Title:  Associate, Project Engineer

Associate, Project Engineer

Reference #40908

Waterdown, Ontario

Responsibilities:

• Provide project leadership and technical guidance for minor internally funded product developments utilizing the New Product Introduction (NPI) company standard process
• Coordinate, prepare-for and lead presentation of design stage gate packages
• Develop and maintain project risk registers including mitigation plans, drive closure of risk actions
• Responsible for providing project forecasts and maintaining adherence to project budgets and schedules
• Lead investigations into product failures and other deficiencies utilizing root cause analysis methodology
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to implement mitigations for reliability risks
• Ensure corrective actions are implemented and track effectiveness in preventing reoccurrence
• Use of JIRA and other project tools for Earn Value Management reporting
• Maintain project schedules to align with integrated master schedule milestones
• Lead project scrums, closely involved in material shortage and build meetings
• Understand and communicate cause and effect of changes affecting schedule, quality and cost
• Coordinate engineering changes and lead Enterprise Change Assessment (ECA) technical pillar through the change process
• Execute the department strategic goal alignment projects 
• Understand and comply with the company Quality Management System
• Coordinate Engineering resources to support day-to-day factory requirements
• Effective communication with external department (SCM, PMO, OPS, CSG etc)
• Engineering Technical Lead for fielded product; support to PMO
• Represent Engineering at MRB’s, Obsolescence and Non-Conformance reviews

Desired Skills:

• Proficient working knowledge of Microsoft Office including MS Project
• Proficient technical communication skills, both written and verbal
• Effective project organization and planning skills
• Strong interpersonal skills, capable of maintaining and growing relationships with stakeholders
• Understanding of electro/mechanical/optical/video systems
• Knowledge/experience using Atlassian Confluence/JIRA
• Working knowledge of root cause analysis or reliability techniques (5 Why, Cause Map, 8D, FMEA)
• A sense of urgency; dynamic, resourceful, innovative and takes initiative
• Working knowledge of mechanical design, bill of material structures and mechanical design terminology
• Working knowledge of electrical circuit design, circuit board assemblies and electrical design terminology
• Working knowledge of feedback control systems, video standards, grounding/bonding practices and motors/potentiometers/encoders and other electro-mechanical devices
• Working knowledge of optical assemblies, cameras and laser devices is an asset
• Knowledge of AS9100 Quality Standard

Experience & Education Requirements

• Must be eligible to meet requirements for Controlled Goods Program (CGP)
• Degree/Diploma in Electrical/Mechanical Engineering or related. 

*This posting is for a current vacancy.  In the province of Ontario, Canada, the pay range for this position will be $71,000 to $81,700