Project Engineer

Radiance Technologies; Dixon Corner (AL); On-site; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Radiance Technologies seeks a Principal Systems Engineer in Alabama to lead complex engineering programs and deliver intelligence-enabled technical solutions. You will mentor teams, define requirements, and drive alignment across engineering, analysis, and reporting functions.

Ideal candidates have a Master’s in STEM, a TS/SCI clearance, and 10+ years supporting intelligence community programs, with proven strategic impact and stakeholder collaboration.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of engineering program experience.
• 10+ years supporting the intelligence community.
• 10+ years advising senior officers and executives.
• Master’s degree in STEM and TS/SCI clearance.

Responsibilities

• Define and refine requirements, analyze datasets, and build recommendations to inform key strategic decisions.
• Develop tools and processes to optimize technical delivery.
• Create detailed, insightful reports and visualizations for leadership and stakeholders.
• Collaborate with engineers, scientists, and management to refine our technical approaches and outputs.

Skills

Programmatic strategy

Systems analysis

Technical leadership

Effective communication

Data interpretation

Stakeholder collaboration

Education

Master’s degree in STEM

Job description

Radiance Technologies is a 100% employee-owned company known for a workplace culture that values innovation, collaboration, and empowerment. We offer benefits that are second to none—full health, dental, vision, and life insurance, a generous 401(k), educational reimbursement, competitive salaries, and an engaging, team-driven environment where you can thrive.

We’re currently seeking a Principal Systems Engineer to join our team and help us drive technical solutions and intelligence delivery to our clients.

What You’ll Do

As an Project Engineer, you’ll tackle complex decision-making challenges and help mentor/guide the execution of technical engineering across the portfolio of projects and interacting with stakeholders to ensure alignment between engineering, analysis, and technical reporting.

Your day-to-day will include:

• Defining/refining requirements, analyzing datasets, and building recommendations to inform key strategic decisions
• Developing and applying tools and processes to optimize technical delivery
• Creating detailed, insightful reports and visualizations for leadership and stakeholders
• Collaborating with engineers, scientists, and management to refine our technical approaches and outputs

Essential Skills and Responsibilities

• Experience using professional concepts to shape programmatic strategies and solutions
• Ability to independently analyze and interpret complex systems
• Strong communication skills to present technical findings clearly and effectively
• Experience evaluating test results and identifying key system performance indicators
• Capacity to work through ambiguity, design experiments with limited data, and reduce concept uncertainty
• Collaborative mindset with the ability to translate business needs into actionable outcomes

Required Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience with complex engineering programs
• 10+ years supporting the intelligence community
• 10+ years guiding and assisting senior military officers and executives
• Master’s degree in STEM field
• Active TS/SCI clearance

Desired Experience

• Prior work with advanced military concepts and technology development
• Familiarity working in technical engineering environments

Radiance Technologies is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status.