windchill

GitHub

MS Project

Job description

V2X in Indianapolis seeks a Project Engineering Manager to lead the full project engineering discipline across technical programs, aligning resources, schedules, and budgets to deliver scope and quality.

The role combines engineering, project management, and people leadership, driving process improvements, proposals, BOE development, and mentoring engineers, with a focus on collaboration and strategic execution.