Operations Engineer

Job Description

Job Description

Description : Position Summary :

The Operations Engineer will direct and coordinate the cryogenic propellant test facility activities to meet both internal and external customer testing objectives. Primary tasks of the engineer will include test campaign planning including test article integration, operation, and data acquisition. A key attribute of this position is to interface with customers, both internal and external, including Sales, Product Responsible Engineers, Test Engineers, and Outside Vendors across multiple projects of varied phases, industries, and complexity simultaneously; along with directing, assisting, and reviewing Test Technician activities. The Operations Engineer will also oversee budgeting, scheduling, and technical oversight of the propellant test facility.

Key Results Areas :

1. Monitor and ensure that the Propellant Test Facility operates effectively and meets the organizations goals and objectives

• Operate test facility with a culture focused on safety.
• Perform long term planning to ensure that the testing area grows its capabilities, capacity, and organization structure to meet strategic business objectives.
• Prepare annual department budget, make capital equipment recommendations, authorize expenditure and track costs to control expenses.
• Drive budget performance, profitability, and cost reduction efforts to ensure the department stays on track to meet the financial plan year over year.
• Proactively coordinate team and individual work assignments to achieve daily goals and objectives to ensure schedule adherence and to optimize the overall efficiency.
• Ensure that the individual work outcomes are complete and accurate and meet the standards set by P3 Technologies.
• Develop and standardize processes that will enable employees to perform processes consistently and safely.
• Provide technical oversight and direction as required, to assist in troubleshooting or root cause analysis on difficult problems.
• Monitor safety, quality, deliver and cost (SQDC) to ensure that the Propellant Test Facility is meeting its metrics and deliverables to ensure company strategy is met.
• Identify opportunities and improve processes to drive customer deliverables and to obtain required results.
• Maintain a training and development planning process to maximize safety awareness and grow technical capability of the area.
• Proactively identify and overcome Propellant Test Facility constraints with equipment, processes, and staffing by developing alternative options, adjusting plans accordingly, and realigning.
• Monitor facility maintenance to determine root cause and corrective actions and incorporate the action into the maintenance plans

2. Define information and processes to facilitate assembly and test to internal and customer requirements

3. Develop procedures and processes to verify and validate requirements and ensure timely delivery of high-quality product

4. Collaborate with customers to ensure that information and data transfers effectively to meet their needs and organizational objectives.

5. Execute test plans to validate product while adhering to schedule demands

Requirements : Qualifications :

To qualify for this position, an individual must possess the knowledge, training, experience and abilities required.

Education and Training

Experience :

Other :

Desired Job Qualification :

Skills :

To perform the job successfully, an individual should demonstrate the following competencies :

ITAR Requirements : To conform to U.S. Government commercial space technology export regulations, including the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR), 8 U.S.C. § 1324b(a)(3), applicants for employment at P3 must be a U.S. citizen or national, lawfully admitted for permanent residence into the U.S. (i.e., current green card holder), or lawfully admitted as a refugee or granted asylum under 8 U.S.C. § 1157-1158. Security clearance is required for this position.

Equal Opportunity Employer :

P3 is an Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any protected status as defined by law.

Compensation and Benefits :

The salary range for this role is $90,000- $120,000. This range represent the anticipated minimum and maximum base bonus for this position based upon a good faith and reasonable estimate. The final compensation for this position will be set based on the applicant’s qualifications (education, training and / or experience related to this role), and therefore, may fall outside the range shown, depending on the circumstances.

P3 anticipates the application window closing approximately 30 days from the date the notice was posted. However, factors such as candidate flow and business necessity may require P3 to shorten or extend the application window.

Salary : $90,000 - $120,000