Controls Project Engineer (Onsite)
About The Position
The Controls Project Engineer will lead complex engineering development and test programs from planning through execution at the Rockford, Illinois site. The role brings engineering teams together, translates program requirements into actionable plans, and helps deliver technical milestones on time, within budget, and in accordance with customer expectations. The engineer serves as a technical liaison among engineering teams, program leadership, functional management, and external customers. The position includes leading cross-functional engineering activities; developing project plans, schedules, and budgets; managing engineering development processes and technical reviews; coordinating resources; overseeing hardware configuration control and technical interfaces with the controls group; and communicating project status. The engineer also identifies and manages risks and project changes, assesses their effects on cost and schedule, and ensures alignment with contract requirements and deliverables.
Requirements
- A degree in Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM) and at least 5 years of relevant experience, or an advanced degree in a related field and at least 3 years of experience.
- Experience in project planning and management, including developing and managing schedules, budgets, and action plans.
- Experience collaborating with cross-functional teams and interfacing with customers and program management.
- Must be a U.S. Person.
Nice To Haves
- Experience developing and managing Integrated Master Schedules (IMS).
- Experience with hardware configuration control and managing technical interfaces with controls groups.
- Experience identifying and managing project changes and assessing impacts on cost, schedule, and risk.
- Familiarity with contract requirements, deliverables, and milestone tracking.
- Experience owning work packages and coordinating internal and external technical reviews.
- Experience using Earned Value Management to track project performance.
- Previous experience working on hardware development or hardware-related projects.
Responsibilities
- Lead cross-functional engineering teams executing engineering development and test activities.
- Develop and manage detailed project plans, schedules, and budgets to meet project milestones.
- Define, tailor, and manage engineering product development processes, including internal and external technical reviews and program milestone reviews such as PDRs and CDRs.
- Serve as the primary technical interface among Program Management, Functional Management, and external customers.
- Identify technical and project-related risks and develop and execute mitigation strategies, including maintaining and supporting the program risk register.
- Plan program activities and secure and allocate resources in coordination with engineering functional managers.
- Ensure alignment with contract requirements and deliverables.
- Communicate project status to customers and program management, resolve issues, and support customer satisfaction.
- Oversee hardware configuration control and manage technical interfaces with the controls group.
- Track and assess the impacts of project changes and risks, and ensure compliance with contract requirements and milestone tracking.
Benefits
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance
- Three weeks of vacation for newly hired employees
- 401(k) plan with employer matching funds and a separate employer retirement contribution
- Tuition reimbursement program
- Student Loan Repayment Program
- Life insurance and disability coverage
- Optional pet, home and auto, additional life and accident, critical illness, group legal, and identity theft protection coverages
- Birth, adoption, and parental leave benefits
- Fertility and family planning benefits
- Adoption assistance
- Autism benefit
- Employee Assistance Plan, including up to 10 free counseling sessions
- Wellness rewards program
- Virtual doctor visits
- Child and elder care services
- Second-opinion medical service
- Flexible spending accounts
- Flexible work schedules
- Paid time off and holidays
- Annual short-term and/or long-term incentive compensation programs may be available depending on position level and collective-bargaining coverage.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
