Sr. Specialist - Project Engineer

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Job Title:

Sr. Specialist, Project Engineer

Job Code: 46098

Job Location:

Onsite - Waterdown, On

• 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

• 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

• Bachelor’s Degree…