Program Manager/Project Engineer

Education

• Bachelor’s Degree: Engineering Degree

Work Experience

• General Experience: Most employers look for 5 to 8+ years of progressive experience in project engineering or project management

Core Skills

• Strategic Alignment: Linking daily project outputs to long-term business goals. Coordinate projects that rely on one another—making sure project A finishes so project B can start, or resolving bottlenecks
• Financial & Budget Acumen: Managing program budgets and cost-benefit analysis.
• Leadership & Influence: Managing and mentoring cross-functional teams and project managers rather than micromanaging tasks.
• Communication & Stakeholder Management: Presenting clear reports and working across executive and operational levels, generate report progress and review timelines
• Risk & Conflict Management: Spot cross-project risks early, build contingency plans, solve resource conflicts between different teams and problem-solving skills
• Resource & Budget Allocation: Review budgets, staff, and assets across multiple projects

· Focus on the day-to-day tasks and timeline of projects

Expected Demonstrated skills

• Demonstrated Leadership skills
• Demonstrated written and verbal communication skills
• Demonstrated Cost control and budgeting skills
• Demonstrated Teamwork and motivational skills

Salary range: $100k - $120k annually depending on experience

EOE/Disability/Veteran

FEI offers a comprehensive benefits package that includes Medical, Dental, Vision, Flexible Spending Accounts, and a 401(k) plan with a 6% company match in company stock.

We also provide a very generous paid time off policy, along with 11 paid holidays.

In addition, we operate on a 9/80 work schedule, which gives employees every other Friday off. This schedule includes longer workdays—9 hours and 45 minutes with a mandatory 45-minute lunch break. One week consists of four workdays (36 hours), and the following week includes five workdays (45 hours). Despite this variation, employees are paid for a consistent 40-hour workweek, with weekly pay.