Kforce has a client that is seeking a Lead Electrical Engineer - Project Manager in Rochester, NY. Overview: The successful candidate will be responsible for hardware project management and indirect management of other electrical engineers in a matrixed organization supporting new product design and development and legacy redesign efforts for future production support. This individual will be a member of a cross functional development team with hands-on responsibility for leading aspects of design, analysis, integration, and testing. The candidate will be expected to lead technology initiatives that may go beyond their personal technical competency, utilizing Subject Matter Experts (Engineers and Scientists) from other specific disciplines as required. The candidate will work collaboratively across the engineering organization to focus on the requirements management, technical baseline creation, review and approval, technical roadmap creation and aspects of system engineering process compliance including, but not limited to, process artifact review and approval and risk management/analysis. Essential Functions: * Support hardware project management for new designs and legacy sustainment * Manage competing priorities amongst several projects * Support hardware research, design, and development of software defined radio systems * Make design decisions and assess technical risks based on schedule and budget constraints * Familiar with the principles and techniques of electrical engineering * Select components and equipment based on analysis of specifications and reliability * Perform project integration with other subsystems of a radio, including RF, FPGA, DSP, embedded firmware, etc. * Completion of assignments and delivery of results with general supervision/support * Support hardware project management for new designs and legacy sustainment * Manage competing priorities amongst several projects * Up to 10% travel may be required