Project Engineer III (Aerospace)

HEICO; Florida; On-site; USD 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation

Paid vacation and holidays

401K plan with company match

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Life insurance

Disability insurance

Job summary

HEICO seeks a Senior Project Engineer to support QA, supply chain, suppliers, and customers in ensuring airworthy flight hardware remains safe and reliable.

The role involves interpreting drawings, assessing non-conforming materials, managing engineering changes, and contributing to design reviews and production part testing. Collaboration with customers and junior engineers is expected.

Qualifications

• Experience interpreting drawings and manufacturing methods.
• Ability to evaluate non-conforming materials for fit, function, safety and reliability.
• Proven experience completing engineering changes with substantiation and drawing updates.
• Ability to support customers and operators on product performance.
• Participation in design reviews for supplier or product changes and improvements.
• Experience reviewing first article inspections and changes to production parts.
• Provide feedback to suppliers on manufacturing process plans.
• Guide junior engineers on designs, regulations and procedures.
• Develop test plans for production parts.
• Design tooling or fixtures to aid inspection of production parts.

Responsibilities

• Provide support for QA, Supply Chain and suppliers about drawing interpretation and inspection methods.
• Evaluate non-conforming materials and communicate with QA, Supply Chain and suppliers.
• Complete engineering changes with substantiation and drawing changes.
• Support customers and operators regarding products.
• Participate in design reviews for changes and improvements.
• Review first article inspections and production part documentation.
• Offer feedback to suppliers on manufacturing process plans.
• Mentor junior engineers on designs and procedures.
• Develop production part test plans and tooling designs.
• Other related duties as assigned.

Skills

Drawing interpretation

Manufacturing methods

Inspection methods

Non-conforming materials analysis

Engineering changes

Design reviews

First article inspections

Production parts testing

Tooling and fixtures design

Job description

For more than 65 years, HEICO Corporation has thrived by serving niche segments of the aviation, defense, space and electronic industries by providing innovative and cost-saving products and services. HEICO's high energy culture focuses our Team Members' on providing high quality products and services to our customer base. Our leadership approach creates a dynamic environment that continually challenges our Team Members to perform at their best. For four consecutive years, Forbes Magazine ranked HEICO as one of the 200 "Best Small Companies." HEICO Corporation offers competitive compensation, paid vacation and holidays, an excellent 401K plan with company match, and medical, dental, life, and disability insurance.

ROLE:

The SENIOR PROJECT ENGINEER will be responsible for providing support to QA, Supply Chain, suppliers and customers with regards to the continued operational safety of airworthy flight hardware.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES Include The Following

• Provide support for QA, Supply Chain and suppliers about drawing interpretation, manufacturing methods, inspection methods, etc.
• Evaluate non-conforming materials, including analyzing the non-conformance for fit, function, safety, and reliability, and communicating with QA, Supply Chain and suppliers, as required
• Completing Engineering Changes with supporting substantiation and drawing changes as required for product improvement
• Provide support for customers and operators regarding our products
• Participate in design reviews for supplier changes, product changes and/or improvements for production parts
• Perform reviews of first article inspections and documentation for dormancy and supplier changes of production parts
• Review and provide feedback to suppliers on the manufacturing process plans for production parts
• Provide guidance to more junior Project Engineers on designs, methods, regulations and procedures
• Develop test plans for production parts
• Design tooling and/or fixtures to aide in the inspection of production parts
• Other related duties may be assigned