Operations Project Engineer, NPI

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Operations NPI Project Engineer

Reference #32823

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
• Travel to Don Mills location, when required.

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L3Harris performs background checks prior to employment as all applicants must be eligible for registration with the Controlled Goods Program and obtain and maintain a positive security assessment. Some positions may require a government of Canada “Reliability” status and / or Level 2 (Secret) security clearance. In addition, L3Harris performs pre-employment substance abuse testing where required.