Project Engineer

Parker Hannifin; Irvine (CA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Parker Hannifin is seeking a Technical Project Leader in Irvine, California. This role involves providing technical direction and oversight for product development teams, ensuring project objectives are met through effective leadership.

The ideal candidate will have a Bachelor's degree in Mechanical or Aerospace engineering and 7-9 years of related aerospace experience. Strong skills in project management and team building are essential, along with excellent communication abilities.

Qualifications

• 7-9 years of aerospace experience required.
• Ability to manage multiple project deliverables.
• Experience in hydraulic and electromechanical actuation is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical direction and oversight for product development teams.
• Communicate with senior technical representatives to resolve issues.
• Evaluate project specifications and identify risks.

Skills

Aerospace experience

Project management

Communication skills

Team building

Technical direction

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical or Aerospace engineering

Master's or Ph.D preferred

Tools

Project management tools

Data analysis software

Job description

With annual sales of $14.3 billion in fiscal year 2019, Parker Hannifin is the world's leading diversified manufacturer of motion and control technologies and systems, providing precision-engineered solutions for a wide variety of mobile, industrial and aerospace markets. The company has operations in 50 countries around the world. Parker has increased its annual dividends paid to shareholders for 63 consecutive fiscal years, among the top five longest-running dividend-increase records in the S&P 500 index.

About the Role

Has responsibility to provide technical direction and oversight for product development team(s) with long-term business and organizational impact. Is responsible for technical scope, cost and schedule management of assigned projects/tasks. Plans, schedules, and coordinates efforts of assigned project staff and is accountable to meet team performance to project objectives. Serves as a technical advisor on major projects. Acts as the primary point-of-contact on complex technical projects of significant scope and broad product, technology investment, integration challenges, and major customer impact. May have indirect or matrix responsibility to guide and provide technical direction to achieve project milestones. Has significant interaction with customers and senior technical community.

Responsibilities

• Develops project objectives by reviewing technical requirements (e.g. technical and commercial project proposals; customer statements of work) conferring with senior management. Determines project responsibilities by identifying project phases and staffing and resource requirements and costs. Ensures projects meet schedule commitments, cost (non‑recurring and recurring) results, and technical expectations through effective technical project leadership.
• Communicates and coordinates directly with other senior technical representatives (e.g. suppliers, customers, government) to reach agreement on specific technical issues. Maintains frequent formal and informal customer interface to present project status.
• Evaluates project specifications/proposals by studying product or system design and customer technical program requirements (including performance, service and support, and data requirements). Identifies product and technology risks related to project cost and schedule.
• Controls the project plan by reviewing any changes in technical requirements or specifications (e.g. requirements management) and recommending actions to achieve milestones. Controls project costs by reviewing non‑recurring and recurring costs, monitoring and approving quotes and expenditures; may administer and have oversight for outsourced contractor contracts. Maintain efforts within defined cost and schedule constraints, including statusing and root cause/corrective actions of associated variances. May act as Control Account Manager for project applying Earned Value Management. Projects frequently include long‑term R&D development cycles.
• Prepares and reviews technical project work prepared by others (e.g. system schematics, layouts, algorithms, transfer functions and related test plans, procedures and reports) by applying scientific and engineering principles and technical judgment. Advises and monitors regulatory and intellectual property concerns.
• Ensures consistent engineering standards, processes, and documentation methods are used in project deliverable. Establishes and maintains engineering history files, project files, and related information to provide archive of technical project activities.
• Maintains professional and technical knowledge by attending educational workshops, reviewing technical publications, benchmarking best practices, and/or participating in professional associations.
• Acts as consultant to management on technical and project‑related matters. Identifies mentoring and development needs; serves as a mentor for other employees.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree (BS) (or Professional Engineer (PE) Certificate) in Mechanical or Aerospace engineering; master's or Ph.D advanced degree preferred.
• Demonstrated ability to perform the essential functions of the job typically acquired through 7-9 years of related aerospace experience.
• Has thorough in-depth knowledge of engineering domain (e.g. mechanical, electronic, packaging, etc.), principles, industry practices, concepts, techniques, government regulations, and policies. Ability to apply broad knowledge of other related engineering or scientific fields to area of expertise.
• Strong facilitation and team building skills. Ability to communicate with and influence varied audiences to gain support or resolve issues. Makes effective presentations on complex topics to top management, customers, and/or other key stakeholders.
• Ability to apply and integrate knowledge of other related engineering areas or experts to own area of expertise.
• Proficient with software and specialized data analysis, design, and project management tools following established project/program management protocol.
• Ability to manage multiple or major project deliverables and provide technical direction to the team, customers, or suppliers at project milestones.
• Ability to respond to significant inquiries from customers, regulatory agencies, or other internal teams.
• Proficient with standard project management tools and practices.
• Ability to apply Earned Value Management (EVM) principles to manage scope, schedule and cost objectives.
• Experience in the Aerospace industry is essential, with experience in hydraulic and electromechanical actuation a plus.

Equal Opportunity Statement

Parker is an Equal Opportunity and Aff… U.S. Citizenship/Permanent Resident is required for most positions. (“Minority/Female/Disability/Veteran/VEVRAA Federal Contractor”) If you would like more information about Equal Employment Opportunity as an applicant under the law, please go to http://www.eeoc.gov/employers/upload/eeoc_self_print_poster.pdf and http://www1.eeoc.gov/employers/upload/eeoc_gina_supplement.pdf.