Sr. Specialist, Project Engineering, - NPI
Reference #: 18083
Waterdown, Ontario
Tasks to be Accomplished
Lead a cross functional team consisting of functional leads from Design Engineering, Operations, Manufacturing Engineering, Procurement, Customer Service, ILS, Tech Pubs, PMO and Sales & Marketing through all phases of new product introduction.
Ensure compliance to New Product Introduction (NPI) Phase Review Guideline.
Coordinate all project activities amongst cross-functional team members to ensure schedule, budget, and quality adherence to agreed upon NPI project milestones per the NPI SOW Generate NRE estimates for new product developments.
Generate and maintain a fully integrated NPI project schedule.
Maintain labour and non-labour forecasts for the NPI project.
Work with managers to secure and maintain resources for execution of project tasks.
Manage external contractors working on the project.
Manage project risks to minimize adverse impacts.
Oversee design compliance and verification to product requirements.
Coordinate the resolution of all non-conformances.
Coordinate the generation of and review all project/product documentation such as specifications, work statements, presentation & review material, reliability & quality reports, design documentation, technical publications and verification plans/reports.
Organize and chair design reviews, project stage gate reviews and weekly project team meetings.
Present project status to Senior Management at the monthly meetings.
Coordinate the build and troubleshooting of early production builds (alpha & beta units) Support daily Operation meetings.
Work with demand manager to ensure initial customer delivery dates can be achieved.
Provide support to Program Management for initial low rate customer production.
Coordinate engineering change requests and orders through the NPI stage.
Manage the transition of the new product into full production.
Support Sales & Marketing, Bids & Proposals, ILS and Tech Pubs by providing technical and cost information on new products.
Be accountable to the Engineering Product Manager.
Skills Required
Extensive knowledge of new product development processes.
Strong leadership, planning, organizational, analytical, and decision making skills.
Excellent interpersonal skills with an ability to handle multiple tasks and effectively balance priorities.
Ability to communicate project related and technical details clearly and concisely, both orally and in written form.
Ability to deal directly with internal and external customers.
Able to generate and update product development schedules using Microsoft Project.
Able to generate and present technical project reviews using Microsoft PowerPoint.
Able to generate project reports and analysis using Microsoft Word and Excel.
Knowledge of Risk Management techniques.
Familiarity with AS9100, Lean principles, Six Sigma.
Basic knowledge of the following: Design of products to be used on aircraft, maritime or ground vehicles.
Verification testing to military and aerospace standards.
IR and EO sensor technology and optical design principles.
Laser illuminators, rangefinders, and designators.
Digital and analog video standards.
Control system design.
Mechanical design including packaging, vibration isolation and thermal management.
Shielding, bonding, grounding and impedance matching principles.
Servos, gyros, microprocessors, FPGAs, DC power distribution.
Opto-mechanical design, electronic circuit card design, VHDL design, embedded software development.
Experience & Education Requirements
Bachelor Degree & minimum 6 years’ project management/engineering experience in a manufacturing environment, or
Graduate degree and minimum 4 years’ experience, or
In lieu of a degree, 10 years’ related experience.
Engineering degree & experience in aerospace industry preferred.
PMP certification is an asset.
Experience leading multi-disciplinary product development project teams.
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