BAC Sr Project Engineer

POSITION PURPOSE

The Senior Project Engineer- Components qualifies engineered components for use in New Products, for reducing risk in BAC’s supply chain, and for cost outs.

The role is also expected to provide expert engineering support to technical inquiries from all parts of the business.

PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTABILITIES


* Deliver on-time completion of components development/qualification projects to support new products, product improvements, supplier risk reduction and cost out.

This includes, but is not limited to:



* Investigate and analyze product/component design requirements and recommend optimum solutions.


* Lead components DFMEAs and develop component’s reliability evaluation plans to ensure reliability goals for components/materials are met


* Apply standards/codes such as CTI, UL, CE, ASME, Eurovent, PEI, PED, China GB, Japan JIT, and any others as required


* Work with suppliers, other engineering experts, internal labs and 3^rd party labs to develop and execute component qualification and reliability test plans


* Review test data, interpret the test results, and write technical reports of all components study work.

Analyze component failure data and lab test results in order to determine causes of problems and develop solutions.


* Provide guidelines to product engineers/designers on appropriate application of components on our products.


* Generate components/materials specifications and requirements for production


* Present the components study/qualification projects to senior engineering management team with recommendations of components selection for the best product performance/cost characteristic.

Develop tools and documentation that allow other engineering teams to be self-sufficient in applying technical components (such as fans, pumps, attenuation, valves, etc) in products

Provide expert engineering advice to the organization on special application of technical components

Remain up-to-date on technology advancements in the industry for air/water moving components such as fans, motors, and pumps.

Participate in relevant Industry Associations.

NATURE & SCOPE

The Senior Project Engineer - Components reports directly to the Engineering Manager, Global Components.

As part of the Global Components team, this role will have cross-functional and cross-regional interaction with numerous teams throughout the organization.  This role will have strong partnership with suppliers, with BAC R&D Lab in Jessup, and will have strong interaction with external testing labs when needed.

KNOWLEDGE & SKILLS 


* Bachelor’s or Master’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering, or closely related field


* Minimum 5 years of engineering experience with Master’s degree, or 8 Years of engineering experience with Bachelor’s degree


* GREAT analytical, logic, and math skills; good organizational skills; attention to details


* Completes routine components qualification projects ...