Product Engineer II

Worker Type

Regular

Job Description

As a Product Engineer II at Aero Vironment, one sustains engineering support for UAV systems 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 & 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 & suppliers with the production of mechanical components & 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; familiar with the manufacturing process
• 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 & report writing, review of contracts for production orders
• Helps coordinate the transition for new products and product variants into production
• Coordinates 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, 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 is required 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 engineering design environments, including support of products in production
• Experience with unmanned air vehicles plus RF, digital, and communications electronics design, electronics manufacturing troubleshooting, PCB layout, schematics and assembly; design/drafting/CAD (Altium), including ASME Y14 drawing standards
• Ability to solve basic structural dynamics problems
• Strong understanding of configuration management principles
• Understanding of general engineering fundamentals, mathematics, physics, material properties, electronics, systems, software
• Understanding of 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, where small teams share a broad variety of duties
• 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…