Senior Project Engineering Specialist

Are you a Senior Project Engineer Specialist looking to join one of the top companies in the Aerospace and Defense Industry?

Are you looking to further your career and grow?

Do you have experience in project management?

If you answered yes to those three questions, then apply today!

Acara Solutions seeks highly qualified candidates to work ON-SITE with our client in Tulsa, OK. Interested?

Here's what you'd do:

• The Project Engineer is responsible for the technical success of the project output within the constraints of the allocated budget and schedule.
• This positions role specifically is the technical management and coordination of engineering resources to achieve compliance with the customer technical requirements in the field of AC and DC Power Conversion and protection products.
• Product maturity ranges from refreshes of fielded systems to new product introduction.
• The position operates primarily as a medium to large team leader with occasional assignments as an individual contributor.
• Typical day to day responsibilities would be driving and managing the creation, review, and submittal of project artifacts such as plans, procedures, reports, design documents, and technical manuals.
• All major reviews are owned by this position.
• This position will work intimately with engineers to provide real-time support and guidance with respect to design, testing, or system requirements.
• To perform effectively, it is expected that this position be knowledgeable of system operations and understand end user needs.
• This position need a person that is highly detail oriented, structured, well-organized, and can effectively communicate large amounts of data succinctly.
• Develop and drive good development processes and engineering best practices
• Follow methodologies and tools provided to improve engineering excellence
• Lead the proposal process for technical WBS definition, cost estimation, risk estimation, and technical schedule creation
• Interpret RFP requirements and lead the creation of proposal technical approach and content
• Lead detailed technical WBS definition, cost estimation, risk estimation, and technical schedule creation
• Manage day to day technical aspects of the project, including cross-functional decision making, task/schedule management, issue resolution/escalation, communication, requirements management, and risk management activities.
• Activities overseen include software, digital, electrical power, mechanical, configuration management, and systems engineering.
• Lead activities to define system architecture and associated technical requirements
• Conduct design reviews to ensure that product elements meet requirements (ConDr, SRR, PDR, CDR, TRR, SVR, peer reviews)
• Lead definition of technical development plans (HW Development Plan, SW Development Plan, Integration Test Plan)
• Lead efforts for unit testing, integration testing, verification testing, and pre-production (qualification) testing including efforts for defect tracking and correction
• Support technical efforts for customer upgrade requests and change management for released products
• Work with functional management to obtain and manage proper engineering staffing
• Manage engineering budget and evaluate engineering Estimate to Complete.
• Identify to the Program Manager any cost growth and reasons for growth.
• Coordinate hand off to Operations and Field Support efforts (in/out of house).

Here's what you'll get:

Pay: $57.00 - $62.50 / hr.

Hours: 9/80 hrs/Week. (1^st shift).

Length: Temp (12 months).

Sound like a good fit?

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About Acara Solutions

Acara is a premier recruiting and workforce solutions provider-we help companies compete for talent. With a legacy of experience in various industries worldwide, we partner with clients, listen to their needs, and customize visionary talent solutions that drive desired business outcomes. We leverage decades of experience to deliver contingent staffing, direct placement, executive search, and workforce services worldwide.

• High School Diploma or GED.
• Minimum 10 years of experience in order and evaluate design and development activity across the engineering functions.
• Minimum 10 years of experience in the full life cycle of hardware/software products from concept to production, including system architecture, design implementation, integration, and verification/validation.
• Minimum 10 years of experience in the military/defense contracting environment.
• Minimum 10 years of experience in leading integrated product teams.
• Minimum 10 years of experience in project management.

• Bachelor's Degree in Engineering or Science.
• Master's Degree in Engineering or Science.
• Emphasis in Electrical Power Conversion Engineering and Systems Engineering experience.
• Possess an understanding of good development engineering processes such as lean product development, Design for X (DFX), Six Sigma concepts, product life cycle management, and systems engineering.
• Ability to analyze the assigned project, break down work into functional disciplines, and plan out a means for the work to be accomplished.
• Outstanding written communication skills.
• Good verbal communication skills for internal and customer presentations.
• Good practical organization, facilitation, and arbitration skills.
• Proficient in the MS Office suite with emphasis on Excel and Project.
• Good communication skills, both verbal and written.
• Proficient in CAD systems, preferably SolidWorks.
• Experience with PLM tools (Agile).
• Experience with MRP systems (Cost Point).
• PMP Certification.
• Specific experience in electrical power distribution, generation, or conversion equipment development.

Additional Information:

• Upon offer of employment, the individual will be subject to a background check and a drug screen.
• In compliance with federal law, all persons hired will be required to verify identity and eligibility to work in the United States and to complete the required employment eligibility verification form upon hire.