NPI Project Engineer
Apply NowCompany: Level 3 Communications, Inc
Location: Waterdown, ON L8B 0A1
Description:
NPI Project Engineer (L3)
Reference #20885
Waterdown, Ontario
What You'll be Doing
Education and Experiences We Seek
It Would Be Great if You Also Had
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Reference #20885
Waterdown, Ontario
What You'll be Doing
- Responsible for successful product launch by project managing the Operations activities cross a multi-disciplinary team consisting of Manufacturing Engineers, Planners, Buyers, Production Staff, Quality and EH&S - providing leadership and technical/project guidance for IRAD funded, customer funded NRE and or non-standard product configurations
- Lead NPI projects, ensuring timely execution of deliverables
- Develop and maintain project plans, including schedules, budgets, and resource allocation
- Monitor and report on project progress, risks, and issues
- Collaborate with design, manufacturing, quality, and supply chain teams to ensure manufacturability and scalability of new products
- Facilitate operational readiness reviews and assessments for low rate and full rate production
- Serve as a liaison between program management, engineering and operations teams to address technical challenges, understanding of contractual requirements and communicate project risks
- Prepare design stage gate review package highlighting operations development progress, risk profile and CapEx
- Responsible for presenting to various levels of cross-functional leadership in design reviews and various business meetings
- Responsible for providing project estimations, ETCs and adherence for Earn Value Management reporting in JIRA
- Responsible for defining, project managing and tracking adherence to product targets (hours per unit, material/labour costs, lead time, yield) by organizing, leading and or facilitating DFx toolsets
- Participate in the bid and proposal process by providing operations assessment, risks and CapEx requirements
- Lead/Participate in project scrum(s), daily production cell team meeting(s), etc.
- Understanding cause and effect of changes affecting program schedule, quality and cost
- Drive continuous improvement initiatives to enhance efficiency and product quality
- Coach junior team members on project management/manufacturing best practices, methodologies and lessons learned
- Compliance with the companies Quality Management System and AS9100
- Ability to effective manage multiple projects simultaneously
- Demonstrate through project leadership behaviours of integrity, respect and excellence
Education and Experiences We Seek
- University degree in Engineering or college diploma in Engineering Technology
- Minimum 3-5 years of experience in a project management capacity managing complex projects
- Experience presenting to executive and or senior leadership
- Must have a well-rounded project management background with experience in a high tech environment
- Strong analytical and critical thinking skills
- Attention to detail
- Strong knowledge of current and advanced Manufacturing processes and technologies
- Strong interpersonal skills to engage with diverse stakeholders and work effectively in cross-functional teams
- PMP Certification is an asset
- P.Eng license is an asset
- Lean Greenbelt or Six Sigma certified is an asset
It Would Be Great if You Also Had
- Excellent working knowledge of Microsoft Office including MS Project
- Strong technical communication skills, both written and verbal
- Excellent organizational and planning/project management skills
- Knowledge of MRP system(s)
- Knowledge/experience of Confluence/JIRA
- Knowledge of operations and manufacturing environments
- Ability to lead the closure of technical issues
- Dynamic, resourceful and takes initiative (sense of urgency, innovative, problem solver)
- Ability to challenge the status quo and develop innovative solutions to achieve operational efficiencies
- Data driven decision making approach
- Excellent functional skills of Project Management tools
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