Senior Project Engineer

Gastops Limited • Ottawa, ON

53d • $100,000 - $120,000 • Hybrid

About The Position

Based in Ottawa, Ontario the Senior Project Engineer will report to the Manager of Project Engineering and will have a wide range of duties which ultimately focus around leading the day-to-day activities in the Project Engineering group responsible for executing all cross-disciplined Engineering projects for external and internal customers at Gastops. This role is a combination of both Project Management and System Engineering functions required to deliver highly reliable products for harsh environments in mission critical applications.

Requirements

• Skilled Project Manager accustomed to operating under standard key performance indicators (CPI, SPI, etc.)
• Knowledgeable System Engineer (functions and processes) familiar with cross-disciplined product design
• Familiar with top-down requirements management (client, system, high level, low level)
• Savvy Engineer able to deliver robust product designs for manufacturability and reliability
• Strong and clear communicator able to communicate high level recommendations succinctly
• Technically capable writer and presenter capable of summarizing Engineering details and analyses
• Professional experienced with keeping complex projects on time and on budget
• Poised individual possessing a professional decorum with experience in front of large corporate clients
• The ideal candidate will have an Engineering or equivalent degree with at least 10+ years of combined demonstrated Project Management and System Engineering experience.
• 7+ years of cross-disciplined Engineering project management experience
• 7+ years of system Engineering experience
• 7+ years of design for manufacturability experience
• 7+ years of full product life-cycle management (cradle to grave) experience
• 7+ years managing technical and/or resource teams
• 7+ years of experience in designing high reliability aerospace or other products
• Extensive experience in designing to international product standards (CE, ROHS, REACH, etc.)
• Extensive experience in obtaining international product certifications (CSA, UL, ATEX, IECEX, etc.)
• Possess a Canadian Professional Engineering license or be in the process of obtaining one

Nice To Haves

• Airborne HW/SW project management in DO-160/178/254 or equivalent (automotive) environments
• Safety critical and reliability driven product design
• Designing and management of safety critical products and/or projects
• Laser-based spectroscopy or other opto-mechanical techniques and methods
• Aircraft sensors and systems
• Particle and wear analysis applications
• High reliability equipment
• Condition assessment applications
• Gas turbine engines
• Rotating machinery

Responsibilities

• Manage one or more cross-disciplined Engineering projects through all product life-cycle stages
• Create, manage and maintain detailed project plans driving project team milestones to completion
• Report on internal and external project reviews, status updates and performance metrics
• Identify and manage project risks including contingency planning and risk mitigation plans
• Manage client and system level requirements and their derivation to lower level requirements
• Ensure the project maintains accurate project documentation
• Own and manage system level design documentation and issues
• Identify and resolve technical issues and problems that arise during the project
• Coordinate and ensure communication across various cross-discipline teams to ensure project goals are met
• Ensure client project and product requirements compliance throughout the project life-cycle
• Review and ensure Project Management, System Engineering & Quality project process compliance
• Support the development of major Project Engineering initiatives, budgets & roadmaps
• Work closely with the manager of Project Engineering to execute major department initiatives
• Support the execution of day-to-day activities within the Project Engineering team
• Mentor junior & intermediate resources on more technically complex and process related tasks and projects
• Autonomously manage the execution of complex multi-discipline projects with key clients
• Support the workup, review and approval of project estimates for business unit proposals

Benefits

• Salary range for this position: $100,000 - $120,000 (final compensation will be based on experience, skills, and fit).
• Bonus or profit sharing and share purchase programs.
• Comprehensive health and wellness benefits.
• Opportunities for growth and development.
• Social activities, company sponsored events and opportunities to give back to your local community.

What This Job Offers

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