Remote Senior Engineer, Standards & Technical Programs

Performance Review Institute (PRI); Nine Mile Falls (WA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

The Principal Engineer at PRI in Washington state provides technical and engineering management expertise to standards development and technical report processes. You will facilitate working groups, plan technical meetings, and guide project execution to deliver industry guidance and reports.

You will coordinate with SAE ITC and SAE International, support program planning, and help drive continuous improvement across committee activities, ensuring confidentiality and regulatory compliance.

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.
• Technical/engineering expertise with experience in standards use, development, or auditing (automotive industry preferred).
• Strong interpersonal and communications skills along with excellent writing, editing, and presentation skills.
• Ability to organize effectively, carry out independent action, work on simultaneous assignments, and perform functions of a confidential manner.
• Strong project management skills.
• Global and cultural sensitivities.
• Attention to detail.
• Strong teamwork, collaboration, and problem-solving skills.
• Understanding of trade association operations.

Responsibilities

• Applies job-specific technical/engineering expertise in project management and product development; facilitates task groups to achieve industry outcomes.
• Support and perform product development/project engineering tasks for working groups and user forums; develop proposals for statements of work for standards & reports.
• Plan and conduct technical meetings, prepare materials, and facilitate technical sessions and seminars; present results for industry coordination.
• Support planning of technical sessions at Industry Conferences & Technical Meetings; coordinate plan, workshops, and marketing materials as applicable.
• Execute straightforward tasks to support leadership committees; contribute to new initiatives and identify process improvements.
• Participate in user-experience research to identify obstacles and improve product/service development; report gaps to management.
• Support the program strategic plan through alignment with deadlines, goals, and milestones.

Skills

Project management

Engineering expertise

Interpersonal skills

Writing and presenting

Confidentiality/compliance

Global sensitivities

Education

Bachelor’s degree in engineering/quality/science/business

Master’s degree (preferred)

Tools

MS Office

Database systems

Software tools knowledge

Job description

The Principal Engineer at PRI in Washington state provides technical and engineering management expertise to standards development and technical report processes. You will facilitate working groups, plan technical meetings, and guide project execution to deliver industry guidance and reports.

You will coordinate with SAE ITC and SAE International, support program planning, and help drive continuous improvement across committee activities, ensuring confidentiality and regulatory compliance.