Pratt Miller, is a world-class technology company and a respected leader in motorsports, automotive, defense, and aerospace industries, providing clients with advanced engineering and low-volume manufacturing services. Pratt Miller specializes in solving complex technical problems, over compressed timeframes. Through vehicle integration design and development, low rate production solutions and robotics platforms, our goal is to help our customers with their product or technology development needs.

　　Pratt Miller delivers the best combination of technology and capability to our customers through innovative, creative, and/or fast paced solutions. We provide robust solutions that enable our customers' innovative products and designs. With our broad range of customers and partners we are Transforming What's Possible.

　　POSITION OVERVIEW:

　　The explosive growth experienced at Pratt Miller has resulted in opportunities for a project leader focused on vehicle integration programs with emphasis on electrification and autonomy. Depending on the blend of talent, skills and experience, the ideal candidate will qualify for a Project Lead that has the potential to grow into a Chief Engineer position, which is the highest level of technical leadership for programs at Pratt Miller. The project leader is responsible to support customer engagements, build a technical plan and form a project team from the matrix organization. They lead many aspects of project execution to ensure that the customer is satisfied, the employees are satisfied, and the projects are profitable. The leader will be responsible for developing core competencies and capabilities that deliver exceptional value to our customers and create a competitive advantage for our customers. Responsibilities for a Project Leader at Pratt Miller include but are not limited to leading the project technical teams through full vehicle design, chassis design, technology integration (focus on electrification and autonomy), simulation, objective testing, and subjective evaluation.

　　The fundamental candidate characteristics are as follows:

　　A blend of technical expertise, problem solving and program management skills capable of leading a highly skilled team to solve unique and challenging vehicle applicationsExperience in integrating electrical drive systems, HVAC and autonomy for vehicle systemsProficient at adapting to an ever-changing tool chain(s) and able lead the team to use the right tool(s) at the right time; to make decisions with data that optimize the end performanceEnthusiastic and motivated person that will over-deliver to the customer while building, guiding and motivating a small team of five to thirty peopleAble to operate in an ambiguous time compressed environment, coupled with complex and unique engineering challenges.

　　RESPONSIBILITIES:

　　Train and mentor engineers to support projects, build our core teams and support our people

　　Coordinate planning, organization, control, integration and completion of projects.

　　Plan and formulate engineering program; review product design for compliance with engineering principles, company standards, customer contract requirements, and related specifications.

　　Coordinate activities on technical development, scheduling, and resolving engineering issues

　　Lead the exploration of the design space, set the technical objectives and requirements, establish the decision-making process using trade studies, resolve any conflicts, and guide the team

　　Lead communication internally, as the voice of the customer, and externally as single point of contact

　　Coordinate personnel on project assignments through the resource forecasting process, coordination with matrixed department managers, and HR recr