Project Engineer (Defense, New Product)

Graham Manufacturing; City of Batavia (NY); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Graham Manufacturing is seeking a Project Engineer - Defense, New Product to lead the development of vacuum and heat exchanger equipment for submarines and surface ships. You will own the project from concept through manufacture and interface with customers to address specifications.

The role requires 3+ years of mechanical/chemical engineering experience, strong writing and mathematical skills, and proficiency with Autodesk Inventor and related analysis tools.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical or Chemical Engineering.
• 3+ years of experience in engineering roles.
• Strong technical writing and mathematical analysis skills.
• Proficiency with CAD tools and ability to create/interprete drawings.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate engineering activities to develop new vacuum and heat exchanger equipment from concept through manufacture.
• Collaborate with internal teams, customers, vendors/suppliers, and other stakeholders to define technical scope.
• Support cross-functional coordination to ensure objectives and requirements are communicated and executed.
• Maintain collaborative relationships with stakeholders throughout development.
• Develop and maintain technical documentation, reports, procedures, specifications, and work instructions.
• Provide timely technical communication regarding activities and results.
• Notify personnel when timelines cannot be met and propose alternatives.

Skills

Strong technical writing

Strong mathematical skills

3D CAD modeling

Teamwork

US government environment

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering or Chemical Engineering

Tools

Autodesk Inventor

ANSYS

MATLAB

Mathcad

Job description

Description

Job Title: Project Engineer - Defense, New Product

Reports To: Engineering Manager

Division/Department: GHM/Engineering

Level of Work: Level II

Position Summary:

This position combines developing novel ideas with proven methods to design and develop the next generation of vacuum and heat exchanger equipment for submarines and surface ships. This position requires end-to-end engineering and development from concept to manufacture. This position requires extensive customer interaction, technical writing, mathematical, and analysis skills.

Key Results Areas by Level of Work:

Level II: Service – Coordinating “production” with problem solving and prevention

Resource Management (material and people)

• Coordinates engineering activities required to develop new vacuum and heat exchanger equipment from concept through manufacture.
• Works collaboratively with internal teams, customers, vendors/suppliers, and other stakeholders to establish technical scope and requirements.
• Supports cross-functional coordination to ensure engineering objectives and project requirements are effectively communicated and executed.
• Maintains a collaborative relationship with internal and external stakeholders throughout the engineering and development process.

Resource Scheduling, Output Management and Reporting

• Successfully plans and implements engineering objectives within established timelines and work schedules.
• Develops and maintains technical documentation, reports, procedures, specifications, and work instructions as required.
• Provides timely and accurate technical communication regarding engineering activities, project requirements, and results.
• Maintains a high degree of accountability for meeting commitments and completing assigned work on time.
• Notifies appropriate personnel when established timelines cannot be met and communicates alternate plans as necessary.

Continuous Improvement

• Develops novel engineering solutions by combining innovative ideas with proven engineering methods.
• Defines problems, collects and analyzes data, establishes facts, and develops effective engineering solutions.
• Applies engineering judgment and mathematical analysis to support design and development activities.
• Identifies opportunities to improve engineering processes, designs, and methods.
• Applies appropriate engineering tools and analytical methods to support problem solving and prevention.

Equipment & Process Maintenance

• Supports the design and development of vacuum and heat exchanger equipment for submarines and surface ships from concept through manufacture.
• Creates and interprets technical drawings and 3D CAD models in support of engineering activities.
• Performs engineering calculations and analysis as required to support equipment design and development.
• Applies applicable technical specifications, standards, procedures, and engineering requirements to assigned projects.
• Supports technical corrective actions and works with customers and other stakeholders to establish and address technical requirements.

Requirements

Qualifications:

To qualify for this position, an individual must possess the knowledge, training, experience and abilities required.

Education and Training

• Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering or Chemical Engineering

Experience

• 3+ years of experience

Other:

• Strong technical writing skills
• Strong mathematical skills
• 3D CAD modeling
• Capable of working individually or on a team
• Must be a U.S. Citizen and able to obtain government security clearance
• Must be willing to work overtime as required
• International travel may be required
• Domestic travel may be required

Preferred Experience:

• Military Standard (MIL-STD) specifications
• NAVSEA Technical Publications
• Performing engineering calculations
• Drawing creation
• Technical writing
• Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing (GD&T)
• Specification, procedure, and/or work instruction writing
• MATLAB and/or Mathcad
• ANSYS (Structural and/or Fluent)
• American Society of Mechanical Engineers Boiler Pressure Vessel Code (ASME BPVC) specifications
• American Society of Testing and Materials (ASTM) specifications
• Heat transfer industry work experience
• Shipbuilding industry work experience
• Machining
• Welding
• Destructive testing (Tensile/Shear/Charpy/etc.)
• Non-destructive testing (PT/UT/MT/RT)
• Experience quoting new and/or repeat work
• Customer interfacing
• Vendor interfacing
• Project management

Skills:

To perform the job successfully, an individual should demonstrate the following competencies:

1. Must have proficiency in MS Office applications including spreadsheet, enterprise resource planning, database, and specialized application software.
2. Strong written and verbal communication skills required.
3. Ability to successfully plan and implement objectives within established timelines and work schedules.
4. Ability to analyze problems and develop effective solutions at both strategic and functional levels.
5. Maintain strict confidentiality regarding company, customer, and vendor/supplier matters.
6. Follows instructions, responds to management direction; takes responsibility for own actions; keeps commitments; completes tasks on time or notifies appropriate person with an alternate plan.
7. Proficient in engineering application software such as Autodesk Inventor; ability to learn analytical software such as ANSYS.
8. Ability to apply mathematical operations to such tasks as geometric tolerances and drawing interpretation.
9. Ability to respond to common inquiries or complaints from customers, regulatory agencies, or members of the business community.
10. Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions.
11. Strong reasoning ability required to allow assessment of a broad range of customer requirements.
12. Ability to successfully plan, self-direct, and implement objectives within established timelines and work schedules.
13. Proficient in math required for first-level engineering calculations.
14. Sound engineering judgment required to support customer-consulting tasks.
15. Customer relationship skills to establish technical scope, requirements, and technical corrective actions.
16. High degree of accountability to meet commitments.
17. Ability to write detailed reports and correspondence.
18. Ability to thrive in a team environment.

Physical and Mental Demands

The physical demands and work environment characteristics described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of the position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Physical demands: While performing the duties of this position, the incumbent is primarily required to sit, stand, walk, stoop, and bend.
• Mental demands: While performing the duties of this position, the incumbent is required to read, write, analyze data and reports, exercise judgment, develop plans, procedures and goals, present information to others and work under pressure.
• Work Environment: This job primarily operates in a clerical office setting. This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers and filing cabinets. While performing the duties of this position, the incumbent is also exposed to high level of manufacturing and equipment noise. Duties are performed indoors in a manufacturing environment with temperature changes. Exposure to hazardous materials, fumes or airborne particles and moving mechanical parts with vibration.

Work Authorization/Security Clearance

Must be able to work in the U.S without sponsorship.