Project Engineer

Project Engineer

Job Location: Torrance, CA Salary: $95,000-$170,000/yr DOE and Level

Responsibilities:

• Observe, evaluate and troubleshoot existing production problems
• Develop an overarching understanding of the manufacturing and testing processes that go into the vacuum hardware and RF / TWT / MPM testing
• Lead engineering efforts
• Support operations personnel on day-to-day production needs
• Support program management on technical issues and customer relations
• Work as a key member of a multidisciplinary engineering team to develop or troubleshoot designs to meet performance, cost and schedule metrics
• Support bid and proposal activities, including analyzing customer specifications to evaluate feasibility and cost
• Anticipate and translate customer needs into engineering metrics
• Specify components and/or direct modification of products to ensure conformance with engineering design and performance specifications
• Communicate effectively with vendors, customers, and other Company personnel
• Perform modeling and design engineer tasks on current or future products

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in physics or an engineering discipline is required. A master's degree in one of these disciplines a plus
• Relevant engineering experience that includes a combination of or equivalent experience in: production or development support, electromechanical design, radar or RF systems, electron beam or vacuum equipment, systems or project engineering is preferred.
• Years required per level are: Level III: a minimum of 4 years Level IV: a minimum of 6 years Level V: a minimum of 9 years An advanced degree in a relevant field can be considered sufficient experience in lieu of professional experience depending on the degree.
• Other qualifications that will enable you to perform successfully in this position include:
• Project or system engineering with hands on experience preferred
• Knowledge of the design, manufacturing or testing of RF and/or vacuum technologies is massive plus, with emphasis on TWTs
• Experience working with engineering drawings or CAD software
• Experience with manufacturing a plus, specifically in the fields of dispenser cathodes, vacuum hardware, brazing, RF systems, system integration and general mechanical packaging.
• Understanding of lean manufacturing and continuous improvement principles a plus
• Effective verbal and written communication skills are needed, with experience presenting to internal and/or external customers a plus
• Experience in interpreting customer specifications into test requirement and comparing against test data
• Must be able to work well in a team environment and with individuals from a variety of areas within the company (such as program managers, engineers from multiple disciplines, business development staff, senior management, and manufacturing and test personnel)
• Understanding of computer modeling and simulation a plus
• Computer programming skills a plus
• Previous experience in root cause analysis efforts a bonus
• Proficiency using Microsoft Office applications is necessary
• Active or previous security clearance preferred