Lead Project Engineer – Aerospace & Manufacturing

Janicki; Bellingham (WA); On-site; USD 95,000 - 145,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Disability insurance

Life/AD&D insurance

HSA/FSA

401k matching

Paid time off

Education reimbursement

Off-shift premium pay

Shift options

Job summary

Janicki Industries in Bellingham, WA seeks a Project Engineer Lead to drive engineering projects, mentor engineers, and serve as a technical expert resolving issues across design, build, and manufacturing stages.

You will lead a team, manage budgets, and collaborate with customers to meet detailed requirements while ensuring quality and schedule adherence. This on-site role emphasizes leadership and hands-on project delivery.

Qualifications

• A bachelor’s degree in engineering, material science or a related technical field is required.
• All positions require at least a high school diploma/GED.
• 5+ years engineering experience in a manufacturing environment.
• Commercial/military aerospace experience is preferred.
• Must have demonstrated leadership experience.
• An understanding of material properties and testing.
• Experience with research, data analysis, and problem solving.
• Must have a strong working technical knowledge of composite materials.
• Experience with hand tools, power tools, and CNC tools is highly desired
• Must have effective verbal and written communication skills in the English language.

Responsibilities

• Manage a team of engineers to execute project scopes.
• Manage engineering projects to produce technical deliverables with fixed cost and schedule constraints.
• Monitors and reports project financial performance.
• Communicate directly with customers to establish detailed requirements and deliverables, provide project status, and discuss risks.
• Direct and participate in engineering activities, including design, engineering reviews, and work order preparation.
• Responsible for assuring the team has materials organized and ready for manufacturing, including monitoring purchasing activities.
• Interact frequently with shop floor to ensure project health; may have daily presence on shop floor.
• Identify process improvement areas.
• Assure all team members have a complete understanding of all quality requirements for projects.
• Manage project scope and is responsible for the execution of the team’s work.
• Perform risk assessments, frequently encourages less experienced engineers to identify improvement areas.
• Shall, at all times, demonstrate cooperative behavior with colleagues and supervisors.
• Must be at work on time and maintain good attendance. This is a condition of employment and is an essential function of the job.
• Performs other duties as assigned

Skills

Leadership experience

Project management

Communication

Problem solving

Team management

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering

HS diploma/GED

Job description

Janicki Industries in Bellingham, WA seeks a Project Engineer Lead to drive engineering projects, mentor engineers, and serve as a technical expert resolving issues across design, build, and manufacturing stages.

You will lead a team, manage budgets, and collaborate with customers to meet detailed requirements while ensuring quality and schedule adherence. This on-site role emphasizes leadership and hands-on project delivery.