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Marvin Engineering Company · 1 day ago

PROGRAM ENGINEER

LA Metro Area

Full-time

Onsite

Mid, Senior Level

$120K/yr - $160K/yr

5+ years exp

Marvin Engineering Company is a leading defense contractor specializing in the development and manufacturing of systems for military aerospace and vehicles. The Program Engineer role requires a strong background in Department of Defense and Aerospace Programs, focusing on engineering product development lifecycle activities such as systems engineering, design, analysis, and technical project management.

AerospaceIndustrialManufacturingSales

No H1B

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

Lead, perform, and support program/project engineering activities across the engineering product development lifecycle: from Contract Award, through conceptualization, design, and testing, and into production and sustainment

Establishes/structures problem definitions within Engineering Development Programs, as required to enable Program Team Members to perform tasks to meet customer requirements

Interfaces with all Stakeholders in Engineering Development Programs, internally and externally, to drive programmatic execution and technical and programmatic deliverables to customers; and assure program success with compliance to requirements

Acts as primary liaison across all external and internal Stakeholders for program/project tasks. Includes but is not limited to: requirements management, reliability & maintainability analysis (R&M), fault tree analysis (FTA), failure mode, effects and criticality analysis (FMECA), and system safety; qualification testing; structural and thermal analyses

Leads and collaborates with major subcontractors performing critical engineering analyses, testing, and/or product development/manufacturing; supporting subcontractors performing development of major system hardware or analyses with technical specifications, documentation, guidance, and management of flow of inputs and outputs

Develops strong technical understanding of the company’s products and systems to become the communication bridge between Research & Development Engineering and other disciplines within the company (e.g., Contracts, Systems Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Supply Chain, Quality Engineering) to solicit and guide their support

Drives and contributes to Systems Engineering Technical Review (SETR) Events, including SRR, PDR, CDR, TRR, etc. with content preparation, presentation delivery, and track resulting action items to resolution. Provides inputs for Milestone decisions in DoD technical and manufacturing readiness assessments

Contributes inputs and commitments to support development and maintenance of Program Schedules, and mitigations of Risk and Opportunity profiles

Supports and contributes to technical and programmatic sections of new business proposals to lead and support alignment of technical approach with customer requirements and DoD standards (e.g., MIL-STD, ITAR); evaluates and prepares technical content, defines WBS structures, collects and/or estimates cost and/or schedule requirements, and develops and/or contributes to risk and opportunity profiles

Qualification

Mechanical EngineeringAerospace EngineeringSystems EngineeringTechnical Program ManagementCAD SystemsAnalytical SkillsTechnical WritingMaterialsManufacturing ProcessesElectronicsWeapon SystemsCommunication SkillsProblem-Solving SkillsSelf-StarterTeam Collaboration

Required

Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical, Aerospace, or Systems Engineering, with minimum of 5 years of experience in Aerospace, Defense, or similar Industry. Other STEM degrees will be considered contingent on relevant experience

Good working knowledge of CAD systems. Understanding of how to read and interpret engineering drawings, including GD&T, critical features/dimensions, and drawing notes

General knowledge of materials and manufacturing processes including surface processing treatments (steel alloys, aluminum alloys, titanium alloys, etc.) and manufacturing processes (machining, turning, etc.) commonly used in Aerospace and Defense applications. Support subcontractors with product realization efforts

Demonstrated understanding of engineering product development lifecycle: from requirements generation/allocation to transition to production; and contributing to program/project engineering tasks for engineering development programs

Demonstrated technical writing skills: engineering documentation, Plans, Reports, Memorandums, PowerPoint Presentations, etc

Excellent technical communication skills, written and verbal. Ability to digest technical information, process and tailor it, and convert it to actionable information

Technical program management: balance of an Engineer's attention to detail with Program Manager's vision for the larger goals

Good working knowledge of pneumatics, mechanical, and electromechanical systems and structures

Strong analytical and problem-solving skills

Self-starter that operates as an individual contributor or within a team environment, balancing multiple priorities in a fast-paced technical development environment