Cubic
Project Engineer
Ashburn, Virginia · Senior
Sponsorship not specified$114k-$143kDetected 2 days ago
Project ManagementJiraSAPLeadershipCommunicationCollaborationProblem SolvingMentoringMicrosoft TeamsPrimavera P6
About the role
- Responsible for leading the technical execution and successful delivery of engineering projects, products, or workstreams of moderate to high complexity.
- Provides advanced technical leadership, oversight, and mentorship to engineering teams while serving as a key interface with internal and external customers.
- Operates in a fast-paced commercial product development environment supporting a defense-focused customer base.
Responsibilities
- Lead the maintenance and sustainment of existing products, driving upgrades and enhancements through established engineering development processes.
- Own and oversee the development and management of project schedules in Agile environments while ensuring alignment with traditional waterfall milestones.
- Partner with Product Managers to proactively resolve complex technical issues and inform product direction.
- Drive and facilitate the identification, definition, and documentation of technical issues, risks, and dependencies across the project team.
- Lead and promote cross-team collaboration using tools such as Microsoft Teams to ensure alignment and transparency.
- Coordinate and lead collaboration efforts with internal departments, customer representatives, and third-party suppliers to drive timely issue resolution.
- Collaborate strategically with functional engineering managers to forecast, secure, and optimize resources in support of customer needs.
Requirements
- Must be able to work under project deadlines and be able to support Product Team in the establishment and maintenance of engineering project schedules and cost budgets.
- Must have strong organizational and interpersonal skills.
- Must have some leadership experience working with and building teams.
Nice to have
- Minimum Job Requirements: Four-year college degree in engineering or related technical discipline plus 3+ years of related experience.
- Plus 3 years e xperience in creating, analyzing, documenting and tracking engineering development efforts.
- Four-year college degree in engineering or related technical discipline plus 3+ years of related experience.
Skills
- Oversee and monitor product development activities and progress using tools such as Jira, ensuring accurate tracking and reporting.
Compensation
- $114,000.00 - $143,000.00 + benefits.
- The Cubic pay range for this job level is a general guideline only and not a guarantee of compensation or salary.
Company info
- We are committed to creating an inclusive workplace and welcome applications from people of all backgrounds.
- We do not discriminate based on any protected characteristic under applicable law.
- Serve as a primary technical interface with customers (internal and external) on requirements, issue resolution, planning, and status updates.
- Provide timely, professional, and technically sound communication to customers, delivering both immediate workarounds and long-term solutions to complex problems.
- Lead troubleshooting efforts with customers and engineering teams to isolate root causes and deliver timely solutions or effective workarounds.
This listing is sourced directly from Cubic's careers page and normalized into a canonical job model.