Project Engineer
Job Location:
West Palm Beach, FL - USA
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Job Summary
Position: Project Engineer
Location: West Palm Beach FL Area
About the Role
Smart Structures is seeking a Project Engineer to oversee the development quality assurance and field deployment of embedded monitoring solutions used to track the structural health of concrete piles bridges high-rise buildings dams and other critical infrastructure. This role blends hands-on product troubleshooting vendor and supply chain management IT/workstation operations and field installation support serving as the operational backbone between engineering manufacturing vendors and customers.
Key Responsibilities
Product Development & Process Improvement
- Develop and implement new wireless concrete Embedded Data Collection (EDC) solutions for structural monitoring applications.
- Screen and troubleshoot defective products components and processes.
- Apply Poka-Yoke (error-proofing) methods and Design for Assembly (DFA) principles to streamline and improve assembly processes.
Product & Board Assembly
- Oversee assembly of printed circuit boards (PCBs) and embedded sensor units ensuring adherence to build specifications and quality standards.
- Perform and support hands-on board-level assembly rework and testing to identify and correct defects prior to deployment.
- Develop and maintain assembly work instructions build documentation and quality checklists.
- Partner with engineering to translate product design changes into updated assembly procedures.
Vendor & Supply Chain Management
- Identify and resolve vendor quality issues by initiating and tracking corrective actions.
- Maintain and update product part drawings.
- Establish and manage a barcode-based inventory system.
- Negotiate supplier pricing and lead first-article evaluation and approval processes.
Field Installation & Technical Support
- Coordinate and participate in field installations including unit preparation radio connectivity troubleshooting software debugging and gauge installation into concrete structures.
- Serve as the technical point of contact for on-site installation issues.
Team & Administrative Leadership
- Manage direct reports including performance reviews timecard approval daily activity tracking and expense management.
Requirements
Required
- Bachelors degree in Engineering Operations Management or related field (MBA a plus).
- 5 years of experience in operations product development or field engineering ideally within structural monitoring IoT/sensor hardware or related industries.
- Hands-on experience with embedded systems wireless data collection or sensor/monitoring hardware.
- Familiarity with Poka-Yoke DFA and lean manufacturing/process improvement principles.
- Experience managing vendor relationships including corrective action processes and pricing negotiations.
- Working knowledge of PCB/board-level assembly rework and testing processes.
- Willingness to travel for field installations including work at active construction/infrastructure sites.
Preferred
- Experience with barcode inventory systems or similar asset tracking tools.
- Prior people-management experience (direct reports timecards performance reviews).
- Background in civil/structural engineering environments (bridges high-rises dams concrete infrastructure).
