Position Responsibilities

• Improve product development processes by employing lessons learned and best practices such as modeling and simulation, design reviews, DFMEA, Six Sigma/ lean product development, DFX, and customer feedbacks

• Coordinate cross-discipline teams through meetings and progress measurement activity which bring distinct, specific projects to completion both on time and within budget

• Work on development of subsystem specifications, characterization & performance evaluations in support of system requirements

• Participate in Prototype builds, key suppliers, contractors and 3rd party design service providers/consultants

• Drive development of subsystem specifications, characterization, and performance evaluations in support of system requirements

• Manage day-to-day technical aspects for the project, including facilitating cross-discipline decision making, design reviews, defect tracking, engineering tasks/schedule/status management, issue resolution and risk management activities

• Introduce tools to improve project engineering excellence

• Resolves a wide range of issues in creative ways

• Works on problems of diverse scope where analysis of data requires evaluation of identifiable factors

• Normally receives little instruction on day-to-day work, general instructions on new assignments

• Other duties as assigned

Basic Qualifications (Required Skills & Experience)

• Bachelor's degree in related Engineering field is required or equivalent combination of education, training, and experience

• Minimum of 5 - 8 years of related technical experience in product development

• Proven and demonstrated experience with full product development life cycle from concept to production with proven track-record of launching new products to production

• Proven and demonstrated execution of product development methods and best practices

• Experience working with integrated product teams

• Broad-based technical knowledge and experience in order to understand and evaluate design and development activity across the engineering disciplines

• Strong organization, facilitation and negotiation skills

• Ability to analyze the assigned project, break down work into functional disciplines and/or subsystems and create design/develop plans

Other Qualifications & Desired Competencies

• Advanced technical degree preferred

• Familiarity with aerospace military/defense contracting environment highly desirable

• Demonstrates good judgment in selecting methods and techniques for obtaining solutions

• Demonstrated ownership, accountability, and success to deliver products that meet requirements on time and on budget

• Able to excel in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment, where small teams share a broad variety of duties

• Displays strong initiative and drive to accomplish goals and meet company objectives

• Takes ownership and responsibility for current and past work products

• Is committed to learning from mistakes and driven to improve and enhance performance of oneself, others, and the company

• Has effective problem-solving, analytical, interpersonal and communication skills

• Focuses on teamwork, collaboration and puts the success of the team above one's own interests

Physical Demands

• Ability to work in an office and manufacturing environment (Constant)

• Required to sit and stand for long periods; talk, hear, and use hands and fingers to operate a computer and telephone keyboard (Frequent)