Sr. Specialist, Project Engineering, - NPI
Waterdown, Canada
Job ID 18083L3Harris is dedicated to recruiting and developing diverse, high-performing talent who are passionate about what they do. Our employees are unified in a shared dedication to our customers’ mission and quest for professional growth. L3Harris provides an inclusive, engaging environment designed to empower employees and promote work-life success. Fundamental to our culture is an unwavering focus on values, dedication to our communities, and commitment to excellence in everything we do.
L3Harris Technologies is the Trusted Disruptor in the defense industry. With customers’ mission-critical needs always in mind, our employees deliver end-to-end technology solutions connecting the space, air, land, sea and cyber domains in the interest of national security.
9/80 work schedule available for most U.S. and Canada employees, effective October 24, 2022.
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
L3Harris performs background checks prior to employment as all applicants must be eligible for registration with the Controlled Goods Program and obtain and maintain a positive security assessment. Some positions may require a government of Canada “Reliability” status and/or Level 2 (Secret) security clearance. In addition, L3Harris performs pre-employment substance abuse testing where required.
At L3Harris, we foster an inclusive, equitable and diverse workplace. L3Harris is committed to treating all employees and applicants for employment with respect and dignity and maintaining a workplace that is free from unlawful discrimination. For applicants with disabilities, we will provide you with accommodation so that you have what you need in order to be at your best.