CAE · 1 day ago
Project Engineer (Skilbridge Eligible)-EN
Binghamton, NY
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$144K/yr - $176K/yr
9+ years expCAE is a leader in the defense and security industry, focused on simulation and training solutions. The role of Project Engineer involves leading technical efforts on engineering teams, managing cost and schedule performance, and improving processes while collaborating with senior program management.
AerospaceEnterprise SoftwareInformation TechnologySecuritySimulationTechnical Support
No H1B
Security Clearance RequiredU.S. Citizen Only
Responsibilities
The PE performs as the technical lead over the assigned engineering team on a program to include leading/participating in program peer, gate, and design reviews, supporting program management reviews (PMRs), and coordinating technical activity amongst the program IPTs
The PE performs weekly/monthly Cost Account Management (CAM) reviews with IPTs and is responsible for technical, cost, and schedule performance for the engineering content on a program
Communicates within and outside of the organization to influence leadership to accept new practices, approaches, and concepts
The PE receives engineering direction from and is accountable to a Program Engineering Manager (PEM), who has overall Program Engineering responsibility for successfully proposing, developing and delivering Product Line solutions
Responsible for improving upon existing processes or establishing new systems using significant conceptualizing, reasoning and interpretation, including championing new concepts or technologies
Recommends tactics and strategies that will directly impact the achievement of overall business or functional results
Demonstrated ability as an independent, proactive leader who works well within a team
Ability to build relationships, handle interpersonal interactions and cope with difficulties, both internally and externally
Excellent oral and written communication skills with demonstrated ability to interface with senior civilian government, DoD and industry leaders
Strong analytical skills and demonstrate ability to formulate analysis from multiple resources, ask critical questions with customer and stakeholders
Demonstrated ability to systematically measure performance using a risk management approach; identifying and weighing technical, schedule and cost risks associated with maintaining and upgrading the Training System
Qualification
Required
BS degree in Engineering or equivalent experience required
Minimum nine years plus of prior technical, project experience with both Traditional and Agile Program Execution methods working as a leader, developer, or technologist
Military or Defense industry experience
Proven success in a fast-paced development environment and possess a willingness to take ownership, accept accountability, and thrive under pressure
Ability to provide and receive constructive criticism
Strong critical thinking and logical reasoning skills with the ability to solve issues and predict potential programmatic and technical risks
Experience with Clearcase, Clearquest, DOORs, and Earned Value Management (EVM) or similar
Must have an active DoD Secret or higher clearance that has been granted or renewed in the last 5 years
Must be able to obtain and maintain Special Program Access prior to the start of employment
Flexibility to support occasional overtime, weekend work, shift work and site travel (CONUS)
Due to U.S. Government contract requirements, only U.S. citizens are eligible for this role
Preferred
Experience within Modeling and Simulation industry
Experience performing as primary technical interface with DOD customers
Experience working with Business Development to cultivate follow-on work and new program opportunities
Experience with DevSecOps practices and popular tool sets for management, automation, and deployment (Atlassian, Jenkins, Ansible, Docker, or others)
Experience in Open Mission Systems/Universal Command and Control Interface (OMS/UCCI)
Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) knowledge and experience
Experience using modeling resources
Experience using Agile tool sets (JIRA, Confluence, Bitbucket, etc.)
Experience using earned value management systems to manage a team's cost and schedule performance
Experience with Software Change Control, Change Management, and CI/CD tools such as: Atlassian tool suite, GitHub, GitLab, AND/OR Jenkins
Demonstrated mentoring and coaching skills, and excellent 2-way communication skills (upward and downward)
Time management and organizational skills to prioritize across concurrent program and functional responsibilities
Current Special Access Program (SAP) access
Benefits
Comprehensive and competitive benefits package and flexibility that promotes work-life balance
A work environment where all employees are valued, respected and safe
Freedom to succeed by enabling team members to deliver, take initiatives and make decisions
Recognition, professional development, advancement and having fun!
Company
CAE
CAE provides simulation and modeling technologies and integrated training solutions for the civil aviation industry.
10001+ employees
Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$1.46BKey Investors
La CaisseFonds de solidarité FTQ
2023-06-08Post Ipo Debt· $400M
2021-11-05Post Ipo Debt· $70M
2021-03-12Post Ipo Equity· $287M
Leadership Team
Matthew Bromberg
President and Chief Executive Officer
Sonya Branco
VP Finance and Chief Financial Officer
Recent News
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