Project Engineer - Aerospace

Real Time Consulting, LLC; Phoenix (AZ); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Real Time Consulting (RTC) seeks a Project Engineer - Aerospace to lead the technical aspects of aerospace programs, ensuring schedule and cost targets are met. The PE acts as both project manager and technical leader, coordinating with customers and internal teams to deliver compliant, verifiable solutions.

The role emphasizes cross-functional collaboration, risk management, and experience with DO-254/DO-160/ARP-4754, with a strong focus on delivering reliable embedded systems and software

Qualifications

• Experience leading cross-functional teams to align program priorities.
• Proven ability to interface with customers on technical and contractual requirements.
• Ability to decompose contracts into WBS, prepare Basis of Estimates, and manage IMS and risks.
• Familiar with requirements definition, design, testing, and handoff to production.
• Proactive problem solving with strong communication and ownership.
• Experience with resource-loaded scheduling and Microsoft Project.
• Experience with DO-254, DO-160, and ARP-4754.
• Excellent written and verbal communication and interpersonal skills.
• Customer-facing experience.

Responsibilities

• Lead engineering development and product definition across lifecycle.
• Plan, schedule, and direct engineering support to keep projects on plan.
• Collaborate with engineering leadership to ensure resources and deliverables.
• Interface with PM and proposal teams to decompose requirements.

Skills

Cross-functional leadership

Customer interface

WBS & BOE development

IMS planning & scheduling

MRP/PM collaboration

Resource-loaded scheduling

DO-254

DO-160

ARP-4754

Communication skills

Problem solving

Customer-facing

Job description

REAL TIME CONSULTING (An RTCo Company)—POSITION DESCRIPTION: Project Engineer - Aerospace

The Project Engineer (PE) manages the technical aspects of a specific project or effort and ensures technical, schedule, and cost target are met. The PE is both a project manager and technical leader/expert. A PE’s duties are broad in nature and may encompass multiple phases of a product’s lifecycle to include pursuit, development, production or post-delivery support. While possessing technical expertise and experience, the individual will coordinate and lead the engineering product development activities. The PE plans, schedules, and directs the engineering support of the assigned projects, and keeps the team on plan through proactive engagement, constant and robust communication/collaboration and focused risk management. They are responsible for, and have authority over, all engineering resources associated with or in support of the project and must continually engage and collaborate with engineering functional leadership to ensure the necessary resources and support are available.

REQUIRED SKILLS

• Experience engaging other cross-functional leaders to advocate for the program’s needs and priorities while working with leadership to understand and accommodate the demands of competing programs.
• Experience interfacing and working closely with customers on technical and contractual requirements.
• Experience working in conjunction with PM and proposal lead to decompose business case and customer contract requirements into Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) elements, support creation of the detailed Basis of Estimates (BOEs), construct viable Integrated Master Schedule (IMS), determine technical deliverables and associated program risks and opportunities.
• Familiar with requirements definition, verification and distribution, technical baseline development, resource identification and allocation, design trade studies, preliminary design, detailed design, system testing, qualification testing, supporting the handoff to production (production configuration) and ensuring the technical deliverables to support a successful Entry-Into-Service.
• Experience as focal point for engineering development, product definition, resource allocation, task assignment and completion, problem solving and decision making necessary to accomplish project charter.
• Working knowledge of resource loaded scheduling and proficient with the use of Microsoft Project 2016.
• Experience with DO-254
• Experience with DO-160
• Experience with ARP-4754
• Effective written and verbal communication skills
• Strong interpersonal skills
• Accountable and takes ownership of assigned tasks
• Self-motivated and takes initiative to get things done
• Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills
• Experience in customer-facing roles

ABOUT THE COMPANY

Real Time Consulting (RTC) exists to partner outstanding engineering talent to support our clients’ success. Unsurpassed service is delivered to our clients by upholding responsibility, teamwork and quality. Our primary commitment is to help our clients. Since 1997, RTC has been protecting and enhancing lives with safe, reliable, innovative solutions, providing full life-cycle design, development and testing of EMBEDDED ENGINEERING SYSTEMS and SOFTWARE SOLUTIONS with Program Management and Consulting Services. Our employees average 20+ years of versatile and accomplished expertise to our clients, driving continuous innovation forward. Employee’s innovative and analytical ideas are cultivated while maintaining the big picture vision in a fast-paced, changing environment. Our corporate values are to Uphold Responsibility, Support People, Promote Teamwork and Deliver Quality!

This position may require exposure to software, source code or technology that is subject to US export control laws and regulations (i.e., International Traffic in Arms Regulations or the Export Administration Regulations). To comply with these requirements, you must be 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. Departments of State or Commerce, as applicable.

RTCo is an Equal Opportunity Employer; employment with RTCo is governed on the basis of merit, competence and qualifications and will not be influenced in any manner by race, color, religion, gender, national origin/ethnicity, veteran status, disability status, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, mental or physical disability or any other legally protected status.

To qualify for all positions with Real Time Companies, applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States and should not require now, or in the future, sponsorship for employment visa status. Please be aware that Real Time Companies does not sponsor employment-based visas. Additionally, certain positions with Real Time Companies that involve work with government entities may have more restrictive employment status requirements, such as U.S. citizenship, based on security clearance requirements or other governmental requirements. Real Time Companies is an Equal Opportunity Employer M/F/D/V.