Senior Electrical Engineer-Aviation

About the role

Burns Engineering is seeking a licensed Senior Electrical Engineer to join our Aviation team in Washington, D.C, New York City, or Philadelphia. The Senior Engineer makes independent decisions on engineering problems and methods, using advanced techniques and extending theories and practices of the field. This role provides supervision and guidance on overall objectives, critical issues, new concepts, and policy matters, and develops solutions for larger and highly complex engineering projects.

The Senior Engineer will supervise, coordinate, and review the work of Assistant Engineers, Associate Engineers, and Engineers, while continuing to develop technical expertise in their discipline and potentially specializing in niche technical areas. The role involves mentoring staff, ensuring high technical quality and client satisfaction, and contributing to the production of projects on-time and within budget.

Responsibilities

• Ensure company technical policies and procedures are practiced during project execution.
• Lead the development of design approaches and concepts on assigned projects; request assistance from senior technical staff as needed.
• Perform engineering studies, design analyses, and assist the project manager in establishing budgets, cost estimates, and project schedules.
• Review shop drawings, record changes, and communicate directly with suppliers, contractors, and client representatives.
• Perform on-site inspections during construction and coordinate design requirements with contractors and equipment suppliers.
• Develop innovative technical solutions and engineering methods to enhance efficiency, quality, and production.
• Scope, implement, and design plans; supervise these activities as needed.
• Maintain the highest quality of design and review.
• Assist Project Managers in coordinating project designs with other disciplines, including attending project meetings.
• Contribute to proposal writing and client presentations for future work.
• Provide feedback to Project Managers regarding technical staff performance for mid and end-of-year reviews.
• Develop a specialized niche within the company’s target markets.
• Maintain the overall group schedule of project deliverable milestones, billing objectives, and activity codes.
• Serve as an expert technical resource recognized by clients.
• Actively participate in professional organizations and/or client groups to enhance the firm’s technical reputation and image.
• Assume additional duties as directed by the President, Project Manager, or Chief Engineer.
• Set technical direction for specific disciplines on projects, determine work tasks and flow, delegate design elements, and retain complex, high-value tasks.
• Mentor junior staff.
• Provide informal task supervision of CAD Operators, Designers, Junior Associates, Associates, Engineers, and Engineer IIs at the direction of the Project Manager.

Requirements

• Professionally Licensed Engineer with a Bachelor’s (B.S.) in Engineering.
• At least 10 years of related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Professional Engineering License is required.