Summary

Directs, coordinates, and exercises functional authority for planning, organization, control, integration, and completion of engineering projects within the area of assigned responsibility. May provide technical assistance in the areas of design, procurement of materials, construction, and testing of experimental models and prototypes. Work is broad in nature and may have overall project responsibility. May act as lead on projects.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Plans and formulates engineering program according to project requirements and company standards.
• Reviews product design for compliance with engineering principles, company standards, applicable regulatory standards, customer contract requirements, and related specifications.
• Coordinates activities concerned with technical developments, scheduling, and resolving engineering design and test problems.
• Coordinates with internal and external project stakeholders, as needed, throughout the design and development process, including the transition to production.
• Performs and/or coordinates the design, execution, and documentation of experiments and test protocols to verify that designs of products or subsystems meet input requirements and to validate that the product or subsystem meets the intended use.
• Coordinates and reviews the selection of prototyping approaches and methods to produce components or subsystems to best meet overall project needs and milestones; such as for testing, evaluation for tooling release, trade shows, etc.
• Reviews recommendations from project staff regarding manufacturing methods and supplier selection based on project needs and requirements as well as company standards.
• Directs and coordinates prototype or pilot-run procurement activities both within engineering and with other stakeholders such as purchasing and operations.
• Writes and/or reviews and approves documentation of development activities consistent with formal Quality Systems; including definition of product requirements, project planning, design output (production drawings, bills of materials, procedures, specifications, inspection criteria, ), design review, design verification and validation, control of design changes, and risk analysis.
• Tracks and controls expenditures within limitation of project budget.
• Communicates project status, major issues / mitigations, to other project stakeholders, engineering management, and executive management.
• Assists with related special projects, as required.

Qualifications

Associate's degree or equivalent from a two-year college or technical school, or demonstrated equivalent project management capability through related experience and/or training.

Work Environment

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is not exposed to environmental conditions. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.