Specialist, Project Engineering

L3HHCM20•Hamilton, ON

1d•CA$85,500 - CA$135,500•Onsite

About The Position

Our Lead, Project Engineers are responsible for successful product launch by project managing the Engineering activities across a multi-disciplinary team consisting of Mechanical, Electrical, Systems, Electro-Optics, Specialty, Firmware and Software Engineers as well as a wider functional team of Operations project leads, Planners, Buyers, Production and Quality Staff.

Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree and minimum 4 years of prior relevant experience. Graduate Degree and a minimum of 2 years of prior related experience, and in lieu of a degree, minimum of 8 years of prior related experience.

Nice To Haves

Excellent working knowledge of Microsoft Office including MS Project
Strong technical communication skills, both written and verbal
Excellent project organization and planning skills
Strong interpersonal skills, capable of maintaining and growing relationships with stakeholders
Understanding of electro/mechanical/optical/video systems
Knowledge/experience using Atlassian Confluence/JIRA
Working knowledge of root cause analysis or reliability techniques (5 Why, Cause Map, 8D, FMEA)
A sense of urgency; dynamic, resourceful, innovative and takes initiative
Working knowledge of mechanical design, bill of material structures and mechanical design terminology
Working knowledge of electrical circuit design, circuit board assemblies and electrical design terminology
Working knowledge of feedback control systems, video standards, grounding/bonding practices and motors/potentiometers/encoders and other electro-mechanical devices
Working knowledge of optical assemblies, cameras and laser devices is an asset
Knowledge of AS9100 Quality Standard
Engineering degree and experience in aerospace industry preferred
Experience designing mechanical, electrical, electro-optical, software/firmware systems/subsystems
Experience presenting technical project content to senior leadership stakeholders
Well-rounded project management background with experience in a highly technical environment
PMP Certification is an asset
P.Eng license is an asset

Responsibilities

Provide project leadership and technical guidance for internally and externally funded product developments
Coordinate, prepare-for and lead presentation of design stage gate packages
Align cross-functional development team to execute the New Product Introduction (NPI) company standard process
Responsible for presenting to various levels of of cross-functional leadership in design reviews and business meetings
Develop and maintain project risk registers including mitigation plans, drive closure of risk actions
Responsible for providing project forecasts and maintaining adherence to project budgets and schedules
Lead investigations into product failures and other deficiencies utilizing root cause analysis methodology
Collaborate with cross-functional teams to implement mitigations for reliability risks
Ensure corrective actions are implemented and track effectiveness in preventing reoccurrence
Coordinate, prepare-for and co-lead presentation of monthly reliability metrics
Use of JIRA and other project tools for Earn Value Management reporting
Maintain project schedules to align with integrated master schedule milestones and customer contract deliverable
Participate in and support the bids and proposal/sales process by providing engineering inputs including feasibility, NRE, risks and schedule estimates for new products or features
Lead project scrums, closely involved in material shortage and build meetings
Understand and communicate cause and effect of changes affecting schedule, quality and cost
Coordinate engineering changes and lead Enterprise Change Assessment (ECA) technical pillar through the change process
Lead department strategic goal alignment projects as needed
Understand and comply with the company Quality Management System