Project Engineer

Job Title: Project Engineer

Job Description

Lead the design, development, and qualification of products and technologies.

Maintain customer contact and regularly meet with customer engineering personnel to present and coordinate program progress.

Coordinate product development to ensure designs are producible within cost and lead time limits while meeting customer requirements.

Coordinate the design, analytical, test, manufacturing, quality, materials, and other engineering support required.

Provide guidance in selecting materials and specifying the design of experimentation to successfully develop products.

Research technical documents, review and interpret data, and test results to converge on a design that ensures products meet requirements.

Communicate with customers on program status, identify risks, and resolve issues to ensure program objectives are met.

Ensure that programs are performed on time and within budget.

Report program status to management.

Represent Engineering in MRB (Material Review Board) activities.

Provide technical support to production and customers.

May have direct reports such as Intern or Project Engineer.

Perform administrative duties, including program scheduling and tracking, budgeting, planning, correspondence, technical report writing, resource evaluation, annual reviews, merit increases, and interaction with the supply chain.

Assist Marketing to define and negotiate the technical portion of business agreements with customers.

Lead development, development testing, write ATP, and qualification test procedures and reports.

Participate in trade shows, bringing technical knowledge to the show site if asked.

Prepare cost estimates and forecasts, budgets, and schedules to coincide with sales plans.

Hard Skills

Product design and development

Customer coordination

Product development coordination

Engineering support coordination

Material selection

Data analysis

Technical documentation review

Risk identification and resolution

Program management

MRB activities

Technical support

Administrative duties

Program scheduling and tracking

Budgeting and planning

Technical report writing

Resource evaluation

Annual reviews and merit increases

Supply chain interaction

Business agreement negotiation

Development testing

ATP writing

Qualification testing

Trade show participation

Cost estimates and forecasts preparation

Soft Skills

Communication

Problem-solving

Time management

Team coordination

Customer interaction

Leadership

Technical support

Negotiation

Job Type

This is a permanent position.

Work Site

This is a hybrid position requiring some days on-site in Burbank, California and some days remote.

Work Environment

They work a 9/80 schedule. There are 6 other Project Engineers on the team. After fully up and running, there is an opportunity to do a hybrid schedule. This will be after becoming fully up to speed with the company and project management.

About Actalent

Actalent is a global leader in engineering and sciences services and talent solutions. We help visionary companies advance their engineering and science initiatives through access to specialized experts who drive scale, innovation and speed to market. With a network of almost 30,000 consultants and more than 4,500 clients across the U.S., Canada, Asia and Europe, Actalent serves many of the Fortune 500.

Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

At Actalent, diversity and inclusion are a bridge towards the equity and success of our people. DE&I are embedded into our culture through:

Hiring diverse talent

Maintaining an inclusive environment through persistent self-reflection

Building a culture of care, engagement, and recognition with clear outcomes

Ensuring growth opportunities for our people

The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regard to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.

If you would like to request a reasonable accommodation, such as the modification or adjustment of the job application process or interviewing process due to a disability, please email actalentaccommodation@actalentservices.com (%20actalentaccommodation@actalentservices.com) for other accommodation options.