Senior (Project) Engineer

Description:
On-site in Carlsbad, CA

Our client seeks a Senior Engineer operating as a Project Engineer on a fast-paced, multidisciplinary development program. The role requires systems-level thinking, broad technical capability, and coordination across hardware, software, integration, and test. The selected engineer will grow into sensing-focused ownership, align cross-functional teams, lead technical tradeoffs, and drive execution from concept through delivery.

Due to client requirements, applicants must be willing and able to work on a w2 basis. For our w2 consultants, we offer a great benefits package that includes Medical, Dental, and Vision benefits, 401k with company matching, and life insurance.

Rate: $100.00 to $120.00/hr. w2

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Responsibilities:

• Serve as Project Engineer for a major development effort, owning system-level technical coordination across multiple engineering disciplines.
• Define and maintain system architectures, interfaces, and technical requirements with consistency and traceability.
• Lead trade studies and decisions across performance, risk, schedule, and cost.
• Grow into ownership of sensing-related architectures, interfaces, and performance as program needs evolve.
• Work across hardware, firmware, software, mechanical, and test teams to ensure end-to-end system performance.
• Identify and resolve cross-domain technical issues at integration and interface boundaries.
• Guide designs for testability, reliability, manufacturability, and scalability.
• Develop understanding of sensor technologies, data acquisition, and system-level sensing performance.
• Partner with subject-matter experts to build depth and assume broader sensing technical leadership.
• Translate sensing behaviors and constraints into system requirements and integration strategies.
• Support technical planning, milestone definition, and risk management with program management.
• Provide technical feedback to schedules, resourcing, and build/test strategies.
• Track technical readiness and integration maturity across phases.
• Coordinate efforts across multiple teams in a matrixed environment and mentor engineers in systems thinking.
• Serve as a technical point of contact for engineering leadership and customers.
• Support definition of system-level test and validation strategies, including integration and performance testing.
• Assist with root-cause analysis and guide corrective actions while ensuring test results and field data inform design improvements.

Experience Requirements:

• 8-12+ years of experience in complex system or product development.
• Demonstrated ability to lead or coordinate multidisciplinary technical efforts.
• Strong systems engineering fundamentals across requirements, interfaces, and integration.
• Ability to learn new technical domains and operate in ambiguous environments.
• Effective communication and alignment across diverse technical teams.
• Travel up to 25% domestically.
• Ability to work on-site in Carlsbad, CA or Tempe, AZ in a hybrid model 3 days per week.
• ship required.
• Ability to obtain a United States Top Secret/SCI Clearance.
• Helpful: experience with sensor-enabled or data-driven systems, embedded systems, controls, data processing, or system integration.
• Helpful: experience as a Project Engineer, Lead Engineer, or Technical Lead.
• Helpful: experience delivering products through the full product lifecycle.

Education Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering (Electrical, Mechanical, Software, Systems, or related). Master's preferred.
• Active Secret Clearance required.

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