Sr. Principal/Principal Engineer Propulsion
$108,800–$203,600 year
On-site · Elkton, Maryland, United States or Ronkonkoma, New York, United States
Job Summary
This project engineering position will perform project engineering and project management for the motion controls team, focusing on the design and development of critical motion control systems for space and defense applications. Responsibilities include developing project scope, managing schedules and budgets, tracking progress, communicating status to stakeholders, ensuring quality standards, and supporting testing and procurement processes. Candidates should have a Bachelor's or higher degree in Engineering, relevant experience, and the ability to obtain a Secret Clearance.
Required Qualifications
- Requires Bachelors in Engineering & 5 years of experience or Master’s Degree in Engineering & 3 years of experience or a PhD & one year of experience for Principal Engineer
- Requires Bachelors in Engineering & 8 years of experience or Master’s Degree in Engineering & 6 years of experience or a PhD & 4 years of experience for Sr. Principal Engineer
- Ability to obtain a Secret Clearance which requires US Citizenship as a pre-requisite
- Ability and willingness to travel
Desired Qualifications
- Ability to lead a multi-disciplinary team through various efforts required to plan, design, fabricate and install multiple subsystems
- Experience with complex electro-mechanical systems
- Current active Security Clearance
- Proficiency with Siemens NX
- Proficiency with Siemens Teamcenter United Architecture
- Knowledgeable in systems engineering approach to ensure program requirements are met
- Experience as a Cost Account Manager (CAM) maintaining budgetary and schedule compliance, while ensuring technical quality
- Familiar with proactive risk management techniques, such as risk registers and failure modes, effects and criticality analysis (FMECA)
Additional Requirements
- U.S. Citizenship is required for all positions with a government clearance and certain other restricted positions.
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