Senior Project Engineer – Space Motion & Mechatronics

Frontgrade Technologies; Hauppauge (NY); On-site; USD 156,000 - 199,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical (FSA/HSA)

Dental

Vision

401K match

9X80 schedule

Career growth

Tuition reimbursement

PTO & 11 holidays

Job summary

Frontgrade Technologies seeks a Project Engineer IV to provide technical leadership across mechanical, electrical, systems, and test engineering from requirements through production.

Projects cover actuators, motors, encoders, and control electronics designed for demanding space environments. Collaboration with PM, Operations, and Quality is essential to meet performance, schedule, and cost goals.

Qualifications

• Eight or more years in a specialized functional discipline.
• Experience options include advanced degrees substituting for years of experience.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical leadership to multidisciplinary teams focused on motion control and electromechanical systems.
• Coordinate activities from requirements through integration, testing, and production support.
• Clarify requirements, define interfaces, and establish clear deliverables with customers.
• Lead technical reviews and balance performance, quality, cost, and schedule.
• Develop schedules, estimate efforts, and track milestones with program management.
• Identify risks and implement mitigation plans; elevate concerns when needed.
• Coordinate subsystem integration and verification with discipline experts.
• Act as technical contact for customers and internal stakeholders with clear updates.
• Evaluate design changes and their impact on performance and delivery.
• Collaborate with Manufacturing, Quality, Supply Chain, and suppliers to support builds.

Skills

Technical leadership

Systems engineering

Requirements management

Design reviews

Test qualification

Education

Bachelor's degree

Masters degree

PhD

Job description

Frontgrade Technologies seeks a Project Engineer IV to provide technical leadership across mechanical, electrical, systems, and test engineering from requirements through production.

Projects cover actuators, motors, encoders, and control electronics designed for demanding space environments. Collaboration with PM, Operations, and Quality is essential to meet performance, schedule, and cost goals.