Project Engineer

Job ID: 115440

The Leonardo DRS Naval Power Systems business is a trusted provider of innovative naval gas and hybrid power systems, control technology and support solutions for the U.S. Navy and navies around the world.

Job Summary

The Project Engineer is responsible for leading engineering projects from concept through completion, ensuring all technical efforts are delivered on time and within budget. This role serves as the technical lead, ensuring designs meet all customer specifications and requirements while balancing cost, schedule, and performance objectives. The Project Engineer will collaborate cross-functionally with manufacturing, supply chain, program management, and customers, and will contribute significantly to proposal development and project planning.

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

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or related technical field with a minimum of 5 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.

The salary range for this position is $134,332/year- $208,551. This range reflects the good faith estimate of pay the employer is willing to offer at the time of posting. Several factors can influence the pay scale, including but not limited to: Federal contract labor categories and contract wage rates, collective bargaining agreements, geographic location, business considerations, scope, and responsibilities of the position, local or other applicable market conditions, and internal equity. Other factors include the candidate’s qualifications such as prior work experience, specific skills and competencies, education/training, and certifications. In addition to base pay, employees may be eligible for: annual performance-based bonuses, equity awards, and overtime pay (for non-exempt employees as applicable. Our benefits package includes comprehensive health insurance (medical, dental, vision), employer matching 401(k) retirement plan, paid time off including vacation, holidays, and sick leave (including ant state-mandated paid sick leave), parental leave benefits, tuition reimbursement, professional development support, and life and disability insurance coverage.

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.