Principal Engineer

Description

• Budget Management: Own project capital budgets of $10M+, through identification and justification of manufucting process expenditures and management of cash flows to financial targets.
• New Product Process Integration: Lead cross-functional project team of professional engineers and other supporting roles responsible for executing the release of the next generation of S&C products and solutions. Translate product requirements created from marketing, sales, and customer feedback into authored manufacturing process requirements that achieve the objectives of Production Operations.
• Design for Manufacture, Assembly and Automation (DFMA)
• Engineering Mentorship: Mentor team-members, leveraging personal expertise and relevant experience to improve the competencies of Manufacturing Engineers and project teams.
• Product Development Team Partnership: Partner with product development team to create and maintain project plans for release of scalable new products that deliver innovative solutions for a safe, reliable, resilient electrical grid.
• Project Reporting: Present project statuses, to leadership using data driven analysis to inform process, equipment, and production decisions. Oversee project and process objectives, recommending strategic changes when needed to meet deadlines.
• Supplier Selection: Support identification, negotiation and selection of suppliers and other vendor partners needed to produce new products, providing expertise on process, equipment, and production requirements and ensuring alignment with customer expectations and company goals.
• Product Design Partnership: Partner with product design team to realize products that meet Design for Manufacture, Assembly and Automation(DFMA) requirements.
• Attend in-person or virtual meetings as requested or required.
• Maintain regular and punctual attendance.
• Continuous Improvement Activities: Collaborate and lead continuous improvement efforts to enhance the quality of engineering processes within the Manufacturing Engineering function and ensure results directly support improved customer satisfaction.
• Compliance: Understand and comply with all applicable Company policies and rules.
• Process Development and Validation: Lead project team through Production Preparedness Process (3P) events to design, prototype, build, and implement manufacturing processes capable of executing a production launch that meets SQDC (Safety, Quality, Delivery, Cost) performance targets.

Requirements

• Sitting - Continuously required to remain in a stationary position and perform desk-based tasks for hours at a time.
• Walking - Occasionally required to walk moderate distances across the S&C campus.
• Bachelor's degree in Industrial, Manufacturing, Mechanical, or Electrical Engineering.
• Communication - Frequently required to talk and hear, in person and by phone/conference calls.
• Frequently working indoors in an office-based environment.
• Excellent communication skills (written, verbal, listening, and presentation); able to liaise with internal and external stakeholders at all levels, from senior executives to support staff, and present compellingly to achieve buy-in from executives, managers, and team members.
• Project Management Professional (PMP)
• Lifting - Infrequently required to solo lift supplies weighing from 5 to 20 pounds and some operation of hand carts.
• Excellent business acumen and analytical skills with the ability to use and analyze data to drive informed decisions, problem-solve complex issues, and leverage data and learnings to drive continuous improvement.
• Ability to travel as required.
• Travel - Infrequent travel and work extended hours. Potential to travel overnight.
• Communicate effectively and respectfully with others.
• Lean Six Sigma (LSS)
• Master's degree in Industrial, Manufacturing, Mechanical, or Electrical Engineering.
• Proven record of successfully and consistently integrating new products in a manufacturing environment from the initial phases of spec development to final stages of quality and compliance validation.
• 10+ years of demonstrated experience in delivering major new products to market within a high-volume, high-mix or semi-automated manufacturing environment.
• Design for Six Sigma (DFSS)
• Observation / Eyesight - Infrequently required to observe details at close range, including depth perception, peripheral vision, and the ability to differentiate between colors.
• Possess leading expertise in manufacturing and product engineering with deep subject matter expert knowledge in value stream mapping, lean six sigma manufacturing, and process design.
• Leading organizational, planning, and project management skills, coordinating internal and external resources, creative problem-solving when obstacles arise, and juggling a heavy volume of diverse projects, including both strategic and tactical assignments.
• Exceptional interpersonal skills to establish meaningful relationships built on mutual trust and respect, navigate and resolve conflict, moderate behaviors, and foster collaborative working relationships amongst a diverse audience.

Benefits

• Leave Benefits: Vacation Time, Sick Time, Paid Holidays and Company Shutdown days, Short-Term Disability, Long-Term Disability, Other Leaves, Paid Parental Time and Military Leave
• Health and Welfare Benefits: Medical & Prescription, Dental, Vision, Health Care and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts, , Health Savings Account (HSA), Group Life Insurance, optional Supplemental Life and AD&D Insurance, Wellbeing Resources including Employee Assistance Program and Family Forming Benefits (i.e., Adoption and Fertility support)

Training + Development

Interview process

Visa Sponsorship

Security clearance