Project Lead

Sopra Steria

$110K — $130K *
Aerospace & Defense
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in a relevant engineering or business field.
  • 7+ years of industry experience in avionics or embedded systems.
  • 3+ years in a mentorship or supervisory role in an engineering context.
  • Strong understanding of Earned Value Management (EVM) and Agile/Scrum methodologies.
  • Proven leadership and communication skills, particularly in stakeholder management.
  • Capability to lead teams autonomously with minimal support.
  • Experience managing full-lifecycle engineering projects.

Responsibilities

  • Lead avionics and embedded systems projects from start to finish.
  • Oversee daily engineering activities for comprehensive project execution.
  • Act as the primary liaison for customers and internal teams.
  • Establish and monitor project scope, budgets, and timelines.
  • Utilize management techniques like Earned Value Management to track progress.
  • Apply Quality Management Systems (QMS) effectively.
  • Promote collaboration among diverse engineering teams.
  • Guide the development of team members and manage performance.
  • Support senior management with various project-related tasks.

Benefits

  • Annual cash bonus opportunity for all employees.
  • Retirement benefit opportunity of 2% yearly.
  • Access to professional development and training programs.
  • Six paid holidays each year.
  • Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision insurance.
  • Paid vacation, sick leave, and bereavement time.
  • Employee Assistance Program,including mental health support.
  • Optional life insurance coverage for spouses and children.
  • Various insurance options, including whole life and critical illness.
Full Job Description
Job Description

Position Summary

We are seeking a Project Lead to support the execution of avionics engineering programs involving either Software (SW) or FPGA development. This is an excellent opportunity for an engineer who has demonstrated leadership capabilities and is looking to transition into a formal management role.

This position will focus on team coordination, project execution, status reporting, customer interaction, and overall project visibility. The successful candidate will work closely with senior leadership and engineering teams, with mentorship and training provided as needed.

Location: The role can be onsite (CT), hybrid, or remote.

Responsibilities
  • Lead avionics and embedded systems development projects from initiation through delivery and certification in alignment with contracts and project plans.
  • Lead day-to-day execution of engineering activities for full-lifecycle projects.
  • Serve as primary representative to customers, engineering teams and management.
  • Define and maintain project scope, schedule, budget, risks, and resource plan.
  • Monitor program execution using multiple management techniques including, but not limited to, Earned Value Management (EVM) principles, standard metrics, and agile/lean techniques.
  • Understand and apply Quality Management Systems (QMS).
  • Facilitate cross-functional collaboration between Systems, Software, Hardware, Test, and Certification teams.
  • Demonstrated ability to effectively manage and respond to difficult situations while minimizing project disruptions.
  • Support and offload senior managers.
  • Guide and develop teams; manage individual performance.
  • Support business development activities.


Qualifications

Required Qualifications
  • Bachelor's degree in Business, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Aerospace Engineering, or related discipline.
  • 7+ years of industry experience.
  • 3+ years of demonstrated team mentorship or supervising in an engineering environment.
  • Strong understanding of:
    • Earned Value Management (EVM)
    • Agile/Scrum
    • Agile/Scrum Master expectations
  • Strong leadership, communication, stakeholder management, and organizational skills.
  • Demonstrated ability to lead teams with minimal technical and managerial support.
  • Experience coordinating full-lifecycle engineering teams.
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills.
  • U.S. citizenship is required. Dual citizenship should be disclosed.
  • Able to travel approximately four to six weeks in a year.


Additional Information

CS Group US values diversity in the workplace and encourages women, visible minorities, ethnic minorities, aboriginal people and people with disabilities to apply.

Benefits
  • All members included in annual cash bonus opportunity
  • 2% annual retirement benefit opportunity
  • Training/Professional Development opportunities for all members
  • 6 paid holidays
  • Industry leading medical, dental, and vision Insurance
  • Vacation / Sick Time / Bereavement leave
  • Employee Assistance Program, including mental health benefits
  • Spouse / Child Optional Life
  • Whole Life Insurance / Critical Illness Insurance / Legal Assistance / Military Leave

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