Project Engineer

Array Labs

$150K — $250K *
Aerospace & Defense
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • B.S. in Electrical, Aerospace, Mechanical Engineering, or related field
  • 3-5 years of experience in complex technical programs
  • Ability to quickly learn technical concepts in a fast-paced environment
  • High personal accountability with a 'whatever it takes' attitude
  • Excellent skills in bridging technical details with executive strategy

Responsibilities

  • Define and communicate program structure and milestones
  • Build and maintain project schedules
  • Drive team coordination for on-time deliverables
  • Identify resource needs and negotiate staffing
  • Surface risks and propose mitigations early
  • Translate engineering roadmaps into execution plans
  • Support planning for new projects including estimates and resource utilization

Benefits

  • Flexible compensation options with salary and equity mixes
  • Comprehensive health, dental, and vision benefits
  • 401(k) plan with company match
  • Commuter benefits
  • High flexibility in work arrangements
Full Job Description
About the Job

As a Project Engineer, you will own the execution framework that turns Array Labs' engineering roadmaps and company priorities into delivered programs. You will build and maintain the schedules, dependencies, and milestone structure that keep our satellite missions and government contracts moving on time, and you will resolve the resource conflicts that inevitably arise across a portfolio of concurrent efforts. You will work closely with engineering leadership, functional managers, systems engineering, and responsible engineers, and partner directly with the executive team on prioritization, staffing, and bid decisions.

As part of our quickly growing team, you will own the on-time delivery of our mission-critical hardware and software that will significantly improve humanity's ability to rapidly and comprehensively understand our changing planet.

Responsibilities

  • Define and communicate clear program structure, scope, and milestones
  • Build and maintain schedules for projects and programs
  • Drive coordination across teams to keep deliverables moving
  • Identify resource needs and negotiate staffing with functional managers
  • Surface risks early and propose practical mitigations
  • Translate engineering roadmaps into concrete release items and execution plans
  • Support planning for new efforts, including staffing, cost estimates, schedule assumptions, and resource utilization
  • Help leadership make better prioritization and bid / no-bid decisions


Basic Qualifications

  • B.S. in Electrical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or a related field
  • 3-5 years of experience supporting complex, high-stakes technical programs with a track record of delivering integrated hardware/software systems
  • Demonstrated ability to learn new, highly technical concepts rapidly and independently in a fast-paced environment
  • A high level of personal accountability and the "whatever it takes" attitude required to hit mission-critical deadlines
  • Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to bridge the gap between deep-tech engineering details and executive-level strategy


Preferred Skills & Experience

  • Hands-on experience in the design, development, integration, or test of electronic or mechanical hardware systems
  • Experience with scripting (Python, SQL) or data visualization tools to automate program metrics and performance tracking
  • Proven success in a high-growth, ambiguous, or "clean-sheet" hardware environment
  • Familiarity or experience with the aerospace industry or exposure to development of safety-critical hardware systems


$150,000 - $250,000 a year

Compensation & Benefits

Our hiring and compensation strategy is simple: find uncommonly good people and pay them uncommonly well.

We offer high flexibility between salary and equity-based compensation. Final candidates can choose from three compensation mixes: low, medium, or high equity. Equity is a significant component of total compensation, and we aim to provide meaningful ownership for this role.

Full-time employees also enjoy a comprehensive benefits package including health, dental, vision, a 401(k) with company match, commuter benefits, and more.

Interview Process

We will conduct interviews via Google Meet with the potential for an onsite visit; the typical process takes around 3-5 weeks to complete from start to finish.

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