Project Engineer

Voyager Technologies, Inc. • San Diego, CA

10h • Onsite

About The Position

The Project Engineer for our Products business line is responsible for serving as the bridge between technical engineering teams, program management, manufacturing, and testing to ensure programs and projects are executed efficiently, on time, and within budget.
The position reports to the VP of Product Design and is part of the Engineering department based in San Diego, CA. This role is fully onsite.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree (or equivalent experience in a relevant field) in engineering or aerospace engineering with a minimum work experience of 2+ years with BS
• Previous experience in developing and integrating hardware and software with various engineering disciplines including Mechanical, Electrical, RF, and Software
• Familiarity with requirements management software (e.g. JAMA, DOORS, etc.)
• Leadership experience and proven ability to lead projects to completion
• Must be a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident of the U.S., protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3), or eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State.

Nice To Haves

• Domain experience in one or more of the following is preferred: Satellite Communications, RF or processor PCBA design, Space electronics hardening, execution of government contracts

Responsibilities

• Act as the technical lead for assigned programs or projects, serving as the technical liaison between the Customer technical lead, program management, design engineering, systems engineering, manufacturing, and testing teams.
• Ensure programs and projects satisfy technical requirements while meeting schedule milestones and completing within budget.
• Ensure all subsystems integrate correctly within the overall system architecture.
• Coordinate engineering changes, ensuring alignment with program requirements and schedule of constraints.
• Support and enforce design reviews (e.g., SRR, PDR, CDR) and gate reviews to validate technical maturity.
• Prepare program execution plans, proposals, and engineering estimates, identifying technical and business resources needed.
• Ensure proper allocation and flow-down of system-level requirements to engineering teams.
• Track compliance to requirements, ensuring traceability through the product lifecycle.
• Support the development and execution of verification and validation (V&V) plans.
• Finalize the derived requirements and entry into the Verification Cross Reference Matrix (VCRM).
• Identify and mitigate technical risks early through proactive risk management.
• Collaborate with suppliers to ensure technical requirements and quality standards are met.
• Engage with customers, program managers, and executives to provide project updates and technical insights.
• Capture, maintain and, close action items between engineering, customer and manufacturing.
• Ensure that System level operating instructions, user guides or reference manuals are developed.
• Ensure that all the technical artifacts and documents are committed into the established repository.

Benefits

• Flexible Time Off (FTO)
• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage for employees and their families, with a significant portion of premiums covered by the company and many benefits paid at 100% for employees
• Flexible, affordable gym memberships with 12,700+ options nationwide including 24 Hour Fitness, EoS Fitness, Crunch Fitness, Anytime Fitness, Blink Fitness, Chuze Fitness and more! No long-term contracts and FREE on-demand workout videos before you enroll
• 401(k) retirement plan with a 50% company match on contributions up to 8%
• Company wellness programs that support physical and mental well-being
• Additional voluntary benefits and employee support resources

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level