Senior Engineer - Standards & Technical Reports

Performance Review Institute (PRI); Tennessee; Remote; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Performance Review Institute (PRI) is seeking a Principal Engineer to provide broad technical and engineering management expertise in standards and technical report development. You will facilitate working groups, manage projects, and help shape industry guidance through collaboration with SAE ITC and SAE International.

The role includes directing technical activities, developing proposals for statements of work, coordinating schedules, and ensuring timely release of documents while maintaining

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 preferred).
• Strong interpersonal, analytical, writing, editing, and presentation skills.
• Ability to organize effectively, carry out independent action, work on simultaneous assignments, and perform functions of a confidential manner.

Responsibilities

• Develop proposals for statements of work for new and revised standards & technical reports.
• Support projects, make plans to accomplish goals and facilitate the integration of technical activities.
• Develop industry guidance, standards and technical reports, coordinating responses to industry comments and coordinating with related industry groups and representing the subcommittees and working groups in meetings and forums.
• Support and perform technical oversight report generation/assessment as directed with strict confidentiality and compliance with procedural and regulatory requirements; conduct technical oversight as required; review/update reports; follow up and close non-conformances; ensure effective closure of reports for timely release of documents; provide technical summary reports to the assigned task group; quick elevation of issues for resolution.
• Supports the work programs of assigned subcommittees and working groups, including technical planning, meeting logistics, facilitation, and meeting report preparation. Function as the focal point for committee activities by writing and issuing agendas and minutes, resolving problems, communicating information, answering inquiries, etc.
• Plans and conducts technical meetings, prepares materials, and facilitates technical sessions and seminars. Prepares technical meeting reports and presentation of results for industry coordination.
• Supports the planning of and contributes to the technical sessions at Industry Conferences & Technical Meetings. Support the program communication strategy plan. Provide input to the plan and support workshops, appearances and exhibits, as assigned. Also support and help to coordinate the development of marketing materials, as applicable.
• Execute straightforward tasks to support leadership committees as assigned and required.
• Provide limited support of straightforward new initiatives, as assigned. Recommend process improvements for assigned programs. Identify gaps/problems and report to appropriate management. Participates in user-experience research to identify obstacles, improve ease-of-use, customer satisfaction and inform future product and service development, as applicable.
• Support the program strategic plan through alignment with deadlines, goals, and milestones.

Skills

Technical leadership

Project management

Stakeholder management

Written communication

Presentation skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering, quality, science, or business management

Master's degree in engineering, science, quality, finance, or business management

Tools

MS Office

Software & database systems knowledge

Job description

Performance Review Institute (PRI) is seeking a Principal Engineer to provide broad technical and engineering management expertise in standards and technical report development. You will facilitate working groups, manage projects, and help shape industry guidance through collaboration with SAE ITC and SAE International.

The role includes directing technical activities, developing proposals for statements of work, coordinating schedules, and ensuring timely release of documents while maintaining