Janicki Industries is an innovative, family-owned aerospace company located at the foot of the Cascades. We focus on engineering and manufacturing complex projects for companies in the aerospace, defense, and space industries. We are looking for an experienced Project Engineer to join our growing team.

POSITION DESCRIPTION

Project Engineers with Project Management experience are responsible for the execution of highly complex jobs, from cradle-to-grave. Within this role, you will develop, manage, and coordinate complex aerospace projects in an external-facing position. You will be a part of a value-stream team, working side-by-side with Operations and our technical experts to solve our Customer’s most challenging projects. At Janicki, our teams are given the autonomy to be creative and develop unique solutions that drive new processes and capabilities that reach across the entire company. Our teams strive for greatness at every level, and we want you to be a part of that success.

The following essential job functions are performed by the Project Engineer:

• Support concurrent engineering efforts by participating in project development of manufacturing plans, schedules, and quality plans.
• Promote and execute quality standards, inspection processes, test methodology, quality plans, documents and reports
• Review customers purchase orders, contracts and change requests and ensure that the necessary criteria and provisions are met
• Complete Inspection Plans in conjunction with Project Planning and in coordination with Project Management
• Verify compliance to codes, standards and customer contracts
• Performs in process and final inspections on customer ordered projects as necessary
• Organize and monitor Corrective Actions, assist to evaluate and determine Root Cause and Corrective Action Plans
• Must be able to comply with Safety, 5S, AS9100 and Nadcap Standards and Practices
• Develops detailed Production Build Plan packages based upon customer process specifications and engineering drawings
• Maintains heightened awareness of the project schedule for each project as it moves through the value stream in order to meet key project deadlines
• Facilitates communication and consultation with Program Management, Operations, QA and HR
• Assists in the execution of a project plan, including the development of Work Orders, materials procurement and organization, preparation of schedules and budgets, and various other project activities
• Behavior: The incumbent must work well under pressure, meeting and completing multiple deadlines. The incumbent shall, at all times, demonstrate cooperative behavior with colleagues and supervisors
• Being at work on time and maintaining good attendance is a condition of employment and is an essential function of the job

QUALIFICATIONS

• Due to our ITAR and EAR regulations, applicants must be a US Citizen or of Legal Permanent Resident Status as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b (a) (3)

EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE

• A Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical or Manufacturing Engineering or a related technical field is required
• 4+ years of experience
• Demonstrated leadership capabilities. Must be able to lead a team of engineers to create and execute complex objectives in the manufacturing of products
• Experience with CATIA and NX or equivalent CAD software is a plus
• Proficiency with SAP ERP Software is preferred
• Experience with complex machining in a manufacturing environment, or working within aerospace projects is preferred
• Must have effective verbal and written communication skills in the English language as well as proficcency in Microsoft Office products
• Focus, self-motivation and initiative is a must
• Organizational skills to support management of multiple tasks and activities

Janicki Industries is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Janicki Industries does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, marital or familial status, physical or mental disability, genetic information, age, retaliation, veteran/military service status, or any other legally protected status. Janicki is proud to be a military friendly employer.
Applicants or employees wishing to view a copy of Janicki Industries’ Affirmative Action Plan for veterans and individuals with disabilities, or applicants requiring reasonable accommodation to the application/interview process should notify the Human Resources Department at (360) 404-1997.
As a federal government contractor and a recipient of federal funding, Janicki is required to abide by federal drug testing requirements (including preemployment drug testing for cannabis). Additionally, because of Janicki’s work on aerospace products and the high volume of safety sensitive positions, Janicki takes the safety of its employees very seriously and requires that employees pass a preemployment drug test prior to starting employment