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Project Engineer

Poway, California
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Overview

General Atomics pioneers technologies with the potential to change the world. Behind a talented global team of engineers, GA delivers safe, sustainable, and economical solutions to meet growing global demands. Our Engineers have an opportunity to work on first of a kind product lines within an incredible, dynamic environment.

Engineering positions typically require a bachelor’s degree, master’s degree or PhD in engineering or a related technical discipline from an accredited institution and progressive engineering experience. Candidates from mechanical, electrical, and aerospace engineering backgrounds must know the fundamentals of engineering system developments, requirements, testing, and integration before getting to the final stages of customer interface and project management.

  • Schedule: Full-Time Salary

  • Job Level: Senior (8+ years)

  • Travel: 0 - 25

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Job ID 51346BR Company General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Experience Level Senior (8+ years) Job Title Project Engineer City Poway State California Workstyle Hybrid Full-Time/Part-Time Full-Time Salary Salary Range $105,890 - $189,545

Job Summary General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI), an affiliate of General Atomics, is a world leader in proven, reliable remotely piloted aircraft and tactical reconnaissance radars, as well as advanced high-resolution surveillance systems.

We have an exciting opportunity for a Project Engineer. This position supports the Project Engineering Radar Product Team.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
  • Support. Contribute and Review contract proposals representing Engineering and supporting Program Office.
  • Manage and execute complex cross-functional projects involving software and hardware components to cost, schedule, and performance expectations at a high level MRL.
  • Lead a multi discipline engineering team, acting as the primary Engineering point of contact
  • With limited direction, provide leadership, direction, and guidance to a multi-discipline engineering team by determining technical objectives for the review, research, design, development, and/or solutions to resolve highly technical and complex engineering problems.
  • Interface with Customer representatives providing technical briefings and status, represent engineering at major milestone events throughout multiple contracts.
  • Support customer/GA-ASI demonstrations, trade shows or test events for numerous occasions
  • Provide courses of action for product troubleshooting, integration, or field level failures.
  • Lead system level Qualification, Verification and Validation Testing of hardware and software with emphasis placed on deriving & tracking test requirements, generation of system level Test Plans and Procedures, conducting Lab/Ground/Flight testing.
  • Other duties as assigned or required
SKILL SET:
  • Must be a proficient and articulate presenter of technical briefings, able to field questions and provide succinct and coherent responses
  • Demonstrate proficiency in hardware and software development technologies, architectures, methodologies, processes, and the application of Systems Engineering principles to engineering development.
  • Must be able to lead a cross-functional team through fundamental engineering best practices such as but not limited to top-down requirement decomposition, design development, Trade Studies, System/Software/Hardware architecture development, technical reviews, acceptance, and qualification testing.
  • The ability to quickly grasp and understand the full scope of development activities and come up to speed quickly in new areas. Take on a high-level problems and organize a technical path forward
  • Strong ability to collaborate and draw support and guidance from senior engineering staff and program management offices.
  • Excellent written, presentation, and verbal communication skills. Must be able to distill complex engineering topics into concise presentation materials, and present effectively to customers, internal stakeholders, and Sr. management.
  • Familiarization with OMS, FACE and Agile Software Development
We recognize and appreciate the value and contributions of individuals with diverse backgrounds and experiences and welcome all qualified individuals to apply.



Job Qualifications:
  • Typically requires a Bachelors, Masters or PhD in engineering or a related technical field as well as six or more years of progressively complex software engineering experience with at least two of those years having lead responsibilities.
  • Must have previous experience in technical leadership with an emphasis on project execution as well as product innovation.
  • Must have an understanding of software development technologies and concepts.
  • Must understand the concept of Embedded Software Systems
  • Must have some experience with phases of the software/hardware development lifecycle from concept development to customer support of fielded systems.
  • Must have a fundamental understanding of Cyber Security requirements. Will need to communicate and collaborate with customer with regards to compliance requirements.
  • Must have excellent communication skills to effectively interact with staff and senior management verbally and in writing.
  • Candidate is desired to have experience with Product Management, Systems Engineering, System Test & Integration, Subcontractor Management, Proposal Development, Basis of Estimation, Earned Value Management Systems (EVMS); Commercial and/or DOD Product development.
  • Fundamental understanding of system administration tools such as LINUX/UNIX, PetaLinux, Windows operating systems
  • Experience with SAR radar, Claw, GCS, OMS, GIT lab, GSE and TFS a plus.
  • Ability to obtain and maintain a DoD Security Clearance level SECRET or above is required.

Salary:$105,890 - $189,545
Travel Percentage Required 0 - 25 Relocation Assistance Provided Not Provided US Citizenship Required? Yes Clearance Required? Desired Clearance Level Senior (8+ years)
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Benefits

  • Healthcare

  • Pension, 401(k)/Retirement Plans

  • Competitive Pay

  • Multiple product lines means a variety of work

  • Paid Time Off

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