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Program Engineer

Kelly® Engineering is seeking a Program Engineer for a direct-hire position with our client, a manufacturer of avionics instruments in Wichita. If you are passionate about shaping the world we live in and are ready to reengineer your future, trust the experts at hiring experts.

Salary Range - $80,000-$110,000

Benefits: Medical, dental, vision, 15 days PTO, 8 paid holidays, 401K with match, a good work culture, a 40 hour work week and cutting edge projects.

Additional perks: Upon retirement from company 1 week pay per year of tenure, anniversary & holiday bonuses, company provided lunches, food trucks, and birthday snacks.

Overview

Our client designs & manufactures electronic instruments, rechargeable batteries, and custom solutions for commercial and military aircraft. Their customers include manufacturers of small business jets, large commercial airplanes, and the US Military. Due to growth and a promotion, they are adding 2 Program Engineers to their team. This role will report to an Engineering Manager, that also works as a Project Manager and has Application Engineering and Project Coordination functions.

In this role, you’ll be the technical interface between sales account managers and design engineers to secure programs and provide aftermarket support to customers. Programs include new product development and existing product qualification and certification efforts for aviation products such as cockpit avionics, power conversion equipment, and battery systems.

You’ll need professional and effective communication skills to work with cross-functional teams and external customers. You’ll be part of the reason customers consider our client a premier instrument, avionics, and aircraft power solutions provider.

Responsibilities:

• Lead the internal technical interface between engineering and the customer, either directly and/or through the sales account manager

• Weekly cadence calls with customers, internal staff on program updates/reviews

• Review and answer tech questions regarding testing requirements, components, product specifications.

• Download and explain details on the user manuals, blueprints, testing result

• Create, collect, consolidate, and/or summarize technical data to meet customer requirements and deliverables

• Maintain project & program documentation regarding certifications, test data, specifications

• Drive projects to meet company and engineering time, cost and requirements targets

• Time, labor, component costs

• Serve as the gatekeeper for intellectual property (IP) in accordance with company policy

• Support new sales efforts by reviewing proposal requirements and determining compliance

• Work closely with engineering project managers and teams to assess status and represent progress to sales account managers and customers

• Provide product-level expertise on functions, features, qualifications, and capabilities

• Work with internal engineering (Mechanical, Hardware, Software, Battery Engineers) for technical clarity

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams throughout the proposal process to completion

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical, Computer engineering or related or 10+ years relevant experience with prior military electronics/avionics training & experience

• U.S. Citizenship is required to work on DoD projects

• 5+ years’ experience with field service or product development for electronic products with a preference for 2+ years in aviation, aerospace, or avionics.

• Prior experience working in a customer facing role in any capacity required, prefer application of technical service type role.

• Program/project management skills a plus

• Strong understanding of, or experience with electrical and electromechanical products.

• PCBs & their components, housings, sensors, mechanical components & product enclosures

• Identify & understand how these components interact with and affect each other

• Identify which engineer to go to solve more technical problems.

• Experience/working knowledge of power conversion products (convertor or invertor DC to AC, AC to DC, DC to DC), rechargeable batteries (Li or Iron Phosphate) are preferred.

• Basic understanding of paperwork flow for the development of aerospace or military products (customer, design engineering, certification, testing, etc.) is preferred

• Working knowledge or understanding of aviation certification (Type Certificate and Supplemental Type Certificates) and qualification topics is a plus

• Working knowledge of RTCA/DO-160, DO-178, DO-254, MIL-STD-810, MILSTD-461, are pluses

• Proficient with Microsoft Office -required

• Required interpersonal skills:

• Strong attention to detail.

• Organized, focused and results oriented.

• Problem-solver with critical thinking and prioritizing skills.

• Excellent verbal, written and interpersonal communication skills to effectively and professionally interact with high level customer executives is a hard requirement.

What happens next:

Once you apply, you’ll proceed to next steps if your skills and experience look like a good fit. But don’t worry – even if this position doesn’t work out, you’re still in the Kelly Engineering network. That means our team of expert engineering recruiters will have access to your profile, making your opportunities limitless.

As part of our promise to talent, Kelly supports those who work with us through a variety of benefits, perks, and work-related resources. Kelly offers eligible employees voluntary benefit plans including medical, dental, vision, telemedicine, term life, whole life, accident insurance, critical illness, a legal plan, and short-term disability. As a Kelly employee, you will have access to a retirement savings plan, service bonus and holiday pay plans (earn up to eight paid holidays per benefit year), and a transit spending account. In addition, employees are entitled to earn paid sick leave under the applicable state or local plan. Click here (https://www.mykelly.com/help-support-working-with-kelly-us/#Benefits) for more information on benefits and perks that may be available to you as a member of the Kelly Talent Community.

Why Kelly ® Engineering?

Your engineering skills are in demand, but how do you find the right fit? Easy. At Kelly Engineering, our team creates expert talent solutions to solve the world’s most critical challenges. We connect you with leading organizations where you can collaborate on innovative projects, work with cutting-edge technologies and accelerate your growth. Whether you prefer the variety and flexibility of short-term projects or are looking for a long-term opportunity, we’re here to guide you to the next step in your engineering career.

About Kelly

Work changes everything. And at Kelly, we’re obsessed with where it can take you. To us, it’s about more than simply accepting your next job opportunity. It’s the fuel that powers every next step of your life. It’s the ripple effect that changes and improves everything for your family, your community, and the world. Which is why, here at Kelly, we are dedicated to providing you with limitless opportunities to enrich your life—just ask the 300,000 people we employ each year.

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Kelly Services is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer. We welcome, value, and embrace diversity at all levels and are committed to building a team that is inclusive of a variety of backgrounds, communities, perspectives, and abilities. At Kelly, we believe that the more inclusive we are, the better services we can provide. Requests for accommodation related to our application process can be directed to Kelly’s Human Resource Knowledge Center. Kelly complies with the requirements of California’s state and local Fair Chance laws. A conviction does not automatically bar individuals from employment.