Project Engineer (Hardware)

Ideal Candidate:

Work experience in formal project management in the space segment delivering complex project on time and in budget while navigating complex technical and non-technical hurdles.

Responsibilities:

• Take full ownership of project timelines, key deliverables, and strict configuration control throughout the product life cycle.
• Work closely with Systems Engineers to bridge technical development with schedule constraints, ensuring the successful delivery of the overall project.
• Coordinate complex logistics for field deployments and operations, actively managing both personnel and critical equipment.
• Track project budgets, resource allocation, and procurement timelines to ensure efficient mission execution.
• Develop risk mitigation plans and monitor their implementation.
• Faciliate regular project status meetings and communicate progress, constraints, and issues clearly and concisely to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Work with Supply Chain team to oversee vendor deliverables and critical logistics.

Qualifications:

• Bachelors in Engineering and/or Masters in Engineering, Business Administration, or a relevant discipline.
• 2+ years of professional experience in project management within the Space industry or affiliated hardware-intensive industries.
• Experience in engineering project management, ensuring timely delivery, resource allocation, risk management and effective team collaboration.
• Strong background in financial tracking, budget forecasting, and vendor negotiations.

Preferred Qualities:

• Prior experience setting up, administering, and working with formal project management tools such as Smartsheet or Jira.
• Experience managing the realization of complex hardware systems from conceptualisation till launch/deployment.
• Professional certification in Project Management (Ex. PMP, PRINCE2, or CAPM).
• Familiarity with the systems engineering life cycle and how it integrates with formal project management.
• Have a can-do spirit and good problem-solving skills.

General Requirements:

• Ability to take direction and work independently.
• Interpersonal skills to enable working in a diverse and dynamic team.
• Maintain a regular and predictable work schedule.
• Good verbal and written communication skills as well as organizational skills.
• Travel occasionally as necessary.
• Fluent in English.