Manufacturing Engineer Principal Sr

About Oshkosh Defense, An Oshkosh Company

Oshkosh Defense stands behind those who dedicate their lives to protecting others. As an industry-leading tactical vehicle manufacturer, every day we strive to meet or exceed our customers' ever-changing needs with next generation defense technologies and advanced systems. We operate with unparalleled commitment to those who depend on our products and services worldwide to perform their missions.

The Senior Principal Manufacturing Engineer will provide advanced technical leadership and high-level specialty research and development in accordance with engineering standards and project scope.

These duties are not meant to be all-inclusive and other duties may be assigned.

• Conduct research necessary to be an advocate for new technologies/products that will enable the business.
• Be a key influencer in technical decisions regarding new technology and act as a technical advisor to Engineering leaders.
• Collaborate in establishment of the technical base line and technical engineering vision and help lead the transformation of the organization into modern approaches to development, integration, and test.
• Interface with customers/suppliers to resolve complex technical issues to provide the business with innovative, industry leading solution.
• Provide technical mentorship to all levels of the engineering organization.
• Supplies technical inspiration and leadership consultation to other engineers.
• Create and maintain project documentation for analysis, research, and historical records.
• Perform complex engineering analysis to support the selection of parts, components, and materials that meet requirements.
• Provide technical support for prototype, pilot, and production support.

• Bachelor’s degree in operations, engineering, or related field.
• Ten (10) or more years of relevant experience.

• Internal Contacts:
  Contact with peers and others involving explanation of information (these contacts may be within or outside department or division), and the gathering of factual information; may include the communication of sensitive or confidential information.
• External Contacts:
  External contact involving a requirement to maintain a continuing external working relationship with individuals, or organizations.
• Communication
  
  Skills:
  
  Read, write and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence and memos. Read and interpret safety rules, operating/maintenance instructions and procedure manuals. Write routine reports, correspondence and speak effectively before both internal and external groups. Read, analyze and interpret business manuals, technical procedures and/or government regulations. Read, analyze and interpret scientific and technical journals, financial reports and legal documents. Prepare and/or present written communications that pertain to controversial and complex topics.
• Decision-Making:
  Significant responsibility for decisions and final results, affecting more than one function or a function with multiple units. Substantial analysis is required and many factors must be weighed before a decision can be reached.
• Complexity, Judgment and Problem Solving:
  Work requires the ability to plan and perform work in light of new or constantly changing problems, work from broad instruction, and deal with complex factors not easily evaluated. Decisions require considerable judgment, initiative and ingenuity in areas there is little precedent.
• Supervisory/Managerial:
  General instructing, scheduling, and reviewing the work of others performing the same or directly related work. Acts as “lead worker”. Job functional supervision only.

• Physical Demands:
  Frequent:
  Standing, Walking/Running, Sitting, Hearing, Talking, Visual, Typing, Fine Dexterity, Manual Dexterity;
  Upper Extremity Repetitive Motion;
  Occasional:
  Reaching, Climbing, Driving, Bending/Kneeling, Lifting/Carrying 30lbs., Pushing/Pulling 30lbs.
• Non-Physical Demands:
  Frequent:
  Analysis/Reasoning, Communication/Interpretation, Math/Mental Computation, Reading, Sustained Mental Activity (i.e. auditing, problem solving, grant writing, composing reports);
  Occasional:
  Writing.
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