Promote quality standards and procedures and create a work environment of continuous improvement.
Support all phases of product development by attending key reviews to ensure sustaining needs are met during new product design
Participate in bid activities such as developing technical proposals and providing detailed cost and schedule estimates
Experience with leading Engineering Change Requests (ECR) to the completion of the Engineering Change Order (ECO) to support development and manufacturing
Interact with manufacturing and quality to aid in sustaining efforts surrounding product lines
Acts as a liaison between Sustaining Engineering and R&D
Supports the RWS department in analyzing field failures, resolving technical related issues, and solve technical problems
Supports the Production and Quality departments in analyzing production failures, resolving technical related issues, and solving technical problems
Supervises and schedules the creation of product variants
Supervises and schedules the evaluation of obsolete part replacements
Provides technical direction and guidance, as well as hands-on project management for all initiatives related to sustaining engineering
Other responsibilities as directed by management
What You Bring
Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering or Computer Science, Technologist Diploma or equivalent will be considered
8 years industry experience relating to electronics computing. Prior experience in a managerial or leadership role is preferred
Demonstrated creativity, foresight, and mature engineering judgment in anticipating and solving unprecedented engineering problems.
Demonstrated drive and ability to achieve goals in an innovative and fast paced environment.
Demonstrated ability to manage multiple tasks simultaneously and able to react to shifting priorities to meet business need.
The candidate should be a results-oriented team player who leads by example, holds themselves accountable for performance, takes ownership of their responsibilities, and champions process improvement initiatives;
Outstanding interpersonal and presentation skills - both written and verbal; to liaison with internal and external customers
Self-confident leader capable of motivating and mentoring their staff.
Hands-on leader and comfortable walking the floor.
High attention to detail and solid engineering background
Ability to estimate/schedule development projects
Experience/familiarity in the following is an asset
Development of electronic assemblies for aerospace applications
Design for manufacturing processes and techniques
Design for rugged environments
Open system standards such as VME, VPX, XMC and PMC
Leading-edge Intel and NXP/Qualcomm processors (x86, PA, ARM)
Leading-edge Broadcom Ethernet Switches
High-end FPGA design
Latest embedded industry technologies, such as Gen 3/4 PCI Express, 40GbE Ethernet, USB 3, DDR4 memory, etc.
Working knowledge of PCB technologies including stack up definition, material selection, IPC etc.
Experience with product configuration management (Agile PLM)
Python scripting
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Who We Are
Our Values
Environmental, Social and Governance
At our world-class manufacturing and design facility in Ottawa, Ontario, we manufacture rugged products optimized for high-mix, high quality and small batch sizes typical of military requirements. Equipped with the latest assembly, cleaning, coating and inspection equipment, our operations are AS9100 and ISO-9001 certified and we comply with the highest standards of workmanship defined by IPC and J-STD specifications. All materials and processes are controlled by our enterprise-wide SAP and MES systems which offer full component traceability to individual products by serial number.
To learn more about Curtiss-Wright’s Defense Solutions Division, please visit https://www.curtisswrightds.com/about/company/locations/ottawa
No unsolicited agency submittals please. Agency partners must be invited to participate in a search by our Talent Acquisition Team and have signed terms in place prior to any submittal. Resumes submitted directly to any Curtiss-Wright employee or affiliate will not qualify for fee payment, and therefore become the property of Curtiss-Wright.
Compliance Statement
This position may require exposure to export-controlled information and subject to additional security screening. In the event information provided during the security screening reveals ineligibility to access export-controlled information, any offer of employment may be reconsidered or withdrawn.
Curtiss-Wright is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, ethnicity, color, sexual orientation, gender identity, physical or mental disability, age, ancestry, legally protected medical condition, family care status, marital status, religion, veteran status, national origin, or any other legally protected status. If you require accommodation during the recruitment process, please contact Talent Acquisition.
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