Project Engineer II

General Dynamics Ordnance & Tactical Systems•Healdsburg, CA

2d•Onsite

About The Position

General Dynamics Ordnance and Tactical Systems (OTS) is a global leader in the design, engineering and production of munitions, energetics, weapons, armaments, and missile subsystems around the world. OTS empowers the U.S. military and its allies with an extensive range of overarching product segments applied across all levels of strategic and tactical operations, providing a cutting-edge advantage to our warfighters. Our Ethos of Honesty, Trust, Transparency, and Alignment, are the guiding principles that form the foundation of everything we do. Integrity is paramount, innovation fuels our passion, customer satisfaction is at the core of our mission, and collaboration is key to our success - fostering a culture of teamwork and mutual respect among employees, partners, and stakeholders. Whether you're just starting out on your career journey or are an experienced professional, we offer a robust total rewards package that goes above and beyond with compensation; healthcare, wellness, retirement, and work/life benefits that include career development and recognition programs. If who we are and what we do resonates with you, we invite you to join our high-performance team! This role leads an Integrated Project Team (IPT) to design, develop, manufacture, and deliver complex servo actuator systems on gun-hardened and space qualified programs. Works with engineering management to plan, staff, and execute projects of all sizes. Serves as engineering interface to program management, senior leadership, and the customer community. Ensures project results meet requirements regarding technical quality, reliability, schedule, and cost.

Requirements

Associate's Degree and 2-4 years' experience
Engineering degree required
Proficient in Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint)

Nice To Haves

Bachelor's Degree
4 years' experience working in defense industry.
Team Leadership, organized, strong analytical thinking.
Effective oral and written communicator.
Familiarity with root cause analysis tools.
Working knowledge of aerospace specs and standards (i.e. MIL-STD, MIL-SPEC, IPC, ASTM, AMS).
Familiarity with Computer-Aided Design (CAD) and project management software.

Responsibilities

Performs engineering design evaluations and works to complete projects within budget and scheduling restraints.
Reviews industry policies and procedures to ensure data accuracy, security, and regulatory compliance.
Reviews reports of production, malfunction, and maintenance to determine or address problems.
Provides technical support for the engineering process.
Designs, implements, and communicates, an operational plan for completing the project.
Monitors progress and performance against the project plan.
Takes action to resolve operational problems and minimize delays.
Identifies, develops, and gathers resources necessary to complete the project.
Prepares engineering designs and work specifications.
Develops project schedules, budgets, and forecasts.
Selects materials, equipment, project staff, and external contractors.
Overcome obsolescence challenges on baseline frozen programs.
Work with manufacturing team to develop and implement continuous improvement initiatives on established production lines.
Advise program technical risks to program management and lead mitigation efforts.
Represent engineering on program material review board (MRB) and work with program quality engineer to disposition non-conforming hardware.