Lead Mechanical / Aerospace Project Engineer IV

Johnson Service Group (JSG) is a nationally recognized professional staffing and recruiting firm that is currently looking for a Lead MECHANICAL/AEROSPACE PROJECT ENGINEER (IV) with   8 - 10 YEARS’ experience working in a Manufacturing environment. This is a Direct hire opportunity with an Electronics company in Phoenix, AZ.

Education:                     BSME or BSAE (minimum)

Job Description:
The Lead Project Engineer will perform a variety of design, test, and project management engineering functions under general direction related to pressure and temperature sensor products.  Functions include design, product development, and project management, sustaining engineering, customer technical support, and regulatory compliance. Products include pressure switches, transducers, and transmitters utilizing silicone piezoresistive MEMS, Thin Film, Belleville Disk Springs, Capacitive and SOI sensors for pressure applications; as well as thin film and wire wound RTD’s (Resistance Thermal Detectors) for temperature sensing applications.
Key Responsibilities:

• Lead the planning, execution, and delivery of engineering projects, ensuring they meet quality, time, and budget constraints.
• Coordinates cross-functional teams, including engineering, manufacturing, and supply chain, to ensure project milestones are met.
• Develop and implement project scopes, schedules, and budgets, adjusting as necessary based on project demands or changes.
• Performs risk assessments to identify potential project obstacles and devise mitigation strategies for successful project outcomes.
• 3D-Design of electro-mechanical, thin film, MEMS type piezoresistive switches, sensors, transmitters and accessories used on airborne and industrial fluid power and pneumatic equipment systems.
• Coordinate project activities, allocate resources, and track progress.
• Provide sustaining engineering for existing sensors, switches, and accessories.
• Review customer specifications and develop proposals to meet their requirements.
• Prototyping and testing to verify the operational performance of new or improved designs.
• Prepare BOM’s, ATPs, QTPs, QTRs, reliability, maintainability and other documents as needed.
• Lead customer design reviews.
• Lead cross-functional design and development teams.
• Manage hardware integration and verification efforts per plan.
• Interface with vendors and production to ensure delivered products meet customer requirements.
• Create new processes and design practices to satisfy industry standards for mechanical and electrical hardware design and implementation.
• Collaborate with peers, supervisors, and managers to improve efficiency and reduce component costs in development and production.
• Perform trouble shooting as necessary on faulty sensors and switches.
• Work is stated in terms of objectives, requiring project planning and judgment.
• May have overall project responsibility.
• Will act as a lead on most assigned projects and assist lower-level engineers and technicians.

Skills and Requirements:

• Applicant must be ITAR compliant.
• BSME, BSAE or equivalent technical degree
•  8 - 10 years’ experience in design engineering of electro-mechanical products
• Proficient knowledge of Auto Cad, Solid Works or Pro E
• Proficient knowledge of ANSI Y14.5M Geometric Dimensioning & Tolerancing
• Working knowledge of basic analytical engineering tools such as Stress Analysis, FMEA and Design of Experiments
• Experience with LabVIEW, Matlab, or similar test software.
• RTCA-DO160 & MIL-STD-810 standards knowledge
• Proficient in the use of business software – MS Project, Excel, Word and Power Point.
• Proficient knowledge of Quality Control processes and various stages of production process.
• Excellent communication skills, including writing and presenting product and service information to engineers, customers and operators.
• Ability to effectively work from written travelers, blueprints, schematics and quality reports.
• Ability to react to changes productively, and perform other essential tasks as assigned.
• Effective time management skills.
• Attention to detail.
• Continuous improvement focus.
• Availability, flexibility, and maturity to represent the company.
• Conduct himself/herself in a business-like, and civil manner.
• Ability to sit for prolonged periods in front of a computer as necessary.

** Johnson Service Group (JSG) is an Equal Opportunity Employer. JSG provides equal employment opportunities to all applicants and employees without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, marital status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.
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