Lead, Project Engineering

L3Harris • Rochester, NY

2d • Onsite

About The Position

As a Project Engineer at Wescam-USA you will be responsible for successful product launch and new product development by project managing multi-disciplinary team - providing leadership and technical/project guidance for IRAD funded, customer funded NRE and or non-standard product configurations for EOIR sensors for challenging mission requirements.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree and minimum 9 years of prior relevant experience. Graduate Degree and a minimum of 7 years of prior related experience. In lieu of a degree, minimum of 13 years of prior related experience.
• Minimum 7 years of experience in a project management capacity managing several complex projects concurrently
• Minimum of 2 years experience in one or more of the following: Microsoft Office including MS Project MRP system(s) Confluence/JIRA Operations and manufacturing environments
• Eligible for a US government security clearance
• Presenting to executive and or senior leadership
• Project management background with experience in a high tech environment
• Current and advanced Manufacturing processes and technologies
• Strong technical communication skills, both written and verbal
• Excellent organizational and planning/project management skills
• Ability to lead the closure of technical issues
• Dynamic, resourceful and takes initiative (sense of urgency, innovative, problem solver)
• Ability to challenge the status quo and develop innovative solutions to achieve operational efficiencies
• Data driven decision making approach

Nice To Haves

• PMP Certification
• Professional Engineering license
• Project Management tools
• AS9100 Quality Standard

Responsibilities

• Responsible for successful product launch and new product development by project managing the Operations activities across a multi-disciplinary team consisting of Engineers, Manufacturing Engineers, Planners, Buyers, Production Staff, Quality, EH&S and Facilities
• Partner with engineering and program management to manage and understand contractual flow down requirements (internal and external)
• Prepare design stage gate review package and prepare cross-functional team aligned to internal requirements.
• Responsible for presenting to various levels of cross-functional leadership in design reviews and various business meetings
• Develop operations risk registry and associated mitigation strategies/plans driving closure of actions
• Responsible for providing project estimations, ETCs and adherence for Earn Value Management reporting in JIRA
• Maintain project schedule(s) and overall build schedule to meet integrated master schedule milestones and or customer contract deliverable
• Responsible for defining, project managing and tracking adherence to product targets (hours per unit, material cost, lead time, yield) by organizing, leading and or facilitating DFx toolsets
• Participate in the bid and proposal process by providing operations inputs, risks and CapEx requirements
• Lead/Participate in project scrum(s), daily production cell team meeting(s), etc.
• Understanding cause and effect of changes affecting program schedule, quality and cost
• Coach junior team members on project management/manufacturing best practices, methodologies and lessons learned
• Compliance with the company’s Quality Management System
• Demonstrate through project leadership behaviors of integrity, respect and excellence

Benefits

• health and disability insurance
• 401(k) match
• flexible spending accounts
• EAP
• education assistance
• parental leave
• paid time off
• company-paid holidays

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior