We have an outstanding career opportunity for a Project Engineer to join a leading Company located in the Hutchins, TX surrounding area.
Under the direction of the Project Engineering Manager, the Sr. Project Engineer I is responsible for managing projects from the design stage all the way through production approval, including tooling, fixtures, gauging, production routings, schedules, dimensional approval, costs, profitability, and customer contact/correspondence.
Responsibilities:
- Comply with all safety and health guidelines, quality standard practices/procedures, and housekeeping standards.
- Prioritize customer satisfaction, timeliness, and quality.
- Manage and facilitate all part number project activities in multiple facilities, including tool design, gauge design, and supplier selection.
- Leads all APQP processes for all assigned part projects.
- Acts as a mentor and resource to other engineers at levels I & II.
- May be responsible for the Engineering Intern program.
- Act as an influencer and contributing member to the plant management team on process improvement projects, OKRs (i.e., OpEx planning, CI activities).
- Investigate and correct part number scrap/defect-related issues.
- Develops, evaluates, and improves manufacturing procedures.
- Leads the plant management team during operational review meetings with the executive team.
- May stand in for the plant manager during the meeting.
- Ability to stand in for Process/Manufacturing engineer as it relates to new part activity.
- Ability to effectively manage and problem solve through customer line-down situations, tight project development timelines, and quality concerns.
- Participate in activities related to audits, regulatory, customer, and registrar.
- Assist in the company's technical advancement through research and development.
- Perform customer technical sales presentations/seminars at customer sites.
Basic Hiring Criteria:
- Bachelor's degree in the technical engineering field from a four-year college or university and 5+ years' experience in a foundry setting; and/or equivalent combination of education and experience.
- Experience in the aerospace or defense industries is a plus.
- Prior experience with CAD, FEA, and MiniTab software.
Desired Qualifications:
- Requires the ability to operate various equipment, including various precision measuring devices and lifting devices.
- Requires a broad knowledge of tooling, material characteristics, and general manufacturing and machining practices.
- Should be knowledgeable and/or familiar with applicable ISO/IATF/AS and quality system requirements and policies.
- Be knowledgeable of 3D solid modeling (SolidCast) and NX (UniGraphics).
- Apply GD&T principles and continuous flow manufacturing principles.
- Proficient with MS Office Suite products.