Description Job Title: Project Engineer Reports To: Engineering Manager Division/Department: GHM/Engineering Level of Work: Level II Position Summary: The Project Engineer serves as the primary technical conduit between Graham and customer teams, ensuring effective communication, specification compliance, and schedule execution. Responsible for leading custom-engineered equipment projects from contract award through shop fabrication and delivery, this role manages technical submittals, resolves design inquiries, and aligns cross-functional internal teams, including design engineering, quality, procurement, weld engineering, supply chain, and manufacturing, with customer requirements. This position requires a mix of office work along with time on the manufacturing floor. Success in this role requires a balance of engineering judgment and strong customer-facing skills to protect project scope, quality, and delivery milestones. Key Results Areas by Level of Work Level II: Service - Coordinating "production" with problem solving and prevention Resource Management – Material and People • Coordinate with design engineering, quality, procurement, weld engineering, supply chain, and manufacturing to ensure project requirements are understood and executed. • Serve as the primary technical point of contact between Graham and customer teams. • Maintain effective communication and collaboration with internal and external stakeholders throughout the project lifecycle. • Coordinate resources and technical requirements to support successful project execution. Resource Scheduling, Output Management and Reporting • Lead custom-engineered equipment projects from contract award through shop fabrication and delivery. • Manage project schedules and coordinate activities to support established delivery milestones. • Manage technical submittals and ensure required documentation is completed accurately and submitted in accordance with project requirements. • Monitor project progress and communicate changes, concerns, and status to appropriate internal and external stakeholders. • Maintain accountability for project commitments and communicate potential delays or issues in a timely manner. Continuous Improvement • Identify project issues and develop effective solutions to prevent recurrence and minimize impact to project scope, quality, and schedule. • Analyze problems, establish facts, and implement practical solutions using sound engineering judgment. • Support improvements to project execution processes, communication, and cross-functional coordination. • Apply lessons learned from projects to improve future project execution. Equipment & Process Maintenance • Review and interpret customer specifications, applicable industry standards, and manufacturing code requirements to ensure compliance throughout project execution. • Resolve technical and design inquiries that arise during engineering and manufacturing. • Support the transition of engineered designs and requirements into manufacturing. • Work with manufacturing personnel and engineering teams to address technical issues encountered during fabrication. • Ensure technical requirements and changes are effectively communicated to appropriate personnel. Professional Development • Maintain and develop technical knowledge related to engineering, project management, customer requirements, and applicable industry standards. • Continue to develop engineering judgment and problem-solving skills through project experience and collaboration with internal and external stakeholders. • Maintain proficiency in engineering calculations, technical documentation, and applicable engineering software. • Seek opportunities to expand technical and project management capabilities. Requirements Qualifications: To qualify for this position, an individual must possess the knowledge, training, experience and abilities required. Education and Training • Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical Engineering or equivalent Experience • All levels considered. Other • Must be willing to work overtime as required. • Minimal travel may be required, both domestically and internationally. Skills: To perform the job successfully, an individual should demonstrate the following competencies: • Must have proficiency in MS Office applications, enterprise resource planning, database, and specialized application software. • Strong written and verbal communication skills required. • Strong organization and time management skills. • Ability to successfully plan, self-direct, and implement objectives within established timelines and work schedules. • Ability to analyze problems and develop effective solutions at both strategic and functional levels. • Ability to work independently, with minimal direction as a highly motivated self-starter and within a team-oriented culture. • Maintain a collaborative relationship with internal and external stakeholders. • Ability to apply mathematical operations to tasks such as geometric tolerances and drawing interpretation. • Ability to respond to common inquiries or complaints from customers, regulatory agencies, or members of the business community. • Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions. • Strong reasoning ability required to assess a broad range of customer requirements. • Proficient in mathematics for first-level engineering calculations. • Sound engineering judgment required to support customer-consulting tasks. • Customer relationship skills to establish technical scope, requirements, and technical corrective actions. • Ability to read, analyze, and interpret scientific and technical documents, customer specifications, and applicable industry standards. • Ability to solve practical problems in a timely manner while dealing with a level of ambiguity. • High degree of accountability to meet commitments. • Familiarity with interpreting applicable industry standards, customer specifications, and manufacturing code requirements. Preferred Experience • Military Standard (MIL-STD) specifications • NAVSEA Technical Publications • Performing engineering calculations • Drawing creation • Technical writing • Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing (GD&T) • Specification, procedure, and/or work instruction writing • MATLAB and/or Mathcad • ANSYS (Structural and/or Fluent) • American Society of Mechanical Engineers Boiler Pressure Vessel Code (ASME BPVC) specifications • American Society of Testing and Materials (ASTM) specifications • Heat transfer industry work experience • Shipbuilding industry work experience • Machining • Welding • Destructive testing (Tensile/Shear/Charpy/etc.) • Non-destructive testing (PT/UT/MT/RT) • Experience quoting new and/or repeat work • Customer interfacing • Vendor interfacing • Project management Work Authorization/Security Clearance Must be able to work in the U.S without sponsorship.