Principal Engineering Project Lead

Role Overview

Lead the technical development of Mercury's newest products and programs, taking concepts from the whiteboard to fully fielded products. Develop and maintain design plans and schedules, coordinate cross-functional engineering teams, and ensure successful project completion on time and within budget.

What You Will Do

Lead integration and coordination across functional teams, serve as primary liaison between engineering project team and key stakeholders, own the success of assigned projects, and develop comprehensive project plans.

Why It Might Be a Fit

Experience in aerospace and defense projects, project management skills, and experience with scheduling, tracking, and risk management tools and methodologies are required. Strong team-building and interpersonal skills, with a focus on mentoring and personnel development, are preferred.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in engineering, or a STEM discipline
• Typically requires a minimum of 6+ years in a design engineering role
• Experience in aerospace and defense projects, including participation in formal design review processes
• Experience Project management skills, particularly in new hardware product development
• Experience with scheduling, tracking, and risk management tools and methodologies
• Experience in identifying and implementing process improvements across engineering organizations
• Experience with full product development lifecycle; from requirements through design, implementation, integration, and manufacturing release
• Experience developing and delivering technical presentations to internal and external stakeholders

Benefits

• Comprehensive skills training
• Tuition reimbursement
• Casual and enjoyable atmosphere
• Opportunity to work with a diverse workforce
• Equal opportunity employer
• Reasonable accommodation for individuals with disabilities