Sr Project Engineer - Air Defense

Sierra Nevada Corporation; Englewood (CO); Hybrid; USD 199,000 - 274,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision plans

401(k) with 150% match up to 6%

Life insurance

3 weeks paid time off

Tuition reimbursement

Job summary

Sierra Nevada Corp is seeking a Senior Project Engineer to lead complex engineering projects from inception to completion, ensuring technical excellence and timely delivery.

You will mentor junior engineers, provide strategic direction, and interface with high-level stakeholders to drive project success. This role demands extensive technical expertise and advanced project management experience.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering or related field.
• 12+ years in engineering roles with at least 4+ years in a leadership role.
• Must be able to obtain a security clearance.
• Higher level degree may substitute for experience.
• Advanced knowledge of engineering principles.
• Experience working in multi-disciplinary design and development team.
• Comprehensive understanding of requirements management, system design, and integration.
• INCOSE certification is preferred.
• Background in the Aerospace and Defense Industry.

Responsibilities

• Project Leadership Lead the planning, execution, and delivery of complex engineering projects, ensuring alignment with business goals.
• Technical Expertise Provide advanced technical guidance and problem-solving support to project teams.
• Stakeholder Management Interface with senior leadership and external stakeholders to communicate project status and address concerns.
• Risk and Issue Management Develop and implement strategies to mitigate risks and resolve project issues effectively.
• Mentorship Mentor and develop junior engineers, fostering a culture of continuous learning and improvement.
• Process Optimization Identify opportunities for process optimization and lead initiatives to enhance project efficiency and effectiveness.

Skills

Project leadership

Technical guidance

Stakeholder management

Mentorship

Risk management

Process optimization

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Master's degree preferred

INCOSE certification preferred

Job description

Are you looking to use your engineering capabilities, project management and collective skills in your next position? We could use your expertise on our team! As a Senior Project Engineer you will lead complex engineering projects from inception to completion, ensuring technical excellence and timely delivery. You will act as a mentor to junior engineers, provide strategic direction, and interface with high-level stakeholders to drive project success. This role requires extensive technical expertise, advanced project management skills, and significant industry experience. The ISR (Intelligence, Surveillance & Reconnaissance), Aviation, and Security (IAS) business area is a leader in ISR and aviation, it is a leading prime manned and unmanned aircraft systems integrator for innovative, high-performance ISR and aviation systems. Its end-to-end Command, Control, Computers, Communications and Intelligence, Surveillance & Reconnaissance (C4ISR) capabilities encompass design, integration, test, certification, ground/flight training and complete logistics support. IAS tailors solutions to customer cost, performance, and schedule requirements and designs to consistently exceed expectations - with an unrivaled record of on time and on (or under) budget deliveries.

Responsibilities:

• Project Leadership Lead the planning, execution, and delivery of complex engineering projects, ensuring alignment with business goals.
• Technical Expertise Provide advanced technical guidance and problem-solving support to project teams.
• Stakeholder Management Interface with senior leadership and external stakeholders to communicate project status and address concerns.
• Risk and Issue Management Develop and implement strategies to mitigate risks and resolve project issues effectively.
• Mentorship Mentor and develop junior engineers, fostering a culture of continuous learning and improvement.
• Process Optimization Identify opportunities for process optimization and lead initiatives to enhance project efficiency and effectiveness.

Qualifications You Must Have:

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering or a related field.
• 12+ years experience in engineering roles with at least 4+ years in a leadership role.
• Must be able to obtain a security clearance.
• Higher level relevant degree may substitute for experience.
• Advanced knowledge of engineering principles and practice.
• Experience working in multi-disciplinary design and development team.
• Comprehensive understanding of requirements management, system design, and integration.

Qualifications We Prefer:

• 6-8 years relevant leadership and/or project management experience.
• Master's degree preferred.
• Experience leading a multi-disciplinary design and development team and communicating with program management and customers.
• Familiarity with preparation and development of project estimates, technical proposals, and program cost and schedule management.
• Past history of leading baseline definition and maturation in a complex development setting, including the use of highly integrated trade studies and analysis of alternative.
• Ability to read and interpret technical drawings and schematics, parts lists, specifications, instructions, and test procedure.
• Experience or certification in International Council on Systems Engineering (INCOSE) standard.
• Background in the Aerospace and Defense Industry.

Essential Functions:

• Occasional travel to customer or field locations may be required.
• Ability to work primarily in an office or hybrid environment.
• Ability to lift up to 10 pounds occasionally.
• Prolonged periods of working on a computer.
• Hand and finger dexterity for computer use.
• Capability to work in potentially hazardous environments when visiting project sites.

Estimated Starting Salary Range:

$199,249.83 - $273,968.52.

Compensation varies depending on a wide array of factors, such as candidates' key skills, relevant work experience, and education/training/certifications. The disclosed range estimate may be adjusted for any applicable geographic differential associated with the location at which the position may be filled. SNC offers annual incentive pay based upon performance that is commensurate with the level of the position. SNC offers a generous benefit package, including medical, dental, and vision plans, 401(k) with 150% match up to 6%, life insurance, 3 weeks paid time off, tuition reimbursement, and more.

IMPORTANT NOTICE:

This position requires the ability to obtain and maintain a Secret U.S. Security Clearance. U.S. Citizenship status is required as this position needs an active U.S. Security Clearance for employment. Non-U.S. citizens may not be eligible to obtain a security clearance. The Department of Defense Consolidated Adjudications Facility (DoD CAF), a federal government agency, handles the adjudicative aspects of the security clearance eligibility process for industry applicants. Adjudicative factors which affect the outcome of the eligibility determination include, but are not limited to, allegiance to the U.S., foreign influence, foreign preference, criminal conduct, security violations and illegal drug use. Learn more about the background check process for Security Clearances.

SNC is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to an environment free of discrimination. Employment decisions are made based on merit without regard to race, color, age, religion, sex, national origin, disability, status as a protected veteran or other characteristics protected by law.

SNC is a trusted global leader in aerospace and national security. Our innovative solutions enable connected protection through command, control and communications systems, as well as ISR, cyber, electromagnetic spectrum management, and other high capabilities for systems across all domains - sea, land, air, space and cyber. As a longstanding leader in defense technology, SNC is the optimum intersection of commercial, defense and non-traditional contractors. We are one of the only privately owned mid-tier A&D contractors and we pride ourselves on our ability to invest early and often to ensure mission success on or ahead of schedule. It’s part of our mission to always stay one step ahead; working on solutions today to solve the problems of tomorrow. Founded in 1963, SNC is owned by Chairwoman Eren Ozmen and CEO Fatih Ozmen.