Sr Project Engineer for Rapid Defense Solutions

V2X Overview: Working across the globe, V2X builds smart solutions designed to integrate physical and digital infrastructure from base to battlefield. We bring 120 years of successful mission support to improve security, streamline logistics, and enhance readiness. Aligned around a shared purpose, our $3.9B company and 16,000 people work alongside our clients, here and abroad, to tackle their most complex challenges with integrity, respect, responsibility, and professionalism.

Project Engineering at V2X: Project Engineering is a specialized field within engineering that focuses on planning, managing, and executing projects. It combines technical expertise with project management skills to successfully achieve project objectives. Project Engineering demands a robust understanding of the project life cycle and its deliverables. Project engineers possess extensive engineering experience, particularly in the development and execution of engineering projects.

Role Overview: Are you ready to lead the charge in creating cutting-edge, mission-critical solutions? As a Project Engineer supporting the engineering and depot solutions team in Indianapolis, Indiana you'll be at the forefront of rapidly developing and deploying specialized systems for the U.S. government. From modifying aircraft with advanced mission systems to prototyping innovative technologies, you'll drive projects that are agile, high-impact, and critical to national defense. This role offers a rare opportunity to work on multidisciplinary projects in close collaboration with customers and stakeholders, tackling complex challenges with speed, adaptability, and technical excellence. This role offers pathways for leadership growth, mentorship opportunities, and direct contributions to mission success.

Key Responsibilities: As the Project Engineer, you will be responsible for:

Technical Leadership:

• Lead multidisciplinary teams to develop and deploy innovative solutions that meet mission-critical objectives.
• Provide technical oversight for projects involving advanced system modifications, platform integrations, and rapid prototyping.

Agile Project Management:

• Plan, monitor, and execute projects within compressed timelines, ensuring alignment with customer requirements.
• Manage project schedules, budgets, and risks effectively while delivering quality solutions.

System Integration and Testing:

• Coordinate the integration of specialized mission systems, sensors, and communication technologies onto various platforms.
• Oversee validation, verification, and testing to ensure systems perform as intended under operational conditions.

Customer and Stakeholder Collaboration:

• Work closely with U.S. government agencies, operators, and field users to define requirements and refine solutions.
• Maintain strong relationships with stakeholders to ensure mission success.
• Compliance and Documentation:
• Ensure all deliverables meet applicable standards, military specifications, and DoD compliance.
• Create and maintain detailed documentation throughout the life cycle of each project.

Problem Solving and Adaptability:

• Address technical challenges and operational risks with innovative and adaptable solutions.
• Manage time-sensitive projects requiring discretion.

Required Skills:

• Excellent communication skills, both oral and written, with the ability to communicate with all levels of the organization.
• Leadership of the technical project team. Ensures all disciplines on the program execute within the established program budget and schedule. Is a strong advocate of company, business, and functional procedures and tools on all programs and enforces strict compliance to the project tailored process baseline.
• Helps to coordinate the creation of the project backlog, write user stories, and manage releases for Agile Projects.
• Systems Engineering Experience - Requirements Management, IV&V experience, and life cycle management of projects.
• Demonstrated problem solving skills, mentors and develops talent within the project team.
• Lead and develop proposals. This includes coordinating and assembling engineering estimates, writing Basis of Estimates (BOEs), and leading and writing proposal volumes.
• Create and maintain project plans. This includes leading and coordinating project tailoring.
• Coordination of the development of spend plans, staffing plans, and the project schedule.
• Coordination of the development of the program organizational chart and assigns roles and responsibilities.
• Coordination of risk and opportunity management plans and meetings. Ensures required plans based of project tailoring are completed.
• Leadership of project reviews. Lead and conduct the project kick off as well as coordinating and leading customer and internal reviews and meetings. Effectively presents program cost, schedule and measurement data to business leadership and customers and gives recommendations for project direction.
• Monitor and measure performance of the project. This includes developing and recording Key Performance Measures (KPIs), performing cost and schedule measurement, reviewing and updating spend plans and staffing profiles, coordinating the development of Estimates at Complete (EAC), and working with functional management to acquire, rotate, and size staff.
• Proficiency in Earned Value Management (EVM)
• Coordinate business functions for project success. This includes being the primary project interface with supporting business functions such as supply chain, logistics, finance, manufacturing, and contracts. Working with the functions to ensure tasks are appropriately assigned and accounted for. Supporting the product road map to meet business objectives and goals. Works to translate business goals and end user needs into product strategies.
• Participate in Program Reviews. Support the program manager in the development and presentation of program reviews with business leadership.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office, Teams, and Windows.
• Proficient with Microsoft Project and scheduling practices.
• Basic understanding of reading and comprehending drawings, specifications, and other technical information.

Desired Skills:

• Project Management Professional (PMP) Certification.
• Experience with engineering standards like IEEE 15288 and AS9100, especially in project planning and quality assurance.

Education Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in a STEM field with 8+ years of experience.
• Master's degree in STEM or MBA preferred.

Other Requirements:

• Ability to gain or current US Government Secret Security Clearance.
• US Citizenship required.

Benefits include the following:

• Healthcare coverage
• Retirement plan
• Life insurance, AD&D, and disability benefits
• Wellness programs
• Paid time off, including holidays
• Learning and Development resources
• Employee assistance resources

Pay and benefits are subject to change at any time and may be modified at the discretion of the company, consistent with the terms of any applicable compensation or benefit plans.