Project Engineer

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES: A project engineer is the project champion and is responsible for establishing project plans, coordinating project reviews, and ensuring the proper implementation of project elements. This position will assist the Program Manager or Product Manager with the scheduling, planning, forecasting, providing adequate resources/ assets to achieve objectives, relaying updates to client/customer, and overseeing technical, procurement, and compliance activities.

This position has final design decision authority to drive projects based on inputs from team members and engineering management.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

• Track and proactively action milestones (listed below) for assigned projects (50%)

• Proposal and quoting

• Contract review

• Project kickoff

• Project / Design review(s)

• Job Order Creation

• Kitting Completion

• Quoting and purchase order completion

• Initial hardware build

• Handoff to Low-Rate Initial Production (LRIP) group (if needed)

• Project Completion

• Provide direction to team members to achieve project milestones (15%)

• Ensure actions are being taken to mitigate risk throughout the project (15%)

• Assist business leader/program manager by providing project updates maintain alignment of project and business goals(10%)

• Escalate systematic issues to management for resolution (5%)

• React and address project abnormalities by developing and executing an effective and efficient recovery plan. (5%)

• Provide feedback to management regarding team member performance

• All other actions related to New Product Development (NPD) Project completion as needed/directed/required.

• Refine specification from customer into a producible product

• Ensure delivery of compliant hardware and where applicable First Article Inspection Report (FAIR)

• Travel expectations occasional regional and international travel up to 20der%