KP Recruiting Group is a consulting firm that providesleadership and exceptional talent to some of the world’s leading companies.Headquartered in the Midwest, KP Recruiting Group has successfully completedcountless engagements in the United States, Europe and Latin America. Werepresent clients in all industries and all sizes. Our mission is to provideexceptional client and candidate experiences in order to get the best possibleresults. On behalf of our client, we are excited to present the following confidentialrole. We look forward to hearing from you and discussing the opportunity!

The Role:

The Senior Project Engineer responsibilities include system of systems engineering and requirements, management of new and existing products, and new development project planning and execution. Individual will be responsible for leading a multi-disciplined engineering team on complex projects at various phases of project life cycle. Work closely with the Program Manager, engineering team, manufacturing, quality and other departments as necessary to expedite project completion and most importantly meet the customer expectations. Recent experience with team leadership experience is required. 

Essential Functions:

• Serves as lead on technical proposals and program execution
• Proactively manages risk, including identification and mitigation plans, and issue elevation and resolution
• Effectively communicates status to stakeholders, including organizational leadership, multifunctional teams, and the customer
• Solves problems with a calm sense of urgency
• Demonstrates operational discipline and ownership
• Maintains scope control through disciplined change management
• Coordinates all technical aspects of the project to meet scope, schedule and design to cost goals
• Performs technical analysis/feasibility for new product specifications, evaluate customer specifications and support cost/technical proposal generation
• Uses project management practices for resource planning, personnel oversight, and cost/schedule tracking
• Ensures that all engineering-related internal processes are followed by the project design team
• Leads Requirements Definition, Requirement Management, Technical Solution, Product Integration, Verification and Validation.
• Interfaces effectively with people at all levels and from diverse technical backgrounds

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree and a minimum of 12 years of prior relevant experience. Graduate Degree and a minimum of 10 years of prior related experience.
• Requires mastery level knowledge within a specific technical area or multiple job areas typically obtained through advanced education combined with experience. Viewed as an expert and/or resource within the field by peers in and outside the organization.

Preferred Additional Skills:

• Military customer experience is desired
• PMP certification is desired
• Previous experience as a control account manager (CAM) in an EVMS environment is desired
• Previous experience with sensors is desired

Benefits

Ourclient offers a comprehensive benefits package including:

401kMatching

Family andIndividual Insurance Packages (Health, Life, Dental, and Vision)

Paid TimeOff & Paid Holidays

Long &Short-Term Disability

IdentityTheft Plans

Retirement& Pension Plans

EmployeeAssistance Program

EmployeeReferral Program

TuitionReimbursement Programs

Advancement& Professional Growth opportunities 

ParentalLeave

& More