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Senior Project Engineer
Job description
Be visionary Teledyne Technologies Incorporated provides enabling technologies for industrial growth markets that require advanced technology and high reliability. These markets include aerospace and defense, factory automation, air and water quality environmental monitoring, electronics design and development, oceanographic research, deepwater oil and gas exploration and production, medical imaging and pharmaceutical research. We are looking for individuals who thrive on making an impact and want the excitement of being on a team that wins. Job Description Company Overview Teledyne API, located in San Diego, California, is a global leader in the design and manufacture of high-precision environmental and industrial gas monitoring instrumentation. Our products are used worldwide by regulatory agencies, industrial customers, and research organizations to measure air quality, support environmental compliance, and solve demanding analytical measurement challenges. As an R&D-driven organization, we combine scientific insight, electronics design, embedded systems, and practical engineering execution to deliver reliable, field-ready instrumentation.
Job Summary
We are seeking an experienced, hands-on Senior Project Engineer to join our Research & Development team. In this lead role, the engineer will develop a deep technical understanding of the theory and practical engineering requirements for a portfolio of TAPI products and apply that knowledge to both sustaining engineering and new product development.
Responsibilities
include preparing project proposals and schedules, managing approved concurrent projects, and defining technologies that support next-generation product designs. Working closely with other team members, the successful candidate will be expected to lead projects to completion on approved schedules in a fast-paced, challenging environment. Essential
Duties
and
Responsibilities
Serve as the lead engineering technical representative for the assigned TAPI product portfolio. Define high level product requirements through collaboration with key groups, such as: Marketing, Manufacturing Engineering, Customer Service, and External partners. Manage approved projects in a dynamic R&D environment while communicating status, risks, tradeoffs, and recommendations clearly to technical and non-technical stakeholders. Lead design reviews, technical risk assessments, failure investigations, corrective actions, and continuous improvement initiatives across the full product lifecycle. Work closely with Marketing Product Managers to develop long-term strategic technology roadmaps. Perform and oversee Verification and Validation testing in a laboratory setting. Perform and oversee sustaining activities on legacy products to address customer needs. Other duties may be assigned. Supervisory
Responsibilities
This job has no supervisory responsibilities but may provide technical leadership to lower-level Engineers including carrying out lead responsibilities in accordance with applicable regulations and laws and the organization’s policies and procedures. This includes, but is not limited to training employees, planning, assigning, directing work and resolving technically related work problems. Required
Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree in Electronics Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering or a closely related technical discipline. Typically, 10+ years of progressive, hands-on product development experience, preferably in R&D, scientific instrumentation, industrial instrumentation, precision measurement, or similarly complex hardware product environments. Have strong project management and leadership qualities, based on prior experience in a product development environment. Demonstrate a good understanding of the operation and application of pneumatic technologies such as, pumps, gas regulators, electronic valves, and flow control devices. Have the desire to work in a fast paced and challenging work environment. Have strong analytical and problem-solving skills to make sound technical decisions. Have excellent interpersonal skills and ability to work within, and mentor, a cross functional team. Be proficient with MS Word, MS Project, Excel, Outlook and other office productivity tools.
Preferred Qualifications
Experience
designing electromechanical systems for gas analyzers, optical measurement systems, environmental monitoring instruments, industrial controls, or other precision analytical equipment. Strong understanding of electromechanical systems and hands-on familiarity gas flow sensing technologies.
Experience
with regulatory, safety, EMC/EMI, environmental, reliability, and qualification testing for electronic products. Knowledge of product lifecycle processes, engineering change control, BOM management, PLM systems, supplier engagement, and production transfer. Demonstrated history of mentoring engineers, establishing design standards, improving engineering processes, and contributing to technology roadmaps. Adapts to changes in the work environment; Able to deal with frequent changes, delays, or unexpected events. Work Environment and
Physical Requirements
Work is performed in an office, R&D laboratory, and manufacturing or production support environment. Hands-on work with prototype hardware, test equipment, production units, and engineering builds is expected. Some domestic and international travel, less than 10%. Must be able to lift up to 15 pounds as needed for laboratory or product support activities. Employment Eligibility Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States at the time of hire. This position may require compliance with company policies, customer requirements, and applicable export control or regulatory obligations. Teledyne’s’ total compensation package for employees. It is not necessarily reflective of actual compensation that may be earned, nor a promise of any specific pay for any specific employee. Salary Range: $113,600.00-$151,400.000 The anticipated salary range listed for this role is only an estimate. Actual compensation for successful candidates is carefully determined based on several factors including, but not limited to, location, education/training, work experience, key skills, and type of position. Teledyne conducts background checks on qualified applicants who receive a conditional offer of employment in accordance with applicable laws, regulations and ordinances. Background checks may include, but are not limited to, education verification, employment history and verification, criminal convictions, Motor Vehicle Report (MVR & driving history), reference check, credit checks/credit history and drug testing. All qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act. Teledyne and all of our employees are committed to conducting business with the highest ethical standards. We require all employees to comply with all applicable laws, regulations, rules and regulatory orders. Our reputation for honesty, integrity and high ethics is as important to us as our reputation for making innovative sensing solutions. Teledyne is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status, age, or any other characteristic or non-merit based factor made unlawful by federal, state, or local laws. You may not realize it, but Teledyne enables many of the products and services you use every day. Teledyne provides enabling technologies to sense, transmit and analyze information for industrial growth markets, including aerospace and defense, factory automation, air and water quality environmental monitoring, electronics design and development, oceanographic research, energy, medical imaging and pharmaceutical research.
Skills and functions
- Marketing