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 and project management 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. Success in this role requires a balance of engineering judgment, project coordination, 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 – Coordinate material and people • Serve as the primary technical and project management conduit between Graham and customer teams throughout the project lifecycle. • Coordinate with design engineering, quality, procurement, weld engineering, supply chain, manufacturing, and other internal stakeholders to ensure customer requirements are effectively communicated and addressed. • Maintain a collaborative relationship with internal and external stakeholders to support successful project execution. • Resolve design inquiries and technical issues by coordinating appropriate internal resources and developing effective solutions. 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 project documentation is completed accurately and in accordance with customer requirements. • Monitor project progress and communicate project status, technical issues, and potential schedule impacts to appropriate internal and external stakeholders. • Ensure project activities remain aligned with contractual requirements, customer specifications, project scope, quality expectations, and delivery milestones. Continuous Improvement • Identify and address project issues through effective problem solving and engineering judgment. • Analyze problems, collect relevant data, establish facts, and develop effective solutions. • Identify opportunities to prevent recurring technical or project-related issues through effective communication, coordination, and problem solving. • Apply lessons learned and project experience to improve project execution and customer satisfaction. Equipment & Process Maintenance • Ensure engineering and project requirements are effectively communicated through the manufacturing process to support successful fabrication and delivery of custom-engineered equipment. • Review and interpret applicable customer specifications, industry standards, and manufacturing code requirements to support project execution. • Support resolution of technical and design inquiries that arise during fabrication and manufacturing. • Utilize sound engineering judgment to ensure technical requirements are appropriately addressed throughout the project lifecycle. Professional Development (self and reports) • Maintain and develop technical knowledge related to engineering practices, customer requirements, applicable industry standards, and manufacturing processes. • Continue to develop engineering, project management, technical writing, and customer relationship skills. • Maintain current knowledge of applicable engineering tools, software, specifications, procedures, and processes. • Demonstrate accountability for meeting project commitments and established deadlines. 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 of experience will be considered. 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 experience. • Shipbuilding industry 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. Other • Must be willing to work overtime as required. • Minimal travel may be required, both domestic 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. • Ability to successfully plan 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 required 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 interpret applicable industry standards, customer specifications, and manufacturing code requirements. • Ability to solve practical problems in a timely manner while dealing with a level of ambiguity. • High degree of accountability to meet commitments. • Ability to write detailed reports and correspondence. • Ability to read, analyze, and interpret common scientific and technical information and documentation. • Demonstrates the ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines. • Ability to thrive in a team environment Work Authorization/Security Clearance Must be able to work in the U.S without sponsorship.