Project Engineer
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Job Summary
The Project Engineer is responsible for the overall mechanical design of hydraulic presses and associated subsystems. Subsystems may include process heating and cooling material-handling automation and loading/unloading as well as vacuum pneumatic and hydraulic elements.
The position will include 3D modeling in SolidWorks as well as creating drawings bills of materials and other project documentation. The candidate will interface with sales engineers electrical engineers manufacturing vendors and customers to implement new designs from inception through field use.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following. Other duties may be assigned.
- Provide correct drawings and bill of materials to manufacturing on schedule.
- Serve as a technical resource for Sales Engineers to help them sell equipment.
- Provide technical assistance to manufacturing to ensure on-time within-budget delivery.
- Deliver technical support to customer service to answer customer-related problems.
- Provide technical assistance to end users during the installation and startup of our machinery.
- Refine existing designs to reduce costs and improve performance.
- Incorporate assembly and field-requested improvements promptly.
- Control engineering costs within the project budget.
- Ability to work collaboratively in a team environment as well as individually.
- Compile manuals including drawings and other documentation for the end customer.
- Follow all ISO 9001 procedures and work instructions and participate in Q100 quality efforts.
SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES
The position has no direct reports.
QUALIFICATIONS
To perform this job successfully an individual must satisfactorily perform each essential duty.
A Project Engineer must have strong mechanical knowledge an understanding of design principles and experience designing custom machines for large capital projects. The requirements listed below represent the knowledge skills and/or abilities required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Hydraulic and electrical design experience is a plus.
EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE
Bachelors degree from a four-year college or university; or five to ten years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
LANGUAGE SKILLS
Ability to read analyze and interpret mechanical drawings quotations commercial contracts and other technical correspondence. Ability to communicate verbally and in writing to with customers suppliers and fellow employees. Ability to write transmittal letters engineering bill of materials trip reports and general correspondence. Ability to verbally negotiate scope of supply price and delivery terms.
MATHEMATICAL SKILLS
Ability to work with mathematical concepts such as strength of materials calculation thermodynamics calculations heat transfer calculations and fundamentals of plane and solid geometry and trigonometry. Ability to apply concepts such as fractions percentages ratios and proportions to practical situations.
REASONING ABILITY
Ability to define problems collect data establish facts and draw valid conclusions. Ability to interpret a wide variety of technical instructions in mathematical or diagram form and deal with several abstract and concrete variables. Ability to understand and use AutoCAD and SolidWorks design software and computer software for word processing spreadsheets project management databases etc.
CERTIFICATES LICENSES REGISTRATIONS
Professional Engineer Registration is preferred.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
While performing the duties of this job the employee is regularly required to sit and talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to stand; walk; use hands to finger handle or feel; and reach with hands and arms. The employee is occasionally required to climb or balance and stoop kneel crouch or crawl. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision and peripheral vision.
WORK ENVIRONMENT
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
While performing the duties of this job the employee is occasionally exposed to moving mechanical parts high precarious places fumes or airborne particles and outdoor weather conditions. The noise level in the work environment is usually quiet but occasionally moderate to loud.
TRAVEL
The employee will be expected to travel occasionally to customer and supplier locations. Typical trips are one to seven days in length.
Key Skills
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- Construction Experience
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- Project Management
- Autocad
- Project Management Software
- Microsoft Project
