Rf Lead Project Engineer

Description:

The Project Engineer is responsible for the technical project deliveries to either internal or external customers. The candidate will lead a team of engineers to produce project deliverables that meet cost, schedule and technical goals. The Project Engineer works closely with the Project Manager to ensure all technical objectives of the project are being met. Our products are Navigation Aids (NAVAIDs) and vary between full design and development projects to delivery based projects. Our products are RF based and RF experience is required for this role. This role is also known as an RF Project Engineer, Engineering Delivery Manager, or Solution Engineering Manager.

Key Areas of Responsibility

Be the “face of engineering” with our customers

Communicate with the customer’s engineering teams to explain and “sell” various technical aspects of the design.

Act as the primary technical contact for customer on all technical issues

Communicate to internal teams on the progress of projects, and performance of projects

Lead technical internal and external research and development projects

Find solutions to technical problems from the system level to the circuit level

Produce project planning, requirements, and testing documents while playing an active part in the day-to-day design and development decision-making process

Contribute to creative problem solving

Assist in monitoring cost & schedule throughout the project development process

Operate effectively as part of a small diverse team of creative, independent individuals

Lead and coordinate multi-discipline engineers through the full engineering design lifecycle including addressing obsolescence for Thales’ TACAN family of products

Perform development and/or maintenance of specifications, interfaces, design, implementation, integration, and testing of Navigation Aid products to support the team’s ability to achieve success

Manage scope and schedule to provide high quality deliverables per internal and external customer commitments/requirements

Ensure that the project deliverables meet the customer's requirements, contract specification and the necessary clearances (e.g. security, safety, export control)

Work with the Engineering Manager to define the strategy including, the system development cycle, the practices and tools, the risks identification and the associated mitigation actions

Plan and prioritize engineering activities in order to get projects to completion; meeting quality schedule and budgetary requirements

Capture of customer requirements and flow down into System/Subsystem Specification (SSS) requirements to determine collectively the relevant modifications to the hardware, software and system

Organize reviews at all levels of the design, development and qualification of the solution

Communicate effectively, professionally and in a timely manner with internal personnel, external customers, consultants and subcontractors