Lead, Project Engineer at CAE USA in Arlington, Texas

Job Description:

Role and Responsibilities

Summary

The Project Engineer (PE) / Technical Lead: Is the lead engineering member of a proposal team. Responsible for the overall technical solution development, its compliance and its approval. This oversight includes all technical content, estimated engineering costs, and engineering proposal work products. The Tech lead will ensure that the Technical Solution has been collaboratively put together with the engineering team and that all agreements, all engineering reviews and all action items are conducted and resolved prior to entering the final review and approval cycle of the estimates and delivery timelines.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• The PE / tech Lead, must be familiar with coordinating, and providing technical program execution authority over Integrated Product Teams (IPTs) for planning, organizing, controlling, integration, execution of, and close out activities of engineering content on a variety of flight simulator, Modeling & Simulation, proposals.


• Responsible for managing large, complex project/proposal initiatives of strategic importance to the organization, involving both small and large cross-functional teams.


• The PE / tech Lead performs as the technical lead over the assigned engineering team on a program / Proposal to include leading/participating in peer reviews, supporting program management proposal reviews, and coordinating technical activity amongst the program IPTs across a cross functional organization.


• The PE /Tech lead performs budget assessments reviews with IPTs supporting proposals and is responsible for technical, cost and schedule performance for the engineering content on the proposal.


• Communicates within and outside of the organization to include Engineering Functional management Program Management and customers or vendors.


• The position will work closely with senior level program engineering management


• 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 solutions.


• Beyond normal work functions the PE/Tech Lead supports, and searches out areas to make significant improvements of processes, systems, solutions, and/or products to enhance performance of job area.


• Active Secret DOD security clearance required within six months of employment.

Qualifications and Education Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in Engineering or Sciences


• Minimum 9 yearsplus DOD development programexperience


• 3+ years Engineering Lead experience in DODdevelopment government programs


• 3+ years Experience with Clear Case, Clear Quest, DOORS,


• Earned Value Management (EVM)

Preferred Skills

• Advanced Master's Degree in an engineering discipline


• 1+ years of experience within the training and simulation industry.


• 3+ years ofexperience performing as liaison between program management, engineering management, and the technical disciplines involved in a project.


• 3+ years of experience performing as primary technical interface with DOD customers.


• 3+ years of experience working with Business Development to cultivate and new business opportunities


• Familiarization with multiple development and production lifecycle approaches


• 3+ years of experience with Leadership, Management of multi-disciplinary teams

Security Responsibilities

Must complywith all company security and data protection / usage policies and procedures. Personally responsible for proper marking and handling of all information and materials, in any form. Shall not divulge any information, or afford access, to other employees not having a need-to-know. Shall not divulge information outside company without management approval. All government and proprietary information will be accessed and stored electronically on company provided resources.

• Incumbent must be eligible for DoD Personal Security Clearance.

Work Environment

Workissometimesperformedin an environment where irritants such as noise, temperature, and lighting variations may exist.

• Works at job activities that require sitting, standing or walking for short periods throughout the day and focused visual concentration or focused listening

• Extended work hours and secondorthird shift assignmentsare likely to be encountered

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

• Must be able to perform normal office duties (e.g.sitting for long periods at a desk)


• Must be able to travel CONUS/OCONUS via car and airplane


• Must be able to climb stairs to enter and exit a simulator

Other Duties

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for their job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

CAE USA Inc. is an EOE/AA employer and gives consideration for employment to all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status. If you'd like more information about your EEO rights as an applicant under the law, please click here EEO is the Law poster.

PAY TRANSPARENCY NONDISCRIMINATION PROVISION The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor's legal duty to furnish information.

Position Type

CAE thanks all applicants for their interest. However, only those whose background and experience match the requirements of the role will be contacted.

Equal Employment Opportunity

At CAE, everyone is welcome to contribute to our success. With no exception.

As captured in our overarching value "One CAE", we're proud to work as one passionate, boundaryless and inclusive team.

At CAE, all employees are welcome regardless of race, nationality, colour, religion, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, disability or age.

The masculine form may be used in this job description solely for ease of reading, but refers to men, women and the gender diverse.