General Atomics · 1 day ago
Senior Project Engineer
San Diego, CA
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level
$116K/yr - $209K/yr
7+ years expGeneral Atomics (GA) is a leading resource for high-technology systems development. They are seeking a Senior Project Engineer to lead engineering and development of innovative products and technologies, managing cross-functional engineering teams and ensuring project execution aligns with technical and performance commitments.
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Responsibilities
Responsible for designing the engineering development effort and leading the execution and implementation of the engineering process in concert with the Chief Engineer and Project Manager
Accountable for aggregate technical team, engineering plan and execution, and performance to plan
Ensures that program technical resource needs are defined and met by working with the functional organizations to identify and secure appropriate staffing
Manages resource needs and leads engineering activities for a cross-functional engineering team
Executes program plans to conform to cost, schedule, production, and performance commitments
Supports technical leadership on product design, development, and improvement projects in concert with Program Management
Represents the project team’s efforts to the engineering functional organization and Project Manager
Provides regular updates to the Program Management Office and senior leadership
Represents the engineering functional organization to Project Management
Communicates with engineering professionals, solution users, and management throughout the solution development cycle, and represents the company as a prime technical contact on contracts and/or projects
Presents engineering work products in periodic and milestone reviews to senior staff and customers
Organizes all engineering work to support the project Integrated Master Schedule (IMS) and budget per the Project Management Plan (PMP):
Assist in the management and execution of the IMS
Lead development of engineering inputs to program IMS
Provide day-to-day prioritization of tasks in accordance with schedule
Work with PM/scheduler to update engineering manpower estimation
Accountable for engineering tasks, budget, schedule, and performance
Tracking and reporting of engineering progress
Coordinate and drive engineering tasks and actions to closure in a timely fashion
Responsible for the execution and implementation of engineering processes: design, development, integration, test and performance verification
Manage the planning, execution, and tracking/reporting of all technical aspects of the engineering development for company systems
Evaluates the integration of the engineering solution within the overall engineering environment; ensures that appropriate documentation, testing, maintenance, and engineering updates are completed in accordance with Systems Engineering best practices
Leads the engineering product development process through major program milestone reviews (SRR, PDR, CDR, TRR, etc), in addition to helping establish the overall review plan
Formulates plans, typically long-term, for solution(s) development, documentation, and deployment, as well as meeting various compliance, reporting, and safety standards
Supports development of interface control documents, software requirement specifications, performance specifications, presentations and review test plans/procedures
Supports the development and execution of test plans and guides the integration, verification, validation, and documentation of requirements through the system development cycle
Keeps comprehensive notes/records, provides formal documentation following established processes and makes technical presentations, as required
Leads support for proposals/white papers and interfaces with customers
Works with functional engineering leads to develop Basis of Estimates for engineering support to projects
Performs other duties as required
Qualification
Required
Typically requires a bachelors degree, masters degree or PhD in engineering or a related technical discipline from an accredited institution and progressive engineering experience as follows; twelve or more years of experience with a bachelors degree, ten or more years of experience with a masters degree, or seven or more years with a PhD. May substitute equivalent engineering experience in lieu of education
Demonstrates broad technical expertise and application of engineering principles, concepts, theory, and practice with the ability to organize, plan, schedule, conduct, and coordinate workloads to meet established deadlines or milestones, with significant experience in project leadership
Requires strong skills in management, project management, leadership, communication, systems engineering, and engineering technical disciplines
Expertise or significant experience in at least one engineering technical discipline or domain is required. Examples: power electronics, vehicles drive train, energy storage, optical or high power laser systems, mechanisms and structures, etc
Detailed knowledge and understanding of systems engineering processes, flow down of system requirements, system architecture and the interaction of system and subsystem requirements
Detailed knowledge and understanding of system verification and validation to ensure the final products conform to the stated requirements
Experience with contractual documents -- understand and apply statement of work requirements, familiarize stakeholders with contract and organization requirements
Strong computer skills (e.g., Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Project) are required
Strong communication, presentation, and interpersonal skills are required, enabling an effective interface with customers and other departments and/or professionals; capable of representing the organization as a prime technical contact, as well as providing leadership and guidance to less experienced professionals
Multi-tasking team player with a hands-on approach; customer-focused, formulates plans based on the development of innovative new designs in resolving advanced technical engineering problems
Demonstrated ability to organize, plan, schedule, conduct, and coordinate workloads of technical team to meet established deadlines or milestones
Broad, multi-disciplinary technical expertise and a history of applying of engineering principles, concepts, theory, and practice
Preferred
An Engineering degree is preferred, though a Science degree may be accepted with appropriate experience
Detailed working knowledge of PLM/Windchill is desired
Knowledge/experience with Requirements Management Systems, support requirements, lifecycle planning and integration for DOD systems is desired
Previous DOD experience highly desirable
Have a desire to work in a fast-paced testing environment
Company
General Atomics
General Atomics is a defense and technology company specializing in research and technology development.
10001+ employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$6.76MKey Investors
US Department of Energy
2023-08-14Grant
2023-05-09Grant
2022-09-19Grant
Leadership Team
Wayne Solomon
VP, Magnetic Fusion Energy Division
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