Prototype Integration Engineer

BAE Systems • Sterling Heights, MI

101d • $95,106 - $161,680

About The Position

How does it feel to work on a team driven to make a big impact? Empowering. Our Combat Mission Systems business is hiring a Prototyping Integration Support Engineer to serve as a liaison between design engineering and the prototype shop. The location for this position is Sterling Heights, MI. The Prototyping Integration Support Engineer drives engineering resolutions to build issues requiring technical resolution. This individual will lead the root cause analysis and corrective action, and track all engineering related build issues to resolution. The Prototype Integration Support Engineer has the authority to make decisions and implement corrective actions for issues of part fit identified during the fabrication and assembly of products such as Combat and Amphibious Vehicles and Weapon Systems. This role is an integral within the Prototype Network as well as a key member of the broader program execution team comprised of members from the other groups such as manufacturing, program management, production control, and supply chain management. This role will be responsible for technical issue resolution to support the timely execution of the multiple prototype assembly projects.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree and 3 to 4 years work experience or equivalent experience.
• Ability to quickly evaluate program needs, identify capabilities and technologies needed to support and develop complex integrated and detailed manufacturing and sourcing plans.
• Ability to effectively lead manufacturing performance including requiring, developing, and implementing corrective action plans.
• Ability to effectively manage interpersonal relations and conflicts.
• Ability to use objectivity, creativity, and analytical ability to solve problems.

Nice To Haves

• Experience managing manufacturing cost and schedule.
• Experience in competitive proposal evaluations and negotiations.
• Experience in managing challenging programs on Department of Defense Programs.
• Experience effectively directing personnel from various functional departments.
• Experience or familiarity with Earned Value Management Systems (EVMS).
• Experience in developing and communicating program requirements to manufacturing sites/organizations including scopes of work, performance or critical item development, schedules, and Contract Requirements.
• Ability to prioritize, multi-task, and delegate.
• Ability to plan strategically.
• Ability to manage projects, and develop budgets.
• Ability to effectively represent the Company.
• Excellent communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Analyze and interpret design specifications, drawings, documentation, models, and/or test results to ensure technical designs comply with applicable engineering standards, military specifications, and product requirements.
• Support product development.
• Work with production support to create Problem Reports detailing engineering related issues with items in production, liaising with Integrated Program Team (IPT) to develop a solution.
• Maintain the variance control process for production related variations from the technical data package (TDP).
• Develop timely, complex and non-complex solutions to problems and coordinate effective 'fixes' through variances, standard and non-standard repairs and configuration notes.
• Assist in assigned special projects and/or process improvement teams to improve work effectiveness and relationships between design and production.
• Recommend design enhancements for the system, subsystem or component design to the design engineering group.
• Maintain a safe work environment and ensure compliance with safety objectives, policies, and rules.

Benefits

• Health, dental, and vision insurance.
• Health savings accounts.
• 401(k) savings plan.
• Disability coverage.
• Life and accident insurance.
• Employee assistance program.
• Legal plan.
• Discounts on home, auto, and pet insurance.
• Paid time off.
• Paid holidays.
• Paid parental leave.
• Paid military leave.
• Paid bereavement leave.
• Applicable federal and state sick leave.
• Company recognition program for monetary or non-monetary recognition awards.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Industry: Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree