We’re ALTEN Technology USA, an engineering company helping clients bring groundbreaking ideas to life—from advancing space exploration and life-saving medical devices to building autonomous electric vehicles. With 3,000+ experts across North America, we partner with leading companies in aerospace, medical devices, robotics, automotive, commercial vehicles, EVs, rail, and more.
As part of the global ALTEN Group—57,000+ engineers in 30 countries—we deliver across the entire product development cycle, from consulting to full project outsourcing.
When you join ALTEN Technology USA, you’ll collaborate on some of the world’s toughest engineering challenges, supported by mentorship, career growth opportunities, and comprehensive benefits. We take pride in fostering a culture where employees feel valued, supported, and inspired to grow.
Position Summary
The Project Engineer contributes to the successful delivery of engineering programs by supporting coordination, scheduling, and process execution activities. Working alongside the Project Chief Engineer (PCE), Project Manager, and technical leads, this role helps align teams, monitor progress, maintain documentation, and promote adherence to established engineering and project management practices.
Key Responsibilities
- Assist in developing and organizing project plans, schedules, and defined deliverables.
- Monitor ongoing activities to support on-time milestone completion and maintain updated tracking logs and action registers.
- Gather, organize, and summarize technical and program data for leadership visibility and decision-making.
- Act as a liaison among cross-functional teams, engineering staff, management, and customers when appropriate.
- Ensure project records and documentation are accurate, current, and stored in accordance with company procedures.
- Identify potential schedule impacts or risks and communicate concerns to the PCE or appropriate stakeholders.
- Support the preparation and distribution of planning documents, progress reports, and related materials.
- Encourage compliance with internal engineering standards and project governance processes.
- Assist with resource coordination efforts, including assignment tracking, time reporting updates, and material requests.
- Participate in technical and program meetings, capturing notes, decisions, and follow-up actions.
- Contribute to risk tracking and escalation activities as directed by engineering leadership.
- Help coordinate design reviews, audits, and configuration control efforts.
- Provide logistical support for project-related meetings and occasional travel coordination.
- Support adherence to applicable regulatory, quality, and industry standards.
- Track completion of key deliverables, review gates, and required program milestones.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, a scientific discipline, or another related technical area.
- Approximately two or more years of professional experience in an engineering environment, project support function, or similar role.
- Exposure to cross-functional or multidisciplinary projects; experience in aerospace or industrial settings is advantageous.
- Working knowledge of project management concepts and commonly used tools such as scheduling software and spreadsheet applications.
- Experience contributing to projects within highly regulated industries (e.g., aerospace, automotive, or similar sectors).
- Understanding of technical documentation standards and configuration control methodologies.
- Academic coursework or demonstrated interest in project management principles.
Core Competencies
- Teamwork: Ability to collaborate effectively within diverse, cross-functional groups.
- Organization & Attention to Detail: Capable of managing multiple tasks, maintaining schedules, and ensuring documentation accuracy.
- Communication Skills: Clear and professional verbal and written communication suited for technical teams and leadership.
- Analytical Thinking: Practical problem-solving skills with the ability to interpret and organize technical information.
- Proactive Mindset: Takes initiative in identifying potential issues and elevating them appropriately.
Work Environment & Travel
- Occasional travel may be required (up to 10%).
- Flexibility to work additional hours as project needs dictate.
- Other related duties may be assigned as necessary.
Salary Range: $80,000-$100,000
The actual salary offered is dependent on various factors including, but not limited to, location, the candidate’s combination of job-related knowledge, qualifications, skills, education, training, and experience
ALTEN Technology is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Our Policy is to extend opportunities to qualified applicants and employees on an equal basis regardless of an individual’s age, race, color, sex, religion, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression or veteran status.
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