Textron

Project Engineer III

Textron$100K — $120K *
Aerospace & Defense
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in engineering or related field; advanced degree preferred.
  • 6+ years of relevant experience, eligible for Secret clearance.
  • Strong background in program planning and control account management.
  • Proven experience in risk management processes.
  • Capability to lead technical reviews with various stakeholders.

Responsibilities

  • Collaborate with Program Management to control schedules and budgets.
  • Resolve technical and resource conflicts within the team.
  • Lead multidisciplinary teams through complex engineering challenges.
  • Organize and delegate tasks in coordination with functional managers.
  • Engage daily with program management and technical teams for project needs.
  • Generate statements of work and oversee contractor performance.
  • Act as a liaison between engineering teams and program needs.
  • Chair change control boards for project/product governance.
  • Develop funding proposals that align with project requirements.
  • Provide risk assessments and recommendations to senior management.
  • Prepare technical proposals and estimates for new business opportunities.

Benefits

  • Comprehensive health insurance and wellness programs.
  • Retirement savings plan with company match.
  • Opportunities for professional development and continuing education.
  • Flexible working conditions for better work-life balance.
  • Access to Employee Resource Groups for networking and support.
Full Job Description
About This Role

Textron Systems is seeking a project engineer to technically lead the T-7A Maintenance Training System (MTS) program. For this program, Textron Systems has secured an effort to design and build the MTS for this newly developed aircraft. Project engineers will work primarily with the engineering disciplines and program teams to plan and execute the technical aspects of the project to achieve defined objectives within cost and schedule constraints. Project Engineers lead a multidisciplinary team and provide technical leadership and guidance on development efforts that impact on ground vehicles products and programs. The Project Engineer ensures that the engineering efforts meet customer and internal requirements.

T-7A MTS Project Engineer roles and responsibilities:
• Collaborate closely with Program Management to tightly control program schedule and budget
• Resolve schedule, resource, and technical conflicts
• Navigate and lead multidiscipline teams through unusually complex technical problems and provide solutions
• Collaborate with functional managers to organize and delegate key tasks
• Interact daily with program managers, planners, engineers and technicians
• Generate statements of work and managing outside contractor performance
• Act as a technical interface between engineering development team, Integrated Product Teams, and Integrated Supply Chain for product and program needs
• Chair (or delegate) responsibilities to execute change control boards for your project /product
• Develop discretionary funding plans and requests outlining program needs for successful execution
• Provide recommendations to senior management regarding critical risk acceptance
• Develop proposals (cost and technical) and basis of estimates for new business opportunities
• Prepare and present engineering work products to internal review teams and external customers at program milestone reviews
• Manage and coordinate Design, Development, Integration and Test Activities
• Coordinate Engineering support of Vehicle of builds, outfitting, test and final delivery
• Responsible for delivery of associated technical artifacts including Contract Data Requirements List (CDRL's)
• Responsible for coordination and communication with Integrated Supply chain, Engineering, Program Management and Government customers on all T-7A related tasks, activities, risks and issues.

Qualifications:
• Bachelor's degree in engineering or related discipline, graduate degree in engineering or management disciplines desired
• 6+ years of related experience and ability to obtain Secret clearance
• Experience in program planning, control account management, and risk management
• Experience in leading internal and external programmatic and technical reviews
• Experience in proposal processes and basis of estimate review

About Textron

Textron Inc. is a multi-industry company that leverages its global network of aircraft, defense, industrial and finance businesses to provide customers with innovative solutions and services. Textron is known around the world for its powerful brands such as Bell Helicopter, Cessna Aircraft Company, Jacobsen, Kautex, Lycoming, E-Z-GO, Greenlee, and Textron Systems.

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33,000 employees
Market Cap
$14.6 billion
Industry
Net Income
$309 million
Founded
1923
5 Year Trend
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Revenue
$11.6 billion
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