HukariAscendent is a Woman-Owned, Small Business specializing in comprehensive engineering and technical support services associated with commercial nuclear power and other Department of Energy (DOE) nuclear activities. 

We are seeking a Project Engineer to perform the following: 

• Generate novel concept designs or review customer-based designs to develop a preliminary Work Breakdown for the Engineering Effort attributed to proposal inputs and product development.


• Collect project-based Design Inputs, Design Interfaces, and Quality Program Requirements and combine them into an Engineering Design Plan including a milestone schedule.


• Initiate and author a Functional Requirements Document in the absence of a project-based user requirement.


• Launch Engineering Kick-Off meetings with internal staff and project stakeholders to establish and communicate the project design tasks and resources.


• Establish, Organize and Control the Design Basis using a Compliance Matrix.


• Coordinate engineering disciplines (Designers, Drafters, SME’s) and manage discipline interfaces (sub vendors, contractors).


• Coordinate design reviews with project stakeholders and engineering staff, and provide technical verification as needed per the applicable quality requirements.


• Support the Project Manager by ensuring technical scope is properly implemented and progressing per the project schedule.


• Function as the technical lead in customer facing reviews and status coordination meetings.


• Review and disposition Design Change Notices, Non-Conformance Reports, Field Change Requests, and Supplier Deviation Requests.


• Manage technical scope changes and design deliverables using an NQA-1 quality program.


• Assist the design teams as needed with 3D CAD, 2D drawings, and other design deliverables.


• Assist with CAD & PDM Administration, and engineering process procedure development.


• Train and mentor junior engineers and drafters.

Requirements & Qualifications

• Master’s Degree (M.S.) in Mechanical Engineering from an ABET accredited institution (5-10yrs experience).


• Or Bachelor’s Degree (B.S.) in Mechanical Engineering from an ABET accredited institution (7-15yrs experience).


• Leadership experience providing clear direction to multiple stakeholders simultaneously and highly communicative.


• Familiarity or experience working within a regulatory quality program such as NQA-1, ISO-9001 or equivalent is highly desirable.


• Background in stainless steel fabrication and custom equipment development is highly desirable.


• Experience with parametric 3D CAD software such as Solidworks, Creo PTC, Inventor, etc.


• Experience with Manufacturing ERP systems such as Syspro and Global Shop Solutions is a plus.

Skills

• Ability to communicate effectively between multiple internal departments and project stakeholders, including vendors, customers, and end-users.


• Experience managing complex technical projects, sub-vendors, and design tasks.


• Ability to read and interpret 2D fabrication drawings and 3D parametric CAD models including Process and Instrumentation Diagrams (P&ID’s).


• Practical technical knowledge of fabrication and manufacturing processes and capability of the machines and equipment used in those processes.


• Experience applying fundamental mechanical engineering principles as applied to the construction of sheet metal and structural weldments, and integration of custom mechatronic equipment.


• Knowledge of industry standards and applicable national codes and standards associated with stainless steel fabrication such as ASME, ANSI, & AWS.