Project Engineer / Integrated Product Team (IPT) Lead

Safran Electronics & Defense, Avionics USA, LLC.; Rockford (IL); Presencial; USD 90.000 - 120.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Safran Electronics & Defense, Avionics USA, LLC. seeks a Project Engineer to independently lead aerospace and defense projects, coordinating cross-functional IPTs to resolve technical and program issues while meeting cost and schedule objectives.

You will drive disciplined execution through planning, data analysis, risk management, and structured problem solving, with focus on iterative improvement and customer satisfaction.

Formación

• Engineering degree or related technical discipline with minimum 3.0 GPA or two years of PM experience.
• Ability to communicate in English with customers, coworkers, and supervisors.
• Aerospace & Defense industry experience is preferred.
• Experience coordinating technical teams and engineering activities.
• Experience with budgets, schedules, and deliverables.
• Experience with Earned Value Management (EVM).

Responsabilidades

• Lead and coordinate technical teams to meet requirements and deliverables.
• Lead engineers and cross-functional teams to define problems and solutions.
• Coordinate engineering reviews and cross-functional activities.
• Support root-cause investigations with IPTs and customers for corrective actions.
• Analyze project data to support data-driven decisions.
• Prepare and present project status, risks, and recommendations to leadership.
• Ensure adherence to engineering standard work and lifecycle processes.
• Promote standard work and drive accountability in process execution.
• Develop and maintain project plans, schedules, and resources.
• Track progress, staffing, and variances; forecast resource needs.
• Manage budgets and monitor spending; perform cost performance and EVM.

Conocimientos

Project management

English communication

Team leadership

EVM experience

MS Office

SAP

MS Project

Educación

Engineering degree or related field

Herramientas

SAP

Microsoft Project

MS Office

Descripción del empleo

The Project Engineer independently leads and coordinates the execution of Aerospace & Defense engineering projects, including Flight Control and Utility Actuation systems. This role drives disciplined project execution through structured planning, engineering processes, risk management, data analysis, and cross-functional collaboration. The Project Engineer is expected to lead the project execution, coordinate multi-disciplined engineers and Integrated Product Teams (IPT) to resolve technical and project issues, maintain alignment to requirements, and deliver quality solutions within established cost and schedule objectives.

Roles and Responsibilities

Technical & Engineering Support

• Lead and coordinate technical teams to ensure requirements and deliverables are achieved.
• Lead engineers and cross-functional teams in defining problems and developing solutions.
• Coordinate engineering reviews, technical discussions, and cross-functional activities.
• Support root-cause and field investigations with IPTs and customers to drive corrective actions.
• Analyze engineering and project data to support data-driven technical decisions.
• Prepare and present technical content, project status, risks, and recommendations to engineering and business leadership.

Process & Continuous Improvement

• Ensure adherence to established engineering standard work, processes, and development lifecycle activities throughout project execution.
• Ensure development activities, reviews, documentation, and approvals are completed in accordance with defined processes.
• Promote consistent use of standard work and drive accountability for process execution.
• Apply structured problem-solving and continuous improvement methodologies.
• Support compliance with AS9100 and AS9145 requirements.
• Identify opportunities to standardize processes, improve communication, and strengthen execution.

Project Planning, Schedule & Resources

• Develop and maintain project plans, schedules, resource plans, and performance metrics.
• Track progress, staffing, and schedule; identify variances and implement corrective actions.
• Coordinate with engineering leadership to forecast resource requirements.
• Maintain processes for tracking tasks, deliverables, decisions, risks, issues, and action items.
• Maintain and present project plans and progress reports to ensure objectives are achieved.

Budget, Cost & Program Performance

• Develop and maintain project budgets and monitor engineering spending against objectives.
• Own cost performance and variances while maintaining focus on technical execution.
• Cost Account Management and Earned Value Management (EVM) for military programs.
• Analyze project data and recommend efficiency and optimize resource utilization.
• Identify risks, assess impacts, develop mitigations, and communicate status to leadership.
• Develop alternative approaches and recommendations to address technical and project challenges while maintaining project and technical objectives.

Additional Responsibilities

• Support other duties and functions as required by business needs.
• Travel up to 10%.

Qualifications You Must Have:

• A degree in engineering or a related technical discipline with a minimum 3.0 GPA, - or - two (2) years of relevant project management experience.
• Ability to effectively communicate in English with customers, coworkers, and supervisors.

Qualifications We Prefer

• Aerospace & Defense industry experience.
• Experience working with or coordinating technical teams and engineering activities.
• Experience working within engineering, quality, or project management processes.
• Experience supporting projects with requirements, budgets, schedules, and deliverables.
• Experience with Earned Value Management (EVM).
• Experience with Microsoft Office, SAP, Microsoft Project or other project management tools