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Job Summary
The Senior Advanced Project Engineer is responsible for leading and executing complex engineering programs while ensuring technical excellence, schedule adherence, cost performance, quality compliance, and customer satisfaction. This role serves as the engineering focal point for assigned projects and provides technical leadership across multidisciplinary teams. The individual drives project execution manages engineering risks, interfaces with customers and stakeholders, and mentors engineering talent while promoting continuous improvement and innovation.
ResponsibilitiesKey Responsibilities
Project Leadership & Execution
- Lead the engineering scope of one or more projects/programs from planning through delivery.
- Manage technical, cost, schedule, and quality performance of engineering activities.
- Develop and maintain project plans, resource forecasts, schedules, and execution strategies.
- Monitor project progress, identify risks and issues, and implement mitigation plans.
- Ensure engineering deliverables meet customer and regulatory requirements.
- Drive execution reviews and provide status updates to leadership and customers.
Technical Leadership
- Serve as the technical authority for assigned projects.
- Provide guidance on system, software, verification, and integration activities.
- Lead technical reviews, design evaluations, and root-cause investigations.
- Support technology roadmaps and engineering process improvements.
- Influence technical decisions across multiple stakeholders and functional teams.
Customer & Stakeholder Management
- Act as the primary engineering interface for customers and cross-functional teams.
- Coordinate with Program Management, Certification, Quality, Manufacturing, Supply Chain, and Technical Leads.
- Present project progress, technical solutions, and risk assessments to leadership and customers.
- Support customer audits, reviews, and compliance activities.
Risk, Quality & Compliance
- Identify technical and programmatic risks and lead corrective actions.
- Ensure compliance with applicable engineering standards, processes, and certification requirements.
- Participate in internal and external audits and surveillance reviews.
- Drive continuous improvement of engineering methodologies, tools, and practices.
Team Development
- Mentor and coach engineers, associates, and technical specialists.
- Promote a culture of accountability, collaboration, innovation, and technical excellence.
- Support capability development and knowledge sharing within the engineering organization.
Qualifications
Education
- Bachelor’s degree in engineering (Aerospace, Electronics, Computer Science, Electrical, Mechanical, or related discipline).
Experience
- 10+ years of engineering experience with demonstrated project leadership responsibility.
- Proven experience managing complex technical programs.
- Experience interacting with customers and senior leadership.
- Aerospace, embedded systems, software development, verification, or systems engineering experience preferred.
Required Skills
- Strong project planning and execution skills.
- Technical leadership and decision-making capability.
- Risk management and problem-solving expertise.
- Cost and schedule management.
- Effective stakeholder and customer communication.
- Cross-functional team leadership.
- Technical review and compliance management.
- Excellent presentation and executive communication skills.
- Continuous improvement mindset.
Desired Skills
- Earned Value Management (EVM) knowledge.
- Aerospace certification and compliance experience.
- Six Sigma Green Belt / DFSS certification.
- Experience with engineering estimation, resource planning, and metrics management.
- Exposure to AI/automation tools that improve engineering productivity.
Leadership Expectations
- Demonstrate ownership and accountability for project outcomes.
- Act as a recognized technical leader and trusted advisor.
- Drive execution excellence and organizational effectiveness.
- Influence without authority across global and cross-functional teams.
- Champion innovation, quality, and customer satisfaction
Success Measures
- On-time delivery of engineering milestones.
- Achievement of cost and quality targets.
- Customer satisfaction and stakeholder feedback.
- Effective risk mitigation and issue resolution.
- Team development and process improvement contributions
