Hardware Integration Engineer

About This Role

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Who We Are: 

• CAE Vision: Our vision is to be the worldwide partner of choice in defense and security, and civil aviation by revolutionizing our customers’ training and critical operations with digitally immersive solutions to elevate safety, efficiency and readiness. 

• CAE Defense & Security Mission: CAE's Defense and Security business unit focuses on helping prepare military customers to develop and maintain the highest levels of mission readiness. 

• CAE Values: Empowerment, Innovation, Excellence, Integrity and OneCAE make us who we are and we strive to make a difference in the world while helping each other succeed. 

What We Have to Offer: 

• Comprehensive and competitive benefits package and flexibility that promotes work-life balance 

• A work environment where all employees are valued, respected and safe 

• Freedom to succeed by enabling team members to deliver, take initiatives and make decisions 

• Recognition, professional development, advancement and having fun! 

Summary 

The Hardware Integration Engineer (HIE) provides technical leadership for the hardware production, test and acceptance of simulation training devices.  The HIE is responsible for execution of assigned projects from a Hardware planning, manufacturing, assembly, and installation aspect. The HIE leads, monitors and reports the project production progress and performance; Identifies resolves, and escalates project issues and risks to meet project deliverables.  The HIE will apply independent judgment and creativity in the performance of tasks that may be broad in scope.  The HIE interfaces/coordinates with: Production, Program Management, Finance, Hardware Engineering, Procurement/Sub-Contracts, Material Planning, Production Planning, Quality Assurance and Test Engineering to ensure hardware project execution success.   

Essential Duties and Responsibilities 

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions 

Business Development 

• Understand the bid approach and scope of work  

• Support development of the execution plan and schedule to ensure producibility 

• Review and assist with generation of Basis of Estimates (BOEs) for new cost proposals and update existing BOEs when there are changes to the proposed scope of work 

Project Leadership 

• Attend project kickoff meetings to be aware of project schedules and overall requirements 

• Support generation of a Hardware Development Plan specific to execution of production effort  

• Have a comprehensive understanding of Integrated Master Plan and Integrated Master Schedule to support risk and time phased prod