Affordability Engineer
Location: Canoga Park, CA
Job ID: #67991
Pay Range: $68-78 ph (W2)
Duration: Temp to Perm
** Candidates must be U.S. Citizens without Dual Citizenship **
Job responsibilities include:
Affordability Engineering Support of Programs. Typical duties may include, but not be limited to, the following: -Lead should-cost estimates for proposals. -Lead estimates of propulsion system costs and associated component costs. - Lead Design-to-Cost efforts on programs. -Build a strong working relationship with the other employees to ensure that the group's capabilities are fully utilized and that the group's results are meeting customer needs.
Discipline Support and/or Training and Education: -Create and improve training materials and possibly deliver training sessions. -Identify and lead discipline initiatives. - Lead discipline coordination meetings.
Skills:
- Design to Cost and/or Affordability Engineering experience is required
- Experience with COTS parametric and other hardware modeling tools is highly desired
- Advanced Excel skills
- Familiarization with spacecraft and/or launch vehicle systems is preferred
- PRICE TruePlanning experience / familiarity highly desirable
- Ability to lead or assist with estimates of propulsion system costs and associated component costs
- Experience with program / project management desirable
- Familiarity with Bill of Materials development
- Independently conduct data analysis to support program / proposal estimating
Education:
Requires a Bachelor's Degree in Engineering, and nine (9) years of experience, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.