Product Development Engineer

Who is Senior plc?

Senior plc is an international, market-leading, engineering solutions provider with 19 operating businesses in 11 countries. Traded on the London Stock Exchange, Senior designs and manufactures high-technology components and systems for the worldwide aerospace, defense, land vehicle and power & energy markets.

Senior Aerospace SSP, a division of Senior plc, is the world's largest aerospace high-pressure ducting system supplier. Starting as 'Stainless Steel Products' in 1945, and acquired by Senior plc in 1995, we are vertically integrated with our own foundry, fabrication shop, and ISO-certified engineering lab, allowing us to design, manufacture, and qualify complex ducting systems for space launch, defense, and commercial aerospace applications worldwide.

Our global values underpin what we do, and how we do it ...

Safety - Integrity - Customer Focus - Respect & Trust - Accountability - Excellence

Why join SSP?

Senior Aerospace SSP is the recognized global leader in high-pressure bleed air ducting systems. We provide "total resource" system solutions for complex ducting requirements, with our components found on most aircraft operating worldwide.

Summary: Under the supervision of the Product Development Manager, originates manufacturing proposals and develops manufacturing plans to meet basic customer drawing requirements. Supervises manufacturing planning in creating of work instructions. Supervises tool design in making proposals and tool drawings. Supervises manufacturing projects including proposal, design for manufacturability, design for inspectability, design for cost, manufacturing support and production support.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

Under general supervision, must be able to perform a variety of job duties including, but not limited to:

• Plans and coordinates the maintenance of account records for revenue, transfer and disbursements of funds and monies in accordance with legal and professional requirements, established procedures and given directives. Assumes responsibilities of determining cash requirements and keeping interest payments to a minimum along with the complete processing of the loan paperwork.
• Balances books and prepares monthly profit and loss statements and balance sheets according to account classifications.
• Analyzes cost data involving labor, material, and overhead costs and records data for use by management in controlling expenditures.
• Investigates the adequacy, accuracy, and/or distribution of charges to these costs; selects records such as production sheets, operation schedules, material records, time sheets, payrolls, etc., to calculate expenditures and to survey the causes for unusual conditions. Submits results to Controller for review and interpretation.
• Maintains records of expenses, inventories and budget balances; audits vouchers and expense accounts.
• Cooperates with systems and procedures in installation and maintenance of appropriate procedures, forms and records affecting general accounting, cost accounting and related activities.
• Recommends contracting for outside accounting or clerical services to support activities.
• Keeps abreast of developments in government accounting, rules and regulations, and reports to CFO accordingly.
• Assumes responsibility for accuracy, completeness and safekeeping of records, petty cash fund, and for conducting all activities in conformance to prescribed company accounting and financial policies and controls.
• Responsible for month-end reporting to public parent, variance analysis, and management of all accounting functions. Utilizes the FRx to review spending, budget and forecast information.
• Responsible for the complete budgeting and forecasting process.
• Provides management with reports specifying and comparing factors affecting prices and profitability of products or services.
• Works with inventory in relation to the GL at month end.
• Follow all Senior policies and procedures.
• Other duties with the work as assigned.

In addition to the above, Engineers are to maintain an organized, clean and safe work area using safety standards and expectations while adhering to all quality practices. Senior is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Education and/or Experience:

• Bachelor of Science degree with major studies in mechanical or manufacturing engineering, or the equivalent in progressively responsible experience in product design for manufacturability and inspectability in the precision metals industry in addition to the experience described thereafter.
• Minimum of three years of experience in product engineering and manufacturing in the precision metals industry, as applied to aircraft or missile design.
• Advanced knowledge of physics, engineering mechanics and mathematics through analytical and descriptive geometry and trigonometry; thorough understanding of specifications, such as MIL, AN, MS, NAS, ASTM, AMS, etc. Good working knowledge of manufacturing techniques and equipment.

Required Skills:

• Language: Must have excellent communication and inter-personal skills; must have the ability to read, comprehend, present, and write (in English) correspondence, blue prints, technical journals and drawings, policies, procedures, etc.
• Reasoning Ability: Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out detailed, written and oral instructions. Ability to solve problems involving many variables in various situations. Ability to analyze problems methodically, to draw realistic conclusions and to apply them in a practicable manner.
• Mathematical Skills: Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.

• Other Abilities: Must be able to effectively multi-task and quickly change from one task to the next and back. Must be a detail orientated, self-administrator able to work quickly and effectively in a fast-paced environment. High degree of accuracy and alertness to details.

Tools used:

• Personal computer (Microsoft Office), fax machine, three line telephone, copier, scanner, etc.

Annual Target Salary = $115,000.00

Monday - Friday 8:00am - 5:00pm

Joining our team will provide you with a rewarding career with a tight-knit and collaborative team. You will also enjoy a competitive compensation package that includes a market-led base salary, comprehensive benefits package along with wellness benefits, matching 401K plan and paid time off. Apply today for an opportunity to join our team!

Trade Compliance Statement Access to our facilities is restricted under the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) and/or the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) to U.S. Persons (U.S. Citizens, lawful permanent residents, U.S. Nationals, U.S. refugees, asylees, or temporary residents under amnesty provisions ), and to properly licensed foreign persons. Applicants receiving a conditional offer of employment will be required to provide information to determine whether they are subject to these regulations and, if so, to assess their country of chargeability for export control purposes. Additionally, potential employee names will be screened against the Consolidated Screening List (maintained by the United States government) to determine eligibility to receive controlled technical data.

To ensure there is no unexpected delay to your start date with our Company and due to the potential need to obtain an export license, we would like to promptly assess whether such a license is needed to access our facility and/or systems. Such licenses can take several weeks/months to obtain from the U.S. Government. Our Trade Compliance department may reach out to you with a Licensing Assessment form, which we request you kindly complete and return as soon as possible.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions. EOE M/F/D/V/VEVRAA Federal Contractor