Project Engineer

ITAC Solutions; Huntsville (AL); On-site; USD 85,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical and dental insurance

Relocation assistance available

Flexible, team-oriented culture

A growing team you’ll help shape

Job summary

ITAC Solutions is seeking a Technical Lead Project Engineer to join our defense electronics sustainment client in Huntsville, AL. You will lead cross-discipline teams to turn requirements into ruggedized, mission-ready hardware and software solutions for DoD programs.

You will coordinate system architecture, subsystem integration, and verification, while serving as the primary technical interface with customers and stakeholders. A U.S. Secret clearance is required or achievable.

Qualifications

• Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. Secret security clearance.
• Experience with rugged, military-spec electronics or embedded computing.
• Familiarity with DoD standards and verification/validation processes.
• Background in reverse-engineering or modernizing legacy systems.

Responsibilities

• Lead project technical activities across electrical, mechanical, software, test, and systems engineering.
• Translate customer requirements into engineering plans and system-level approaches.
• Oversee system architecture, subsystem integration, and technical decisions.
• Ensure designs meet functional, environmental, and performance requirements for ruggedized electronics.
• Coordinate reverse-engineering, sustainment, and modernization of legacy systems.
• Serve as primary technical interface with customers and stakeholders.
• Lead engineering reviews, documentation, and configuration management.

Skills

Security clearance

Rugged military-spec electronics

Embedded computing

Reverse-engineering

DoD standards

Job description

Step into the technical lead role on projects keeping F-15s, F-16s, and C-130s mission-ready worldwide. As Project Engineer for our client, a respected name in defense electronics sustainment, you’ll lead teams turning customer requirements into solutions for hardware that cannot fail.

Benefits & Extras

• Medical and dental insurance
• Relocation assistance available
• Flexible, team-oriented culture
• A growing team you’ll help shape

Compensation

• $85,000 – $150,000 annually, based on experience

What You’ll Be Doing

• Lead project technical activities across electrical, mechanical, software, test, and systems engineering
• Translate customer requirements into engineering plans and system-level approaches
• Oversee system architecture, subsystem integration, and technical decisions
• Ensure designs meet functional, environmental, and performance requirements for ruggedized electronics
• Coordinate reverse-engineering, sustainment, and modernization of legacy systems
• Serve as primary technical interface with customers and stakeholders
• Lead engineering reviews, documentation, and configuration management

What You’ll Need to be Considered

• Be able to do the job as described.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. Secret security clearance
• Experience with rugged, military-spec electronics or embedded computing
• Familiarity with DoD standards and verification/validation processes
• Background in reverse-engineering or modernizing legacy systems