Product Engineer

SPECTRAFORCE; Town of Elma (NY); On-site; USD 55,000 - 69,000; Full time

Job summary

Spectraforce is seeking an Electronics Product Engineer for the Military Aircraft Group in East Aurora, NY. The role supports electronics products through the production life cycle, focusing on production assembly and test, issue resolution, and maintaining product integrity.

The engineer will lead and collaborate across teams, with opportunities to touch NPI, supplier transfers, and cost optimization while ensuring on-time delivery and high quality.

Qualifications

• BSEE degree and 5+ years in electronics field required.
• Strong electronics knowledge from product to component levels.
• Experience with FPY, MRB analyses and ECN processes.
• Proven problem-solving and analytical abilities.

Responsibilities

• Assure product integrity and on-time delivery by resolving production issues.
• Identify producibility and quality improvements in product design.
• Facilitate design changes by redlining drawings and CRB participation.
• Establish tasks and schedules for Product Engineering on team projects.
• Create production/test instructions and train operations personnel.
• Provide timely information to affected groups on quality, schedule, and cost.
• Track FPY and product cost objectives and drive improvements.
• Coordinate with customers and suppliers to maintain design integrity.

Skills

Electronics knowledge

Circuit analysis

Troubleshooting

Communication skills

Problem solving

Office tools

Education

BSEE Engineering Degree

Tools

TeamCenter

Job description

Schedule: Mon - Fri, 7:00am to 3:00pm EST.

Duration: 6 Months with Possible Extension

Job Description:

As an Electronics Product Engineer in our Military Aircraft Group, you will provide technical support for electronics products for military aircraft programs through the production phase of the product life cycle. Primary areas of responsibility include supporting production assembly and test areas by resolving issues, maintaining product integrity, and influencing product cost.

Reporting directly to the Electronics Product Engineering Manager, an Electronics Product Engineer provides engineering support for 1-2 product lines, that are typically mature in their production life cycle. However, there are opportunities to gain exposure to program development and new product introduction (NPI), along with production supplier transfers and supporting the supply chain with product delivery.

As an Electronics Product Engineer you will have responsibility for providing technical guidance and working collaboratively in a team environment to support the Assembly and Test operations. You will be expected to provide leadership and be accountable for on time delivery and quality of the product you are assigned. While you may find yourself as the technical lead for the operations team, you will have support from Senior Product Engineers when needed, to ensure mission success and develop growth. This is a unique role where no two days are the same. You will wear many hats as an Electronics Product Engineer, often acting as a Project Engineer, Project Manager/Leader, Test Equipment Engineer and Design Engineer to name a few.

• Responsibilities:Assuring and maintaining product integrity, quality and on-time delivery of production products. You will do this by collaborating with resolving production problems, assist in troubleshooting test failures, monitoring and resolving first pass yield (FPY) issues, servicing non-conformances, performing Material Review Board (MRB) analyses, and assisting in evaluation for possible notice of escape to customers.
• Identifying areas for producibility and quality improvements in product design and initiate these changes and planning for schedule impacts.
• Support the facilitation of design changes by redlining drawings, attending Change Review Board (CRB) and starting the ECN process.
• Establish tasks and schedules for Product Engineering on team-based projects.
• Initiating clear production assembly/test instructions and providing training to operations personnel to maintain efficient production. These instructions include formal Work Instructions, Acceptance Test Procedures (ATP / PAT), engineering memos, and Electronic Historical Record (EHR) entries.
• Provide timely information to all affected operating groups regarding potential problems with quality, schedule and cost.
• Tracking key company metrics including, but not limited to first pass yield, and product cost objectives to maintain and improve our performance and goals.
• Coordinating and interfacing with internal/external customers and/or suppliers to maintain design integrity, producibility and quality in products.
• Lead Root Cause Corrective Action analyses and projects that ensure long-term solutions to prevent recurring problems.

Note: To be considered for this position, the candidate must have a minimum of a BSEE Engineering Degree, as well as at least 5 years of working experience in a field of comparable technology.

• Required Skills:Electronics knowledge from the product level down to the circuit and component levels – circuit analysis and troubleshooting.
• Knowledge of electronics test and measurement equipment.
• Knowledge of printed circuit board assembly processes.
• Have self-starting instincts, solid analytical skills, and a strong sense of ownership for responsible products.
• Have strong communication skills and the ability to collaborate at all levels of an organization, including working with technicians, customers and/or suppliers/sub-contract suppliers.
• Experience with Microsoft Excel, Word, Powerpoint, Outlook, TeamCenter.
• This is an on-site position in East Aurora, NY (remote candidates will not be considered).
• This job requires access to United States export-controlled and/or ITAR information.
• Preferred Qualifications:Experience in the aerospace or other regulated industry.
• General knowledge in the areas of Root Cause / Corrective Action, LEAN, Project Planning, Product line transfers and Data Acquisition and Analysis.
• Knowledge of quality and production related standards such as ISO 9001 or AS9100, IPC-A-610 and J-STD-001.

At SPECTRAFORCE, we are committed to maintaining a workplace that ensures fair compensation and wage transparency in adherence with all applicable state and local laws.This position's pay range is $40.00/hr - $50.00/hr.