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Textron · 3 weeks ago

Automotive Project Engineer

Slidell, LA

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level

6+ years exp

Textron Systems is part of Textron, a multi-industry company serving various sectors including aerospace and defense. The Automotive Project Engineer will lead and support engineering projects for the Advanced Reconnaissance Vehicle (ARV), ensuring the delivery of project objectives within budget and schedule constraints.

AerospaceFinanceIndustrial

No H1B

Security Clearance Required

Responsibilities

Collaborate closely with Program Management to tightly control program schedule and budget per customer Earned-Value Managements System requirements (EVMS)

Resolve schedule, resource, and technical conflicts

Navigate and lead multidiscipline teams through unusually complex technical problems and provide solutions

Collaborate with functional managers to organize and delegate key tasks

Interact daily with program managers, planners, engineers and technicians

Generate statements of work and managing outside contractor performance

Act as a technical interface between engineering development team, Integrated Product Teams, and Integrated Supply Chain for product and program needs

Chair (or delegate) responsibilities to execute change control boards for your project /product

Develop discretionary funding plans and requests outlining program needs for successful execution

Provide recommendations to senior management regarding critical risk acceptance

Develop proposals (cost and technical) and basis of estimates for new business opportunities

Prepare and present engineering work products to internal review teams and external customers at program milestone reviews

Responsible for Average Unit Manufacturing Cost (AUMC) of PPD vehicles and future LRIP/full-rate production environments

Responsible for managing and coordinating all ARV Automotive and Vehicle specific-related activities, acting as a liaison between different teams and stakeholders to ensure project objectives are met on time and within budget

Manage and coordinate Vehicle and Automotive Design, Development, Integration and Test Activities

Supports Chief Engineer to drive technical risk and maturity into Vehicle/Automotive system designs and development

Coordinate Engineering support of Vehicle of builds, outfitting, test and final delivery

Responsible for delivery of associated technical artifacts including Contract Data Requirements List (CDRL’s)

Support of all Vehicle, Survivability, and Automotive related Technical Customer Integrated Product teams (IPT’s) and Working groups (WG’s)

Responsible for coordination and communication with Integrated Supply chain, Engineering, Program Management and Government customers on all ARV Automotive and Vehicle related tasks, activities, risks and issues

Qualification

Engineering degreeProgram planningRisk managementSystems architectureTechnical reviewsProposal processesTeam collaborationCommunication skillsLeadership skills