Project Engineer 2

Safran; Costa Mesa (CA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Safran in Costa Mesa, CA seeks a Project Engineer 2 to lead engineering and technical aspects of a product system. The role is the primary technical contact for design, development, qualification, certification, and integration, with input on budget, procurement, and scheduling.

The PE2 may supervise 1-10 design engineers and leads moderate NRE/medium-high revenue programs, coordinating across facilities while ensuring FAA/EASA certification requirements are met.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5-10 years of experience working on aircraft products with expanding responsibilities relating to program execution.
• At least three (3) years on programs requiring FAA or EASA certification.
• 3-7 years of experience in Project Management.
• Travel domestically and internationally as required to support customer meetings and design reviews.

Responsibilities

• Primary technical contact for the project internally and externally.
• Creates and manages the Features Analysis / Long Lead item list to ensure an on-time FAI.
• Issues design memorandums and meeting minutes.
• Notifies certification departments of design changes that impact certification aspects.
• Coordinates integration across facilities and BUs to ensure smooth production start.

Education

BS Engineering/Science, or 2-Yr Technical degree

3-5 years field experience

Tools

CATIA V5

SmarTeam

MS Office

Windows 7

Job description

Here, we craft excellence together. Your mission? Making the journey the most enjoyable part of the trip.

Join our first-class team to reinvent in-flight experience. The Project Engineer 2 (PE2) is responsible for all engineering and technical aspects of a specific system, subsystem, or component of a product. The PE2 serves as the primary contact point for the design, development, qualification, certification, and integration of the product. The PE2 also provides technical inputs regarding budget, procurement, and scheduling for those items under the responsibility of Engineering.

A PE2 typically leads a moderate NRE/medium-high revenue growth program comprised of multiple/complex monuments and/or with new technology. The PE2 is usually assigned to a medium or medium high risk program contained in a large single site or multiple sites. The program is typically for an established customer with multiple subcontractors. May directly supervise 1 to 10 Design Engineers.

Summary of Duties:

Communication (internal and external) [PE Competency]

• Primary technical contact for the project internally and externally.
• Creates and manages the Features Analysis / Long Lead item list to ensure an on-time First Article Inspection (FAI).
• Issues design memorandums and meeting minutes.
• Responsible for notifying certification departments throughout the program, as a planning function, of changes to the design that impact certification aspects.

Coordinating Inter-facility / Department / Business Unit Integration [Program Complexity Span of Control]

• Ensures up-front integration of Industrial Design requirements.
• Defines the standard parts, materials, and notes to be used to ensure commonality across all products.
• Ensures correct integration of products and equipment from other facilities or BUs
• Coordinates activities during initial production of new product designs to prevent, evaluate and/or resolve engineering related production and installation problems.
• Coordinates the construction of samples, mockups, prototypes, and the execution of development tests, to minimize the risk of failures of new, untested materials, or designs.
• Provides the Certification and Technical Publications departments the information required to meet all report and manual submittal requirements for the airframe manufacturer, regulatory agency, and the customer.

Design Leadership [PE Competency]

• Contributes to the preparation of proposals, including the development of statements of work and non-recurring engineering estimates.
• Formulates conceptual design to meet customer requirements.
• Establishes and tracks all design criteria associated with the product throughout the duration of the project and disseminates them to all engineering team

Qualifications:

Education:

BS Engineering/Science, or 2-Yr Technical degree and 3-5 years of experience in the field

Experience:

Minimum 5-10 years of experience working on aircraft products with expanding responsibilities relating to program execution. At least three (3) years on programs requiring FAA or EASA certification.

Managerial Experience:

3-7 years of experience in Project Management, broad knowledge of Project Engineer competencies.

Travel:

The ability to travel both domestically and internationally as required to support customer meetings and design reviews.

Computer Skills:

Experience with Windows 7 Operating System, MS Office: Project, Word, Excel, PowerPoint. CATIA V5 (viewing and analyzing), SmarTeam.

Additional Preferred Skills: (not required)

• Bachelor's degree in mechanical or aerospace engineering