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Project Engineer - Avionics

Phoenix, Arizona
REAL TIME CONSULTING (An RTCo Company)—POSITION DESCRIPTION
JOB TITLE: Project Engineer - Avionics


ABOUT THE JOB:
Seeking an experienced Project Engineer to support Avionics product design.  The Project Engineer (PE) manages the technical aspects of a specific project or effort and ensures technical, schedule and cost targets are met.  The PE is similar to the Program Manager (PM) in nature, just more functionally focused with the PM as his/her primary customer.  The PE is both a project manager and technical leader/expert.  A PE’s duties are broad in nature and may encompass multiple phases of a product’s lifecycle to include Pursuit, Development, Production or Post-Delivery Support.  While possessing technical expertise and experience, the individual will coordinate and lead the engineering product development activities.  The PE plans, schedules and directs the engineering support of the assigned projects, and keeps the team on plan through proactive engagement, constant and robust communication/ collaboration and focused risk management.  They are responsible for, and have authority over, all engineering resources associated with or in support of the project and must continually engage and collaborate with engineering functional leadership to ensure the necessary resources and support are available.  The PE musters, shepherds and leads the engineering team to success, providing quality, error free technical deliverables, to include subcontractor deliverables, to the PM and formal customer on cost and schedule.  The PE maintains open and clear communication with the PM, engineering function and assigned team members, suppliers and customer(s).  The PE is a leader in a vitally important role and is accountable to the PM as well as the Engineering Leadership team.

REQUIRED SKILLS:
  • Bachelor’s degree and 6+ years Technical Project Engineering experience
  • Graduate degree and 4+ years Technical Project Engineering experience
  • Experience developing safety critical products; ideally Avionics
  • Product lifecycle knowledge including obsolescence management
  • Project Management experience including Earned Value and Risk/Scope Management
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills
  • Accountable and takes ownership of assigned tasks
  • Self-motivated and takes initiative to get things done
  • Ability to make autonomous decisions
  • Ability to work collaboratively in a team environment

PREFERRED SKILLS:
  • Working knowledge of resource loaded scheduling and proficient in the use of Microsoft Project 2016
  • Experience with DO-178, DO-254, and DO-160 product development
 
ABOUT THE COMPANY:
Real Time Consulting (RTC) exists to partner outstanding engineering talent to support our clients’ success. Unsurpassed service is delivered to our clients by upholding responsibility, teamwork and quality. Our primary commitment is to help our clients.  Since 1997, RTC has been protecting and enhancing lives with safe, reliable, innovative solutions, providing full life-cycle design, development and testing of EMBEDDED ENGINEERING SYSTEMS and SOFTWARE SOLUTIONS with Program Management and Consulting Services. Our employees average 20+ years of versatile and accomplished expertise to our clients, driving continuous innovation forward. Employee’s innovative and analytical ideas are cultivated while maintaining the big picture vision in a fast-paced, changing environment. Our corporate values are to Uphold Responsibility, Support People, Promote Teamwork and Deliver Quality!
 

This position may require exposure to software, source code or technology that is subject to US export control laws and regulations (i.e., International Traffic in Arms Regulations or the Export Administration Regulations). To comply with these requirements, you must be a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident of the U.S., protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3), or eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Departments of State or Commerce, as applicable.
 
RTCo is an Equal Opportunity Employer; employment with RTCo is governed on the basis of merit, competence and qualifications and will not be influenced in any manner by race, color, religion, gender, national origin/ethnicity, veteran status, disability status, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, mental or physical disability or any other legally protected status.

To qualify for all positions with Real Time Companies, applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States and should not require now, or in the future, sponsorship for employment visa status.  Please be aware that Real Time Companies does not sponsor employment-based visas.  Additionally, certain positions with Real Time Companies that involve work with government entities may have more restrictive employment status requirements, such as U.S. citizenship, based on security clearance requirements or other governmental requirements.  Real Time Companies is an Equal Opportunity Employer M/F/D/V.

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