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Project Engineer

Leonardo DRS, Inc.

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Compensation
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Location
Melbourne, FL
Schedule
Full-time
Work Authorization
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Requirements

Credentials this posting asks for.

Security clearance, requiredBachelor's degree, required

Job overview

The Project Engineer II leads engineering efforts for advanced electro-optical and infrared systems, coordinating technical activities across cross-functional teams and supporting project delivery on time, within budget, and to quality standards. The role reviews customer requirements, guides design work, contributes to proposals, and mentors less experienced engineers. It is an onsite, exempt full-time position in Melbourne, Florida.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Engineering Leadership, requiredDesign Compliance, requiredCustomer Requirements Analysis, requiredCost Estimation, requiredProposal Development, requiredCross-Functional Coordination, requiredWritten Communication, requiredOral Communication, requiredMentoring, requiredElectro-Optical Systems, requiredInfrared Systems, requiredMultiple Engineering Disciplines, required

Qualifications

Bachelor's in Engineering or Related Technical Field, required8+ Years Experience, requiredU.S. Citizenship, requiredActive DOD Security Clearance or Ability to Obtain, required

Benefits

Medical Insurance
Dental Insurance
Vision Insurance
401(k) Match
Paid Time Off
Parental Leave
Tuition Assistance

Full job description

Job ID: 115902

The Electro Optical Infrared Systems (EOIS) line of business within DRS has locations in Dallas and Austin, TX, Melbourne, FL, and Cypress, CA. EOIS develops, manufactures, and supports infrared and electro-optical solutions for soldiers, ground vehicles and airborne platforms. We offer an exciting and challenging work environment, a competitive salary and benefits package, and a business culture that rewards performance.

Employing the world’s brightest. Supporting the world’s bravest.

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Business Unit: EOIS

Location: Melbourne FL

Career Functional Area: Project Engineering

Telework Type: Onsite

Relocation Available: Yes

Type: Exempt Full Time

Schedule: 9/80

Shift: 1st

Job Summary

Drive the development and delivery of advanced electro-optical and infrared systems that support critical missions. As a Project Engineer II, you’ll coordinate technical activities across cross-functional teams, solve complex engineering challenges, and help ensure projects are delivered on time, within budget, and to the highest quality standards.

Job Responsibilities

  • Responsible for leading all engineering efforts for a project or projects on time and budget

  • Ensure design compliance with all project requirements

  • Review customer specifications and requirements, and lead a project team to develop designs to best support them, including cost as a key design variable

  • Provide budget, cost and schedule input for design assignments

  • Communicate clearly (written and oral) with manufacturing, supply chain, program management and the customer as required

  • Participate heavily in preparation of the more complex and significant proposals

  • Interact with technical management, other professionals, technicians and support personnel to coordinate, recommend and confer regarding technical activities and progress

  • Lead project team(s) as assigned

  • Support, communicate, reinforce and defend the mission, values and culture of the organization

  • Attend appropriate engineering, customer or business meetings

  • Mentor and coach less experienced engineers

  • Other duties as assigned

Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or related technical field with a minimum of 8 years of experience

  • Mastery of technologies and domain knowledge

  • Expected to have knowledge and experience in multiple engineering disciplines enough to lead engineers on the project team

U.S. Citizenship required. This position requires an active DOD security clearance or the ability to obtain such clearance within a reasonable time after commencement of employment.

Taking care of our people is a top priority at Leonardo DRS. We are proud to offer competitive salaries and comprehensive benefits, including medical, dental, and vision coverage, a company contribution to a health savings account, telemedicine, life and disability insurance, legal insurance, and a 401(k) savings plan. We champion wellness programs that focus on physical, emotional, and financial well-being. We develop our talent by offering programs and activities to support career-growth, professional development, and skill enhancement. And we understand there is more to life than work, and the importance of offering flexible work schedules with our 9/80 program, competitive vacation, health/emergency leave, paid parental leave, and community service hours.

*Some employees are eligible for limited benefits only

Leonardo DRS, Inc. and its subsidiaries provide equal opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibit discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws.

How this job compares

Set against the 5,116 open Project Engineer jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 11, 2026.

Pay
  • This postingNot listed
  • Florida median$99–160K/yr80 salary ranges
  • US median$36–47/hr297 hourly ranges
Openings
Olive Jobs lists 231 open Project Engineer jobs in Florida and 5,116 across the US. 3% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in Florida
Experience
This posting asks for at least 8 years of experience — more than three in four Project Engineer postings that state a minimum ask for (median 5 years, across 3,998 postings).
Education
This posting asks for a bachelor's degree; 3,137 of the 5,116 open Project Engineer jobs (61%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 11, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.

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