Project Engineer

Stellant Systems-posted 3 months ago

$90,000 - $160,000/Yr

Entry Level

Torrance, CA

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Stellant Systems Inc. (Stellant) currently has an opportunity for an onsite TWT Project Engineer to join the team in the space Traveling Wave Tube (TWT) group at our Torrance, California location. In this position you will support production, development and continuous improvement efforts for TWTs and the Linearizers TWT Amplifiers (LTWTAs) they go into. Stellant’s leading industry, space TWT & LTWTAs support spacecraft mission needs with over 4700 TWTs in orbit and 290 million operating hours. As a Project Engineer, you will be responsible for oversite and technical support throughout the life cycle of our product. This will include work during unit development and procurement, throughout manufacturing and testing, and ultimately customer troubleshooting. You may also support Business Development, Proposals and Program Management functions as needed. Additionally, your work may be in a variety of technical disciplines to perform general troubleshooting, root cause analysis (RCA), develop manufacturing process improvements and design upgrades.

Observe, evaluate and troubleshoot existing production problems
Develop an overarching understanding of the manufacturing and testing processes that go into the vacuum hardware and RF / TWT / MPM testing
Support operations personnel on day-to-day production needs
Support program management on technical issues and customer relations
Work as a key member of a multidisciplinary engineering team to develop or troubleshoot designs to meet performance, cost and schedule metrics
Anticipate and translate customer needs into engineering metrics
Specify components and/or direct modification of products to ensure conformance with engineering design and performance specifications
Communicate effectively with vendors, customers, and other Stellant personnel
Perform modeling and design engineer tasks on current or future products

Relevant engineering experience that includes a combination of or equivalent experience in production or development support, electromechanical design, radar or RF systems, electron beam or vacuum equipment, systems or project engineering
Specialist: minimum of 4 years of relevant experience and a bachelor's degree in physics or an engineering discipline
Senior Specialist: minimum of 6 years of relevant experience and a bachelor's degree in physics or an engineering discipline
Lead: minimum of 9 years of relevant experience and a bachelor's degree in physics or an engineering discipline
An advanced degree in a relevant field can be considered in lieu of professional experience depending on the degree
Project or system engineering with hands on experience preferred
Knowledge of the design, manufacturing or testing of RF and/or vacuum technologies, with emphasis on helix TWTs
Experience working with engineering drawings or CAD software
Experience with manufacturing, specifically in the fields of dispenser cathodes, vacuum hardware, brazing, RF systems, system integration and general mechanical packaging
Understanding of lean manufacturing and continuous improvement principles a plus
Effective verbal and written communication skills
Experience presenting to internal and/or external customers a plus
Experience in interpreting customer specifications into test requirement and comparing against test data
Ability to work well in a team environment and with individuals from a variety of areas within the company
A master's degree in physics or engineering is a plus
Understanding of computer modeling and simulation a plus
Computer programming skills a plus
Previous experience in root cause analysis efforts a bonus
Proficiency using Microsoft Office applications is necessary

Knowledge of the design, manufacturing or testing of RF and/or vacuum technologies
Experience with engineering drawings or CAD software
Understanding of lean manufacturing and continuous improvement principles
A master's degree in physics or engineering
Understanding of computer modeling and simulation
Computer programming skills
Previous experience in root cause analysis efforts

Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer

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