Project Engineer

Project Engineer US-NY-Orchard Park Job ID: 2026-18298# of Openings: 1Category: Program ManagementUS-NY-Orchard Park-2389 Overview The Project Engineer leads cross-functional teams to deliver projects on time, within budget, and to customer specifications. This role manages all phases of the project lifecycle, from design and testing to production and delivery, ensuring quality, technical accuracy, and smooth coordination between engineering, manufacturing, and suppliers. The ideal candidate combines strong technical expertise with exceptional project management skills to drive innovation, resolve challenges, and achieve results in a fast-paced, collaborative environment. Responsibilities * Lead cross-functional teams in the execution of aerospace development, qualification, production, and sustainment programs. * Develop, maintain, and communicate integrated project plans, schedules, budgets, and resource requirements. * Own project performance against established cost, schedule, technical, and quality objectives. * Establish and maintain project metrics, identify risks and opportunities, and implement mitigation plans to ensure successful project execution. * Manage project scope, requirements changes, and customer-driven modifications while assessing schedule, cost, and technical impacts. * Drive requirements management activities including requirements capture, traceability, verification, validation, and compliance reporting. * Serve as the primary customer interface for assigned programs, providing regular status updates, leading technical reviews, and managing customer expectations. * Coordinate and lead program reviews, design reviews, risk reviews, and milestone gate reviews. * Support proposal development, cost estimation, project planning, and new business pursuits. * Collaborate with engineering, manufacturing, supply chain, quality, and operations teams to remove execution barriers and achieve program objectives. * Lead New Product Introduction (NPI) efforts, ensuring products transition efficiently from development to production. * Monitor project financial performance and support forecasting activities. * Ensure compliance with customer requirements, aerospace standards, contractual obligations, and internal processes. * Develop and maintain project documentation including schedules, requirements databases, action item trackers, risk registers, project plans, and customer deliverables. This position requires access to United States Export Controlled information. Qualifications * Bachelor's degree in Engineering or a related technical discipline. * 7+ years of experience managing technical projects within aerospace, defense, aviation, or other highly regulated industries. * Proven experience leading projects with direct accountability for: * Cost management * Schedule performance * Requirements management and traceability * Scope control and change management * Risk management * Customer deliverables * Strong understanding of aerospace product development lifecycles, qualification programs, verification and validation activities, and production transition processes. * Experience managing customer relationships and serving as the primary interface between customers and internal organizations. * Demonstrated success leading cross-functional teams in a matrixed environment. * Experience utilizing project management tools such as Microsoft Project, Smartsheet, or equivalent scheduling platforms. * Familiarity with requirements management systems and configuration management principles. * Understanding of aerospace regulations, standards, and industry practices. * Outstanding communication, organizational, leadership, and problem-solving skills. * Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously while balancing competing priorities. * Familiarity with AS9100 quality systems