Product Engineer II

Summary

As a Product Engineer II at Aero Vironment, one sustains engineering support for UAV systems for military and commercial applications. Includes design modifications of structural components, electro-mechanical assemblies, payloads, ground equipment, launching systems, flight control actuators, prototype hardware development, performing design verification testing, and configuration management of products. Other duties: developing and maintaining manufacturing drawings and bills of materials for components and assemblies using industry drafting standards, supporting design reviews, assisting project managers with the planning and scheduling of engineering work, and supporting manufacturing and suppliers with the production of mechanical components and assemblies.

• Sustains engineering support related to a product line
• Manages product line configuration and change orders in Agile PLM system
• Understands product design and features, is familiar with the manufacturing process, and understands customer performance and configuration requirements for production
• Acts as a technical point of contact for ongoing support and change initiation, including managing manufacturing and customer issues escalated to engineering
• Assists in proposal and report writing, review of contracts for production orders
• Helps coordinate the transition for new products and product variants into production
• Coordinates the release and update of engineering design documentation, operator manuals, bill of materials, manufacturing procedures, product acceptance test procedures, and production tooling and test equipment
• Coordinates development, testing and release of product improvements and variants in cooperation with product line manager, design engineers and project managers
• Provides component obsolescence management for the product line
• Provides customer support for failure analysis, field bulletin technical content, and general product information
• Works with suppliers, purchasing and planning to ensure resolution of technical issues that impact production
• Other duties as assigned

• Bachelor's Degree in a related field of study or equivalent combination of education, training, and experience
• Lean Six Sigma experience or Green Belt certification
• 2 - 5 years of related experience in a similar role, including experience in an engineering design environment, including support of products in production
• Experience with unmanned air vehicles is a plus; RF, digital and communications electronics design; electronics manufacturing troubleshooting; PCB layout, schematics and assemblies; design/drafting/CAD (Altium), including ASME Y14 drawing standards
• Ability to solve basic structural dynamics problems
• Strong understanding of configuration management principles
• Understand General Engineering fundamentals, mathematics, physics, material properties, electronics, systems and software
• Understand requirements for building production assemblies, including documentation for use on production floor
• Demonstrated ability to integrate across technical disciplines and organizations, including program management, manufacturing, quality, purchasing, suppliers and customers
• Demonstrated familiarity with office software and computer-based productivity tools

• Desirable experience or attributes:
  Agile PLM data management system product configuration management standards (MIL-HDBK-61A, EIA-649-B)
• Exercises judgment within defined procedures and practices to determine appropriate action; contributes to meeting project cost and schedule
• Applies company policies and procedures to resolve a variety of issues; typically performs multiple tasks on one project; completes tasks within schedule and budget
• Works on problems of moderate scope where analysis of situations or data requires a review of a variety of factors
• Able to excel in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment
• Displays strong initiative and drive to accomplish goals and meet company objectives
• Takes ownership and responsibility for current and past work products
• Is committed to learning from mistakes and driven to improve and enhance performance of oneself, others, and the company
• Demonstrates effective problem-solving, analytical, interpersonal and strong communication skills
• Consistently demonstrates teamwork, collaboration and puts the success of the team above one s own interests

• Ability to work in an office and manufacturing environment (Constant)
• Required to sit and stand for long periods; talk, hear, and use hands and fingers to operate a computer and telephone keyboard (Frequent)
• Requires frequent travel to support working with suppliers, resolving product issues, participating in system tests, and supporting customers

No Clearance

The salary range for this role is: $69,259 - $98,175

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