Project Engineer - Research and Development

ST Engineering North America•Baltimore, MD

4d•$64,500 - $95,900

About The Position

ST Engineering MRAS is seeking a proactive, highly organized Project Engineer to support multiple engineering and technology development projects within its Research & Development team. Working with engineering leadership and technical team members, the role supports day-to-day execution across concurrent workstreams by tracking progress, actions, deliverables, dependencies, and schedules; coordinating activities; identifying emerging issues; and helping drive commitments to closure. The Project Engineer connects project-level direction with day-to-day engineering execution, working with engineers to understand progress and obstacles, resolve routine execution issues, and identify situations that require leadership input. The role supports project execution and coordination, engineering teams, project planning and controls, and project communication and reviews. It includes maintaining project schedules and status tools, tracking risks and mitigation actions, coordinating resources, helping develop recovery plans, organizing meetings and reviews, and preparing status communications for project leadership and other stakeholders. The position offers the opportunity to develop broad understanding of engineering development programs and grow toward greater project and technical leadership responsibility. The position involves access to export-controlled technology. Candidates must be a U.S. Person or qualify under a legally recognized export control exception or authorization and, if hired, provide valid proof of status. Employment offers are contingent on satisfactory completion of a background check and drug screening.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Aerospace, Mechanical, Materials, Manufacturing Engineering, or another related engineering or technical field.
Strong organizational, analytical, and problem-solving abilities.
Ability to coordinate multiple simultaneous activities, priorities, and workstreams.
Strong written and verbal communication skills.
Demonstrated ability to take ownership of actions and follow through to completion.
Proficiency with Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, and other standard engineering/project-management tools.
Must be a U.S. Person or fall within a legally recognized export control exception or authorization for access to export-controlled technology.

Nice To Haves

Previous experience in an engineering, manufacturing, R&D, or technical project environment.
Experience supporting engineering development programs involving multiple technical disciplines.
Experience developing or maintaining project schedules, action trackers, risk registers, or project dashboards.
Familiarity with engineering development, manufacturing, procurement, testing, and supplier-management processes.
Familiarity with Microsoft Project or equivalent project planning and scheduling tools.
Experience in aerospace, composites, advanced manufacturing, or technology development environments.
Proactive, resourceful, and strongly oriented toward follow-through and closure.
Curious and willing to ask questions to understand unfamiliar technical and project issues.
Comfortable engaging directly with team members to understand progress and identify obstacles.
Able to bring structure and clarity to ambiguous situations.
Sound judgment regarding when to act independently and when to escalate.
Collaborative, adaptable, and comfortable working across different technical disciplines and organizational levels.

Responsibilities

Maintain day-to-day visibility of progress across multiple engineering development workstreams.
Track project actions, deliverables, dependencies, and schedules, and drive timely closure of commitments.
Work with team members and supporting functions to resolve routine project execution issues and maintain progress.
Identify emerging technical, schedule, resource, or organizational issues and coordinate appropriate corrective actions.
Promptly escalate issues requiring leadership involvement, providing context, impact, and potential paths forward.
Serve as a day-to-day project execution resource for engineering team members.
Help engineering team members navigate project processes, organizational interfaces, dependencies, and obstacles.
Facilitate communication and coordination when team activities or decisions are interdependent.
Help maintain team alignment with project priorities as circumstances and plans evolve.
Support development and maintenance of project schedules, milestone plans, action trackers, and other project-management tools.
Maintain project risk, issue, and opportunity registers and track identified mitigation actions.
Support resource planning and coordination across multiple concurrent projects.
Assist with developing recovery plans when project activities deviate from schedule.
Develop and maintain project dashboards and other tools that provide clear project-status visibility.
Coordinate project meetings, planning sessions, and technical reviews.
Prepare meeting agendas and supporting materials, and document decisions, actions, owners, and commitments.
Support preparation of project status reports and management, customer, and technical reviews.
Clearly and concisely communicate project status, emerging issues, and required decisions to project leadership.