Staff Project Engineer

Title: Staff Project Engineer

Reports To: VP, Software & Security

Revision Date: 8/28/2026

FLSA Status: Exempt

Level: T4

Location: Chandler, AZ (on-site)

Company Overview

Comtech Telecommunications Corp. is a leading global technology company providing terrestrial and wireless network solutions, next-generation 9-1-1 emergency services, satellite and space communications technologies, and cloud-native capabilities to commercial and government customers around the world. Our unique culture of innovation and employee empowerment unleashes a relentless passion for customer success. With multiple facilities located in technology corridors throughout the United States and around the world, Comtech leverages our global presence, technology leadership, and decades of experience to create the world’s most innovative communications solutions. For more information, please visit www.comtech.com. 

We’re seeking curious, growth-minded thinkers to help shape our vision, structures, and systems; playing a key role as we launch into our ambitious future. If you’re invigorated by our mission, values, and drive to change the world — we’d love to have you apply.

Position Summary

The Staff Project Engineer owns the technical execution plan for complex, multi-disciplinary programs spanning software, FPGA, hardware, and manufacturing transition, from concept through development, test, and release to manufacturing. Some of these programs carry heavy ambiguity, schedule risk, or cross-discipline complexity, with no established playbook, and the Staff Project Engineer builds that playbook: defines and improves how the organization plans and tracks execution, and works without a precedent to follow. The role reports directly to the VP, Software Engineering, who delegates authority to set and enforce program schedule commitments across Software, FPGA, and Hardware disciplines organization-wide; FPGA and Hardware engineering leadership co-sponsor that authority, since it covers their organizations too. On assigned programs, the Staff Project Engineer owns the technical execution schedule, and Program Management owns the contract schedule and customer commitments. The Staff Project Engineer and Program Management reconcile the two schedules together, and escalate to the VP, Software Engineering only what they cannot resolve between them. The Staff Project Engineer partners with Software, FPGA, and Hardware Tech Leads, who own technical design and quality, to close the execution gap between architecture and delivery, and influences peer Tech Leads on execution approach, including cases where current practice falls short. The Staff Project Engineer evaluates architecture, estimates, and integration risk with technical depth, but the role's output is a well-sequenced execution plan, not code.

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About Us

This position requires compliance with Comtech’s Drug-Free Workplace Program. Candidates must successfully complete a pre-employment drug screening as a condition of hire. Employees may be subject to random, reasonable suspicion, and post-incident testing. Illegal drug use — including marijuana, regardless of state law — is disqualifying under federal adjudicative guidelines and DoD DFARS requirements.

The pay range reflects the expected base salary for this position. Final compensation will be based on role, level, skills, experience, and geographic location. 

Comtech Telecommunications Corp. is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by law.