About the role

  • Project Engineer at Leonardo DRS leading innovative technical projects for naval power systems. Overseeing system design, component development, and multi-disciplinary engineering teams.

Responsibilities

  • Plan and drive the execution of detailed technical work scope of large system design & development projects to a high level of quality, on schedule, and within budget.
  • Contribute directly to project execution through individual technical contributions, as required.
  • Comprehend and bridge the detailed technical activities of the Engineering team with other functions to ensure overall project success.
  • Organize large or loosely defined issues / problems and break them down into workable plans / task lists.
  • Develop detailed project plans and pre-contract proposal estimates based on: Ability to understand the overall project scope down to the critical details Generating robust and clearly documented basis of estimates Establishment of a comprehensive design verification plan Facilitating of effective technical reviews
  • Contribute to quantifiable risk/opportunity management and mitigation plans
  • Understand detailed project tasking / critical path activities and advocate for key resources required to execute engineering efforts
  • Organize, lead, and motivate technical teams in the design and development of challenging products and systems
  • Confidently and competently represent DRS in front of customers, including the US Navy, and key suppliers / partners.
  • Clearly communicate, orally and in writing, technical and programmatic information to technical and non-technical individuals
  • Review, analyze, and status project milestones and provide quantifiable estimates to complete for assigned projects/tasks
  • Manage drawing, schematic, bill of material, and software releases to support technical projects
  • Collaborate with other departments, DRS locations, and suppliers to solve problems and develop cost-effective, high quality solutions

Requirements

  • Bachelor of Science degree from a 4 year accredited college or university in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering with a minimum of 5 years of experience as an individual contributor
  • 3+ years of experience and demonstrated success in an engineering leadership role
  • Proven experience individually driving the product development / product design cycle from concept to qualified / fielded systems
  • Experience with system-level thinking and system engineering principles/methods
  • US citizen

Benefits

  • comprehensive health insurance (medical, dental, vision)
  • employer matching 401(k) retirement plan
  • paid time off including vacation, holidays, and sick leave (including ant state-mandated paid sick leave)
  • parental leave benefits
  • tuition reimbursement
  • professional development support
  • life and disability insurance coverage
  • competitive salaries and comprehensive benefits
  • company contribution to a health savings account
  • telemedicine
  • legal insurance
  • flexible work schedules with our 9/80 program
  • competitive vacation
  • health/emergency leave
  • community service hours

Job title

Project Engineer

Job type

Experience level

Mid levelSenior

Salary

$111,709 - $178,111 per year

Degree requirement

Bachelor's Degree

Location requirements

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