Project Engineer II

Sierra Nevada Corporation•Englewood, CO

5d•Hybrid

About The Position

As a Project Engineer II, you will be responsible for managing project activities throughout the product lifecycle, from initial design concepts to final delivery. This role requires a strong technical background, project management skills, and the ability to interface with both internal teams and external customers to ensure successful project execution. The ISR (Intelligence, Surveillance & Reconnaissance), Aviation, and Security (IAS) business area is a leader in ISR and aviation, it is a leading prime manned and unmanned aircraft systems integrator for innovative, high-performance ISR and aviation systems. Its end-to-end Command, Control, Computers, Communications and Intelligence, Surveillance & Reconnaissance (C4ISR) capabilities encompass design, integration, test, certification, ground/flight training and complete logistics support. IAS tailors solutions to customer cost, performance, and schedule requirements and designs to consistently exceed expectations – with an unrivaled record of on time and on (or under) budget deliveries.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or a related field.
10+ years' experience in engineering roles with at least 2+ years in a leadership role.
Higher level relevant degree may substitute for experience.
Thorough knowledge of engineering principles and practice.
Experience working in multi-disciplinary design and development team.
Detailed understanding of requirements management, system design, and integration.
Experience in structural, mechanical, or airframe design and analysis on flight vehicle development programs.
Ability to obtain and maintain United States Secret security Clearance.

Nice To Haves

4-6 years relevant leadership and/or project management experience.
Experience with advanced project management tools and methodologies.
In-depth knowledge of industry standards and regulations.
Experience leading a multi-disciplinary design and development team and communicating with program management and customers.
Familiarity with preparation and development of project estimates, technical proposals, and program cost and schedule management.
Past history of leading baseline definition and maturation in a complex development setting, including the use of highly integrated trade studies and analysis of alternative.
Ability to read and interpret technical drawings and schematics, parts lists, specifications, instructions and test procedure.
Experience or certification in International Council on Systems Engineering (INCOSE) standard.
Direct experience with supersonic missile airframe structures, aero-thermo-elastic analysis (flutter/divergence), and flight load generation.
Experience with high-temperature materials, and composite manufacturing processes.
Experience with missile mechanism integration (e.g., control actuation systems, fold-out flying surfaces, or stage/fairing separation mechanisms).
Background in the Aerospace and Defense Industry.

Responsibilities

Direct structural architecture, detail design, finite element analysis (FEA), and aerothermal analysis for the missile body, control surfaces, and internal mounting structures.
Lead material selection and trade studies for severe flight environments involving high dynamic pressure, aerodynamic heating, and high-temperature operations (advanced metallics and high-temp composites).
Partner with Propulsion, GNC/Actuation, and Mass Properties IPTs to ensure outer mold line (OML) fidelity, structural margins, aeroelastic stability, and volume allocations are met.
Plan and direct structural test campaigns, including static load, dynamic vibration/shock, thermal-structural, and control surface/mechanism deployment testing.
Lead airframe technical content for formal government milestone reviews.