Sr Specialist, Project Engineer with Security Clearance - Indotronix International : Job Details

Job Title- Project EngineerJob location- Tulsa, OKDuration- 12 MonthsClient- Aerospace & Defense The Project Engineer is responsible for the technical success of the project output within the constraints of the allocated budget and schedule. This position role specifically is the technical management and coordination of engineering resources to achieve compliance with the customer technical requirements in the field of AC and DC Power Conversion and protection products. Product maturity ranges from refreshes of fielded systems to new product introduction. The position operates primarily as a medium to large team leader with occasional assignments as an individual contributor. Typical day to day responsibilities would be driving and managing the creation, review, and submittal of project artifacts such as plans, procedures, reports, design documents, and technical manuals. All major reviews are owned by this position. This position will work intimately with engineers to provide real-time support and guidance with respect to design, testing, or system requirements. To perform effectively, it is expected that this position be knowledgeable of system operations and understand end user needs. This position requires a person that is highly detail oriented, structured, well-organized, and can effectively communicate large amounts of data succinctly. Skills/Experience: Engineering DevelopmentDevelop and drive good development processes and engineering best practicesFollow methodologies and tools provided to improve engineering excellenceProposal DevelopmentLead the proposal process for technical WBS definition, cost estimation, risk estimation, and technical schedule creationInterpret RFP requirements and lead the creation of proposal technical approach and contentProject ManagementLead detailed technical WBS definition, cost estimation, risk estimation, and technical schedule creationManage day to day technical aspects of the project, including cross-functional decision making, task/schedule management, issue resolution/escalation, communication, requirements management, and risk management activities. Activities overseen include software, digital, electrical power, mechanical, configuration management, and systems engineering.Lead activities to define system architecture and associated technical requirementsConduct design reviews to ensure that product elements meet requirements (e.g., ConDr, SRR, PDR, CDR, TRR, SVR, peer reviews)Lead definition of technical development plans (e.g., HW Development Plan, SW Development Plan, Integration Test Plan)Lead efforts for unit testing, integration testing, verification testing, and pre-production (qualification) testing including efforts for defect tracking and correctionSupport technical efforts for customer upgrade requests and change management for released productsWork with functional management to obtain and manage proper engineering staffingManage engineering budget and evaluate engineering Estimate to Complete. Identify to the Program Manager any cost growth and reasons for growth.Coordinate hand off to Operations and Field Support efforts (in/out of house).Required Skills: Broad based technical knowledge and experience in order to understand and evaluate design and development activity across the engineering functions. Preferred emphasis in Electrical Power Conversion Engineering and Systems Engineering experience highly desired. Strong experience in the full life cycle of hardware/software products from concept to production including system architecture, design implementation, integration, and verification/validation.Possess an understanding of good development engineering processes such as lean product development, Design for X (DFX), Six Sigma concepts, product life cycle management, and systems engineeringAbility to analyze the assigned project, break down work into functional disciplines and plan out a means for the work to be accomplished. Prior experience with the military/defense contracting environment. Desired Skills: Proficient in MS Office suite with emphasis in excel and project.Strong communication skills both verbally and writtenProficient in CAD systems preferably SolidWorks.Experience with PLM tools (Agile)Experience with MRP systems (Cost Point)PMP CertificationDegree Requirements: Bachelor's degree in Engineering/Science field and a minimum of 6 years of prior related experience,Or, Masters degree in progress in Engineering/Science field and a minimum of 4 years of prior related experience,Or, in lieu of a degree, a minimum of 10 years of prior related technical and project management experienceSpecific experience in electrical power distribution, generation or conversion equipment development preferred.