Project Engineer, Systems Engineer

Overview

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$50.00/hr - $55.00/hr

Position would require the candidate to be a W2 employee of Donatech.
US Citizenship Required.

The Project Engineer is responsible for the technical success of the project output within the constraints of the allocated budget and schedule. This role provides technical management and coordination of engineering resources to achieve compliance with customer technical requirements in the field of AC and DC Power Conversion and protection products. Product maturity ranges from refreshes of fielded systems to new product introduction.

The position operates primarily as a small team leader with occasional assignments as an individual contributor.

Typical day-to-day responsibilities include driving and managing the creation, review, and submittal of project artifacts such as plans, procedures, reports, design documents, and technical manuals. All major reviews are owned by this position. This role works with engineers to provide real-time support and guidance with respect to design, testing, or system requirements. The position requires knowledge of system operations and an understanding of end user needs.

The role is highly detail oriented, structured, well-organized, and capable of communicating large amounts of data succinctly.

• Engineering Development
  • Drive good development processes and engineering best practices
  • Follow methodologies and tools provided to improve engineering excellence
• Proposal Development
  • Participate in and/or lead the proposal process for technical WBS definition, cost estimation, risk estimation, and technical schedule creation
  • Interpret RFP requirements and lead the creation of proposal technical approach and content
• Project Management
  • Lead detailed technical WBS definition, cost estimation, risk estimation, and technical schedule creation
  • Manage day-to-day technical aspects of the project, including cross-functional decision making, task/schedule management, issue resolution/escalation, communication, requirements management, and risk management activities (software, digital, electrical power, mechanical, configuration management, and systems engineering)

o Participate in and/or lead activities to define system architecture and associated technical requirements

• • Conduct design reviews to ensure product elements meet requirements (e.g., Con Dr, SRR, PDR, CDR, TRR, SVR, peer reviews)
  • Lead definition of technical development plans (e.g., HW Development Plan, SW Development Plan, Integration Test Plan)
  • Lead efforts for unit testing, integration testing, verification testing, and pre-production (qualification) testing including defect tracking and correction
  • Support technical efforts for customer upgrade requests and change management for released products
  • Work with functional management to obtain and manage proper engineering staffing
  • Manage engineering budget and evaluate Engineering Estimate to Complete. Identify to the Program Manager any cost growth and reasons for growth
  • Coordinate handoff to Operations and Field Support efforts (in/out of house)

Required Skills:

• Broad-based technical knowledge and experience across engineering functions; preferred emphasis in Electrical Power Conversion Engineering and Systems Engineering
• Knowledge of the full life cycle of hardware/software products from concept to production including system architecture, design implementation, integration, and verification/validation
• Understanding of good development engineering processes such as lean product development, Design for X (DFX), Six Sigma concepts, product lifecycle management, and systems engineering
• Ability to analyze a project, break down work into functional disciplines, and plan how to accomplish it
• Familiarity with the military/defense contracting environment
• Outstanding written and strong verbal communication skills for internal and customer presentations
• Experience in leading integrated product teams
• Stro…