Sr. Specialist - Project Engineer

Job summary

Provide project leadership and technical guidance for product developments while coordinating cross-functional teams through the New Product Introduction process. Manage project risks, budgets, and schedules while ensuring adherence to quality management systems and technical design standards.

Job details

Job Title: Sr. Specialist, Project Engineer Job Code: 46098 Job Location: Onsite - Waterdown, On Primary 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 and motivate cross-functional development team to successfully execute the New Product Introduction (NPI) company standard process Responsible for presenting to various levels 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 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 and continuous improvement projects as needed Understand and comply with the company Quality Management System Accountable to the Product Manager and Project Engineering Management Preferred Capabilities: Excellent working knowledge of Microsoft Office including MS Project Strong technical communication skills, both written and verbal Well-rounded project management background with experience in a highly technical environment Excellent project organization and planning skills Strong interpersonal skills, capable of maintaining and growing relationships with stakeholders Experience presenting technical project content to senior leadership stakeholders 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 Understanding of electro/mechanical/optical/video systems Design/working knowledge of mechanical design, bill of material structures and mechanical design terminology Design/working knowledge of electrical circuit design, circuit board assemblies and electrical design terminology Design/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 Experience in aerospace industry preferred PMP Certification is an asset P.Eng license is an asset Desired Education and Experiences: Bachelor’s Degree and minimum 6 years of prior relevant experience. Graduate Degree and a minimum of 4 years of prior related experience, and in lieu of a degree, minimum of 10 years of prior related experience. *This posting is for a current vacancy. In the province of Ontario, Canada, the pay range for this position will be $102000 - $152000

What you’ll do

Provide project leadership and technical guidance for product developments while coordinating cross-functional teams through the New Product Introduction process. Manage project risks, budgets, and schedules while ensuring adherence to quality management systems and technical design standards.

Requirements

Requires a Bachelor's degree with at least 6 years of relevant experience or a graduate degree with 4 years of experience. Candidates should possess strong project management skills, technical proficiency in electro-mechanical systems, and experience with industry-standard quality and design tools.

Listed skills

• Risk Management · Preferred
• Jira · Preferred
• Stakeholder Management · Preferred
• Root Cause Analysis · Preferred

Other relevant skills

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• Project leadership
• Technical guidance
• New Product Introduction
• Risk management
• Earned Value Management
• JIRA
• MS Project
• Technical communication
• Stakeholder management
• Root cause analysis
• FMEA
• Mechanical design
• Electrical circuit design
• Feedback control systems
• AS9100
• Aerospace industry
• Bill Of Materials
• Mechanical Design
• Resourcefulness
• Atlassian Confluence
• Project Schedules
• Management Reporting
• Stage Gate
• Project Engineering
• Planning
• Eight Disciplines Problem Solving (8D)
• Potentiometer
• Quality Management Systems
• Budgeting
• Aerospace Basic Quality System Standards
• Management
• Electrical Networks
• Continuous Improvement Process
• Electromechanics
• Feedback Control
• Failure Mode And Effects Analysis
• Forecasting
• Leadership
• Innovation
• Integrated Master Plan (IMP)
• Interpersonal Communications
• Lasers
• Project Management
• Microsoft Office
• Microsoft Project
• Milestones (Project Management)
• New Product Development
• Project Management Professional Certification
• Proactivity
• Product Management

Job areas

• Engineering
• Management & Leadership
• Manufacturing
• Technology
• IT Project Engineer
• Mechanical Project Engineer
• Mechanical Engineers

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