Senior Project Engineer: Product Development & Launch

AV; Simi Valley (CA); On-site; USD 100,500 - 153,250; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision

401(k) with company matching

9/80 work schedule

Paid holiday shutdown

Job summary

AeroVironment, Inc. in California is seeking a Project Engineer III to ensure success of technical deliverables across design, analysis, prototype, integration, and verification, and to assist in new product launches to production.

The role requires coordinating cross-disciplinary teams, developing subsystem specifications, participating in prototype builds, and managing day-to-day technical activities to keep projects on schedule and within budget.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a related engineering field or equivalent combination of education, training, and experience.
• 5–8 years of related technical experience in product development.
• Experience with full product development life cycle from concept to production.
• Experience with product development methods and best practices.
• Experience working with integrated product teams.

Responsibilities

• Improve product development processes using lessons learned and best practices such as modeling and simulation, design reviews, DFMEA, Six Sigma/lean product development, DFX, and customer feedback.
• Coordinate cross-discipline teams through meetings and progress measurement activities, ensuring projects are completed on time and within budget.
• Develop subsystem specifications, conduct characterization and performance evaluations in support of system requirements.
• Participate in prototype builds, collaborating with key suppliers, contractors, and third‑party design service providers/consultants.
• Manage day‑to‑day technical aspects of the project, including facilitating cross‑discipline decision making, design reviews, defect tracking, engineering task/schedule/status management, issue resolution, and risk management.
• Introduce tools to improve project engineering excellence.
• Resolve a wide range of issues in creative ways and analyze data requiring evaluation of identifiable factors.
• Work on problems of diverse scope with minimal instruction on day‑to‑day work.
• Other duties as assigned.

Skills

Product development lifecycle

Cross-functional teamwork

Design reviews/DFMEA

Analytical thinking

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering or related field

Advanced technical degree preferred

Job description

AeroVironment, Inc. in California is seeking a Project Engineer III to ensure success of technical deliverables across design, analysis, prototype, integration, and verification, and to assist in new product launches to production.

The role requires coordinating cross-disciplinary teams, developing subsystem specifications, participating in prototype builds, and managing day-to-day technical activities to keep projects on schedule and within budget.