CAE · 2 hours ago
Senior Project Engineer-EN
Tampa, FL
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
10+ years expCAE is a leader in defense and security, as well as civil aviation, focusing on innovative training solutions. They are seeking a Senior Project Engineer to provide technical leadership for simulation training device development, ensuring effective communication and collaboration among various engineering teams and stakeholders.
AerospaceEnterprise SoftwareInformation TechnologySecuritySimulationTechnical Support
No H1B
Security Clearance RequiredU.S. Citizen Only
Responsibilities
Own the technical vision for the simulation project and actively communicate it to all stakeholders, ensuring every discipline (hardware, software, networking, user experience, and testing) understands how their work contributes to the end‑to‑end product
Proactively build relationships across engineering teams, quality assurance, operations, and customer support, rallying them around shared goals and timelines. This includes facilitating joint design reviews, integration workshops, and problem‑solving sessions where diverse perspectives are valued
Embrace challenging issues as opportunities for growth. Lead the team through complex trade‑offs, risk assessments, and corrective actions, demonstrating resilience and determination
Serve as the primary technical bridge to the customer, ensuring their needs are met while upholding engineering integrity. Use clear, confident communication to build trust and secure ongoing support from all parties involved
Translate customer and contractual requirements into detailed functional specifications and system architecture
Author, coordinate, and present formal reviews (requirement, design, and integration) to stakeholders
Create high level tasks for design, coding, testing, integration, acceptance in JIRA
Monitor progress, enforce design reviews, and lead applicable demos
Resolve technical problems in subsystem designs and ensure compliance with all technical requirements
Schedule and lead the integration phase, manage staffing plan, and verify that the simulation devices meet Acceptance Test Procedures (ATPs)
Lead resolution of all acceptance faults (DRs) and participate in final installations and hand offs
Assist in producing technical reports, user manuals, and formal review presentations
Coordinate and review technical/operational deliverables before customer submission. (CDRL/SDRL)
Create Rough Order of Magnitude (ROM) cost estimates and review firm fixed price proposals
Conduct technical supervision and assessment of subcontracted efforts
Own or assist in Jira configuration, issue tracking, sprint planning, and reporting
Ensure all tasks are created, documented, prioritized, and completed on schedule
Assist in budgeting, cost tracking, and financial forecasting for the simulation project
Forecast labor needs, develop staffing plans, and track financial health
Provide guidance to junior team members and transfer technical knowledge to the customer
Qualification
Required
BS Degree in engineering or related field required
Minimum of 10 years work experience with 7 years in flight simulation
Experience in design and delivery of products to the US military. This experience must include software development and computer system hardware layout and networks
Must demonstrate the ability to create and understand technical documents related to aircraft, computers, electronics and flight simulation technology
Exceptional written and verbal communication skills
Due to U.S. Government contract requirements, only U.S. citizens are eligible for this role
Preferred
Master's (or Ph.D.) in Aerospace, Mechanical, Electrical, or Computer Engineering
Experience in design and delivery of flight simulation products
Familiarity with C-130J Aircraft
Familiarity with version‑control systems (Git) and continuous‑integration pipelines
Experience managing Jira/Confluence or similar agile project‑management suites
Experience using Microsoft Project to manage a project Integrated Master Schedule (IMS)
Benefits
Comprehensive and competitive benefits package and flexibility that promotes work-life balance
A work environment where all employees are valued, respected and safe
Freedom to succeed by enabling team members to deliver, take initiatives and make decisions
Recognition, professional development, advancement and having fun!
Company
CAE
CAE provides simulation and modeling technologies and integrated training solutions for the civil aviation industry.
10001+ employees
Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$1.46BKey Investors
La CaisseFonds de solidarité FTQ
2023-06-08Post Ipo Debt· $400M
2021-11-05Post Ipo Debt· $70M
2021-03-12Post Ipo Equity· $287M
Leadership Team
Matthew Bromberg
President and Chief Executive Officer
Sonya Branco
VP Finance and Chief Financial Officer
Recent News
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