Senior Technical Project Engineer; III

Position: Senior Technical Project Engineer (III)
Location: De Leon Springs

Sparton is an innovative defense contractor headquartered in DeLeon Springs, Florida, with a rich heritage dating back to 1900. Renowned for our exceptional manufacturing capabilities, we specialize in producing high-quality sonobuoys critical to the United States' undersea warfare arsenal, enhancing national security against current and future adversaries. But we are more than manufacturers; we are problem solvers. Our team of dedicated engineers and skilled professionals' tackles some of the most challenging issues in defense technology.

Our expertise includes advanced research systems, maritime solutions, sophisticated sensor technologies and payload delivery capabilities.

Job Summary
The role of the Senior Project Engineer (III) can also serve as a liaison between the engineering manager and the technical disciplines involved in a project. The project engineer is also often the primary technical point of contact for the customer. The project engineer has an in-depth understanding of Sparton business goals. Additionally, the candidate must possess extensive experience operating within a defense manufacturing environment to ensure compliance with industry-specific standards and protocols.

Responsibilities and Tasks

• Manages a project within the engineering department through staffing recommendations, budget development and control, engineering project management, and personnel task management. Interfaces with the appropriate engineering department. In addition, ensures engineering changes have been properly communicated to internal stakeholders.
• Engineering Development Support to create ECNs, ECP, and cross functional team to drive closure, including Lot Acceptance testing.
• Provides a "single point of contact" between Engineering Development Team and the Program Office for providing program status and resolving problems.
• Responsible for ensuring department and program goals and objectives are met.
• May interface directly with customers through SETR presentations, technical interchange meetings, or other communication forms.
• Present group status in program reviews and monthly reports. Assigns specific job tasks to engineers and teams for completion as well as monitor progress.
• Works with systems engineering to determine technical requirements.
• Uses Sparton policies and procedures to complete work assignments and assures group employees adhere to the Sparton policies and procedures.

Education, Experience, Licenses and Certifications

• 4-year degree from an accredited university in Engineering or related field OR a combination of education and relevant experience.
• A minimum of 7 years of project planning experience.

Skills and Abilities

• Must be able to obtain security clearance. U.S. Citizenship is required.
• Must be knowledgeable about development methods and procedures.
• Ability to work with multiple-disciplined projects.
• Excellent project management skills.
• Excellent organization, time management and decision-making skills.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office including:
  Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook and Teams.

Travel and Physical Requirements

• 10% Travel required.
• The physical demands describe here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of the job. The work environment characteristics described are representative of those an employee may encounter while performing the essential functions of this job. This job operates in a professional office environment and a manufacturing environment. The employee may be exposed to fumes or airborne particles, moving mechanical parts and vibration.
  
  The employee is occasionally exposed to a variety of extreme conditions in the plant. The noise level in the work environment may be loud.
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to sit, stand, talk, and communicate, use hands/finger, feel, and reach with arms. This position requires the ability to lift, bend or stoop as necessary up to 20lbs.

Benefits Highlights
Healthcare

• Robust medical, dental, vision, & disability coverage.
• Healthcare concierge to help you navigate your benefit selections.
• Virtual health solutions for physical therapy, menopause, and diabetes.
• Company paid Basic Life Insurance. Additional Life & AD&D Insurances are available.
• On-site wellness clinic.

Paid Benefits

• Competitive compensation.
• 401k program to plan for your future with company match 75% up to 8% plus 1% Employer contribution.
• Company Paid Time Off (Vacation and Sick).
• Paid parental leave.
• Adoption assistance.
• Fertility and family building assistance.

Additional Benefits

• Flexible work schedules available based on position:
  • 9/80 schedule providing every other Friday off
  • 5/8s
  • 4/10s
  • 3/12s
• Lifestyle spending account.
• Perks at work.
• Generous employee referral program.
• Tuition reimbursement.
• Voluntary benefits available: longer term care, legal, identity theft, pet Insurance, and many more options

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