Senior Project Engineer

Ultra Electronics Group•Victor, NY

46d•Onsite

About The Position

Protecting What Matters. Powering the Future of Naval Technology. Your work here has global impact. From developing sonar and radar systems to advancing unmanned and undersea platforms, our technologies empower the U.S. Navy and allied forces to operate in some of the world’s most complex environments. As the maritime and underwater battlespace evolves, we continue to push boundaries—driven by innovation, accountability, and a shared commitment to excellence. Join us as we shape the future of naval warfare—safeguarding the seas and strengthening navies worldwide. Nationality Requirements Due to the nature of the programs we support, certain roles may require candidates to meet U.S. nationality requirements and be eligible to obtain a security clearance. Position Summary Project Engineers are accountable for the technical execution of development and/or production programs as well as the technical content of bid and proposal activities including Proposal Technical Volume content, WBS structure and dictionary, as well as cost estimation and basis of estimates. This position leads small-to-medium sized engineering projects or technical work packages within cost and quality requirements as assigned and may allocate or coordinate work within the project or work package.

Requirements

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Engineering discipline, or equivalent work experience
9+ years of technical engineering experience with at least 1 year of technical leadership experience.
Technical leadership experience with 5-10 member teams
Must possess excellent oral presentations skills
Able to manage and maintain the engineering team's focus on budget, schedule, and technical execution
Good communication skills, writing skills, and teamwork skills are required
Available to travel 10%-20%
Proficient in the use of collaboration tools to support the distributed nature of the work
Demonstrated leadership skills
Demonstrated planning and organization skills
Demonstrated knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite of tools and Microsoft Project
Demonstrated ability to communicate issues, impacts, and corrective actions
Demonstrated ability to understand and apply project leadership principles including SPI/CPI, Earned Value, Cost Account Management (CAM)

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Engineering or equivalent with nine years’ experience
DoD Secret or higher security clearance
Development or production experience with DoD software defined radios

Responsibilities

Develops solutions and solves complex problems to deliver engineering projects on-time, on-quality, and on-budget directly impacting positive project outcomes for a variety of circumstances
Writes reports and presents work carried out at peer and design reviews
Develops processes for team and influences decisions by providing technical advice to team(s)
Plans, authorizes, and monitors the engineering work (including providing strong leadership to ensure all events occur as planned)
Oversees performance, cost, scope and schedule for all engineering efforts (including efforts that are subcontracted)
Develops and maintains engineering plans as required by the project
Identifies, develops, analyzes, and reports engineering project performance measures
Conducts monthly engineering status reviews and provides material for the monthly program reviews
Accountable for the technical content of bid and proposal activities including Proposal Technical Volume content, WBS structure and dictionary, as well as cost estimation and basis of estimates
Remains current on trends and emerging technologies and tools
May estimate engineering packages of work to identify dependencies and ensure the delivery
May estimate engineering packages of work to identify dependencies and ensure the deliverability of assigned work packages