Project Engineer (Defense)

Job Description

Description\n
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Job Title: Project Engineer Reports To: Engineering Manager Division/Department: GHM/Engineering Level of Work: Level II\n
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Position Summary:\n
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\nThe Project Engineer serves as the primary technical conduit between Graham and customer teams, ensuring effective communication, specification compliance, and schedule execution. Responsible for leading custom-engineered equipment projects from contract award through shop fabrication and delivery, this role manages technical submittals, resolves design inquiries, and aligns cross-functional internal teams, including design engineering, quality, procurement, weld engineering, supply chain, and manufacturing, with customer requirements. This position requires a mix of office work along with time on the manufacturing floor. Success in this role requires a balance of engineering judgment and strong customer-facing skills to protect project scope, quality, and delivery milestones.\n
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Key Results Areas by Level of Work\n
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\n Level II: Service - Coordinating "production" with problem solving and prevention \n
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Resource Management - Material and People\n
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• Coordinate with design engineering, quality, procurement, weld engineering, supply chain, and manufacturing to ensure project requirements are understood and executed.

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• Serve as the primary technical point of contact between Graham and customer teams.

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• Maintain effective communication and collaboration with internal and external stakeholders throughout the project lifecycle.

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• Coordinate resources and technical requirements to support successful project execution.

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Resource Scheduling, Output Management and Reporting\n
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• Lead custom-engineered equipment projects from contract award through shop fabrication and delivery.

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• Manage project schedules and coordinate activities to support established delivery milestones.

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• Manage technical submittals and ensure required documentation is completed accurately and submitted in accordance with project requirements.

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• Monitor project progress and communicate changes, concerns, and status to appropriate internal and external stakeholders.

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• Maintain accountability for project commitments and communicate potential delays or issues in a timely manner.

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Continuous Improvement\n
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• Identify project issues and develop effective solutions to prevent recurrence and minimize impact to project scope, quality, and schedule.

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• Analyze problems, establish facts, and implement practical solutions using sound engineering judgment.

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• Support improvements to project execution processes, communication, and cross-functional coordination.

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• Apply lessons learned from projects to improve future project execution.

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Equipment & Process Maintenance\n
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• Review and interpret customer specifications, applicable industry standards, and manufacturing code requirements to ensure compliance throughout project execution.

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• Resolve technical and design inquiries that arise during engineering and manufacturing.

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• Support the transition of engineered designs and requirements into manufacturing.

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• Work with manufacturing personnel and engineering teams to address technical issues encountered during fabrication.

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• Ensure technical requirements and changes are effectively communicated to appropriate personnel.

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Professional Development\n
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• Maintain and develop technical knowledge related to engineering, project management, customer requirements, and applicable industry standards.

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• Continue to develop engineering judgment and problem-solving skills through project experience and collaboration with internal and external stakeholders.

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• Maintain proficiency in engineering calculations, technical documentation, and applicable engineering software.

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• Seek opportunities to expand technical and project management capabilities.

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\nRequirements\n
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Qualifications: \n
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\nTo qualify for this position, an individual must possess the knowledge, training, experience and abilities required.\n
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\n Education and Training \n
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• Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical Engineering or equivalent

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\n Experience \n
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• All levels considered.

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\n Other \n
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• Must be willing to work overtime as required.

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• Minimal travel may be required, both domestically and internationally.

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Skills:\n
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\n To perform the job successfully, an individual should demonstrate the following competencies: \n
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• Must have proficiency in MS Office applications, enterprise resource planning, database, and specialized application software.

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• Strong written and verbal communication skills required.

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• Strong organization and time management skills.

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• Ability to successfully plan, self-direct, and implement objectives within established timelines and work schedules.

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• Ability to analyze problems and develop effective solutions at both strategic and functional levels.

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• Ability to work independently, with minimal direction as a highly motivated self-starter and within a team-oriented culture.

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• Maintain a collaborative relationship with internal and external stakeholders.

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• Ability to apply mathematical operations to tasks such as geometric tolerances and drawing interpretation.

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• Ability to respond to common inquiries or complaints from customers, regulatory agencies, or members of the business community.

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• Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions.

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• Strong reasoning ability required to assess a broad range of customer requirements.

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• Proficient in mathematics for first-level engineering calculations.

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• Sound engineering judgment required to support customer-consulting tasks.

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• Customer relationship skills to establish technical scope, requirements, and technical corrective actions.

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• Ability to read, analyze, and interpret scientific and technical documents, customer specifications, and applicable industry standards.

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• Ability to solve practical problems in a timely manner while dealing with a level of ambiguity.

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• High degree of accountability to meet commitments.

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• Familiarity with interpreting applicable industry standards, customer specifications, and manufacturing code requirements.

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\n Preferred Experience \n
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• Military Standard (MIL-STD) specifications

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• NAVSEA Technical Publications

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• Performing engineering calculations

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• Drawing creation

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• Technical writing

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• Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing (GD&T)

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• Specification, procedure, and/or work instruction writing

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• MATLAB and/or Mathcad

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• ANSYS (Structural and/or Fluent)

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• American Society of Mechanical Engineers Boiler Pressure Vessel Code (ASME BPVC) specifications

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• American Society of Testing and Materials (ASTM) specifications

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• Heat transfer industry work experience

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• Shipbuilding industry work experience

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• Machining

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• Welding

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• Destructive testing (Tensile/Shear/Charpy/etc.)

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• Non-destructive testing (PT/UT/MT/RT)

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• Experience quoting new and/or repeat work

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• Customer interfacing

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• Vendor interfacing

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• Project management

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Work Authorization/Security Clearance\n
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\nMust be able to work in the U.S without sponsorship.