Principal Engineering Project Lead

Job Summary:

Mercury Systems’ Integrated Processing Solutions Business Unit is driving the next generation of sensor and mission‑processing solutions for critical ground and airborne platforms — and we’re looking for a Principal Engineering Project Lead to help shape what comes next. In this highly impactful role, you will lead multiple cross‑functional development programs from concept through delivery, guiding teams as they innovate, build, and upgrade mission‑critical products.

As a Senior Technical Project Leader, you’ll own schedule, scope, and budget while navigating complex engineering challenges and ensuring on‑time, high‑quality execution. You’ll have direct visibility with senior leadership, the opportunity to influence strategic decisions, and the ability to elevate how we operate by improving processes, tools, and development best practices. If you thrive in a dynamic environment where you can make a measurable impact, drive excellence across teams, and help shape the future of secure processing solutions, this is the role for you.

Job Responsibilities Include:

• Integration and coordination across functional teams, including Hardware Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Software Engineering, System Architecture, Integration, Test, Quality, and Documentation to facilitate the effective on-time/on-budget development and delivery of Mercury’s products and system solutions.

• Serves as the primary liaison between the engineering project team and other stakeholders (ie. Marketing, Sales, Operations, Program Management, Product Management, Technical Support, and Senior Management)

• Accountable for the success of assigned projects (within budget, on schedule and meeting customer expectations)

• Interact with stakeholders to understand the business needs, communicate project status and develop relationships to ensure satisfaction while minimizing project risk

• Develop project plans, risk mitigation plans, tasks, budget, deliverables, dependencies and resource requirements to ensure on time delivery

• Oversee project deliverables, intervening when necessary to adjust priorities, move aggressively toward resolution of key delivery and customer issues, optimize for product line quality, timeliness and flexibility

• Interact with and synchronize all key members of the project team and stakeholders

• Work directly with Senior Management and functional managers to resolve resource and organizational conflicts

• Work on complex issues where analysis of situations or data requires an in-depth evaluation of variable factor

Required Qualifications:

• A BS degree in a related discipline and typically requires 6 years of relevant experience

• Relevant Project Management experience in new hardware/software product development, including defense, aerospace, or other domains

• Familiarity with scheduling, tracking and risk management techniques and tools

• Microsoft Project or similar project management software experience

• Knowledgeable in all phases of the product development life cycle from requirements through design, implementation and integration, and manufacturing release

• Experience identifying and implementing process improvements across an organization

• An active DoD Secret Clearance or the ability to obtain one.

Preferred Qualifications Include:

• Exceptional communication skills, strong attention to detail and problem-solving skills

• Ability to exercise judgment in selecting methods, techniques, and evaluation criteria for obtaining results

• Strong team building, interpersonal and personnel development skills

• Comfortable working among ambiguity and a changing and growing environment

• Proactive and taking initiative

• Atlassian Jira and Confluence a plus experience

• System and subsystem integration a plus