Lead Engineer, Standards & Industry Reports

Performance Review Institute (PRI); West Virginia; Remote; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Performance Review Institute (PRI) seeks a Principal Engineer to provide technical leadership and engineering management for standards and technical report development. You will coordinate working groups, prepare proposals, and guide cross-functional teams across automotive/industrial domains.

The role involves facilitating meetings, planning conferences, and supporting strategic programs while ensuring confidentiality and regulatory compliance. Travel up to 30% may be required.

Qualifications

• 6 years' experience in automotive or automated vehicle engineering, project management, project engineering, or technical management roles.
• Bachelor's degree in engineering, quality, science, or business management.
• Strong interpersonal and communications skills with analytical, writing, editing, and presentation abilities.
• Ability to organize, carry out independent action, work on simultaneous assignments, and maintain confidentiality.
• Strong project management skills.
• Global and cultural sensitivities.
• Understanding of trade association operations.

Responsibilities

• Applies job specific technical/ engineering expertise in project management and product development.
• Develop proposals for statements of work for new and revised standards & technical reports.
• Coordinate responses to industry comments and represent subcommittees in meetings.
• Prepare materials and facilitate technical sessions and seminars.
• Plan technical sessions at Industry Conferences & Technical Meetings and support marketing materials.
• Support leadership committees and implement process improvements.
• Identify gaps and report to management; participate in user-experience research.
• Support the program strategic plan with deadlines, goals, and milestones.

Skills

Engineering management

Project management

Facilitation

Technical communication

Analytical skills

Writing & editing

Presentation skills

Global & cultural sensitivity

Attention to detail

Teamwork & collaboration

Trade association knowledge

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering, quality, science, or business management

Master's degree in engineering, science, quality, finance, or business management

Tools

MS Office

Database systems

Job description

Performance Review Institute (PRI) seeks a Principal Engineer to provide technical leadership and engineering management for standards and technical report development. You will coordinate working groups, prepare proposals, and guide cross-functional teams across automotive/industrial domains.

The role involves facilitating meetings, planning conferences, and supporting strategic programs while ensuring confidentiality and regulatory compliance. Travel up to 30% may be required.