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Contract Project Engineer

Contract Senior Project Engineer

Competitive hourly rate

12-month Contract

Remote (US-based)

 

A US defense, national security and space technology company is hiring a Contract Senior Project Engineer on a 12-month contract to act as the senior technical authority across a high-complexity strategic systems program. This is ground-to-space, mission-critical work where the stakes are real and the integration is genuinely hard.

 

This isn’t a support seat. The program is live, the direction is set and the schedule is fixed. What’s missing is a senior engineer to own the integration end to end and drive it through to qualification and delivery on time.

 

What you’ll be doing

  • Leading technical execution and integration across complex, multi-disciplinary programs
  • Owning the customer, leadership and stakeholder technical interface
  • Directing Integrated Product Teams (IPTs) and the IMP/IMS
  • Overseeing subcontractors — flow-down, performance and interface management
  • Authoring and approving key artifacts — SOWs, ICDs, ECNs, test plans
  • Ensuring compliance with contractual requirements, CDRLs and standards
  • Supporting proposals — technical volume leadership and BOE

 

What you’ll need

  • Systems/aerospace/STEM degree + 7 yrs project engineering (10+ for the most senior seats; equivalent experience in lieu of a degree considered)
  • Proven full-lifecycle program leadership — concept to delivery
  • Aerospace or defense experience, ideally DoD and MDA
  • Knowledge of DoD acquisition frameworks and contract structures
  • A schedule-driven delivery mindset — these programs are date-first and you’ll be held to the milestone
  • Strong systems-level judgment and ownership mindset
  • US citizen with an active DoD Secret Clearance (or able to obtain one)

 

Nice to have

  • Solid rocket motors, propulsion, flight vehicle integration or complex electro-mechanical systems
  • EVMS experience — Control Account Manager (CAM) background and variance reporting is a strong plus on one program
  • Microsoft Project, Primavera or equivalent
  • Prior contract/interim work — you land and add value fast

 

Interested

Click apply with an updated copy of your CV. I’ll come back to you within 48 hours. If you don’t hear back within 48 hours, please assume you haven’t been successful on this occasion.