Project Engineer - Automation & Systems Integration

SSI Schaefer; City of Melbourne; On-site; AUD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

SSI SCHAEFER's Projects Realisation team in Australia seeks an experienced Project Engineer to join our Sydney or Melbourne offices, delivering integrated warehouse automation solutions across Australia and New Zealand. You will own technical engineering and system integration from contract to handover, coordinating interfaces and resolving challenges to ensure a technically sound, executable design.

You will work with multi-disciplinary teams, suppliers and customers to deliver reliable

Qualifications

• Tertiary qualifications in Mechanical, Mechatronics, Electrical or Industrial Engineering, or a related discipline.
• Minimum of 5 years local experience in this field or similar.
• Experience in project engineering, systems engineering, automation engineering, or mechanical systems integration.
• Experience coordinating integrated engineering layouts and equipment interfaces.
• Exposure to automated systems and manufacturing automation.
• Experience working with multidisciplinary teams, suppliers, contractors and customers.
• Strong technical, analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to interpret complex engineering drawings and system requirements.
• Experience with AutoCAD or equivalent CAD software.
• Strong planning, coordination and communication skills.
• Commercial awareness and understanding of how engineering decisions affect project scope, cost, schedule and risk.

Responsibilities

• Overall engineering design and technical coordination of complex warehouse automation and material handling projects.
• Development and coordination of integrated system layouts incorporating conveyors, automated equipment, steelwork, building interfaces and third-party systems.
• Coordination of mechanical, electrical and other engineering disciplines to ensure equipment and subsystems work together as a complete solution.
• Review of technical designs, drawings and specifications to identify clashes, integration issues and potential engineering risks.
• Ensuring system layouts consider operational requirements, safety regulations, maintenance access, equipment clearances and building constraints.
• Preparation and coordination of engineering documentation, including layouts, BOMs, technical specifications and consolidated drawings.
• Coordination of technical requirements, including compressed air supply, electrical power and equipment interfaces.
• Collaboration with SSI SCHAEFER product centres, suppliers, contractors and customers to resolve technical challenges and manage engineering changes.
• Provision of engineering support throughout procurement, manufacture, installation, testing and commissioning, including resolution of technical issues arising on site.
• Management of engineering deliverables and proactive identification of risks that may impact project scope, cost, programme or technical performance.

Skills

Mechanical engineering

Mechatronics

Electrical engineering

Industrial engineering

Interpreting drawings

Analytical thinking

Coordination & communication

Education

Tertiary qualifications in Mechanical/Mechatronics/Electrical or Industrial Engineering

Tools

AutoCAD

Autodesk Inventor

Navisworks

Job description

Complex engineering. Integrated automation. An opportunity to play a critical role in delivering sophisticated automated logistics solutions across Australia and New Zealand.

We are seeking an experienced Project Engineer to join SSI SCHAEFER's Projects Realisation team, based in either our Sydney or Melbourne office.

We are looking for an engineer who sees beyond individual components and understands how equipment, technologies and engineering disciplines come together to create a fully integrated, operational system.

Working across complex automated logistics projects, you'll play a key role in coordinating engineering interfaces, resolving technical challenges and ensuring designs are technically sound, practical and ready for execution.

Collaborating closely with project teams, engineering specialists, suppliers and other stakeholders, you'll help bring together the technical elements required to deliver reliable, high-performing automation solutions.

What you'll be doing

This is not your typical Project Engineer position. You will be working on complex warehouse automation and material handling systems, where multiple technologies, equipment and engineering disciplines must come together to deliver a fully integrated and operational solution.

Reporting to the Project Management Team Leader, you will take ownership of the technical engineering and system integration of allocated projects, from contract award through detailed engineering, installation, commissioning and handover.

You will be responsible for taking the contracted solution and developing it into a coordinated, technically compliant and executable engineering design. This involves bringing together mechanical systems, automation equipment, structural and building interfaces, electrical requirements and third-party technologies to ensure the overall system works as intended.

Working with local and international engineering teams, Project Managers, customers, suppliers and contractors, you will coordinate technical requirements, resolve engineering challenges and ensure the different elements of the system are effectively integrated.

Key responsibilities include:

Overall engineering design and technical coordination of complex warehouse automation and material handling projects.

Development and coordination of integrated system layouts incorporating conveyors, automated equipment, steelwork, building interfaces and third-party systems.

Coordination of mechanical, electrical and other engineering disciplines to ensure equipment and subsystems work together as a complete solution.

Review of technical designs, drawings and specifications to identify clashes, integration issues and potential engineering risks.

Ensuring system layouts consider operational requirements, safety regulations, maintenance access, equipment clearances and building constraints.

Preparation and coordination of engineering documentation, including layouts, bills of materials (BOMs), technical specifications and consolidated, collision-checked drawings.

Coordination of technical requirements, including compressed air supply, electrical power and equipment interfaces.

Collaboration with SSI SCHAEFER product centres, suppliers, contractors and customers to resolve technical challenges and manage engineering changes.

Provision of engineering support throughout procurement, manufacture, installation, testing and commissioning, including resolution of technical issues arising on site.

Management of engineering deliverables and proactive identification of risks that may impact project scope, cost, programme or technical performance.

What you will bring:

Tertiary qualifications in Mechanical, Mechatronics, Electrical or Industrial Engineering, or a related discipline (Mandatory)

Minimum of 5 years local experience within this field or similar (Mandatory)

Experience in project engineering, systems engineering, automation engineering, mechanical systems integration or a similar technical engineering role.

Experience developing or coordinating integrated engineering layouts, equipment interfaces and technical documentation.

Exposure to automated systems, industrial equipment, manufacturing automation, material handling or related engineering environments.

Experience working with multidisciplinary engineering teams, suppliers, contractors and customers.

Strong technical, analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to identify and resolve engineering conflicts.

The ability to interpret complex engineering drawings, layouts, specifications and system requirements.

Experience with AutoCAD or equivalent CAD software.

Strong planning, coordination and communication skills, with the ability to manage competing engineering priorities.

Commercial awareness and an understanding of how engineering decisions affect project scope, cost, programme and risk.

Experience that will set you apart

We would be particularly interested in hearing from engineers with experience in one or more of the following areas:

Automated Storage and Retrieval Systems (ASRS).

Conveyor and material handling systems.

Warehouse and distribution centre automation.

Robotics and industrial automation.

Mechanical equipment and systems integration.

Large-scale automated manufacturing or industrial systems.

3D modelling and design coordination using Autodesk Inventor, Navisworks or similar software.

Australian machine safety and industrial equipment standards.

Equivalent relevant industry experience supported by an appropriate technical or trade qualification may also be considered.

The SSI SCHAEFER Group is a leading global solution provider for all areas of intralogistics. With innovative technologies and software, the family-owned company empowers customers to increase the efficiency and sustainability of their storage, picking and transport processes. From full automated warehouses, with individual service and maintenance offers, to manual and semi-automated systems, SSI SCHAEFER offers cost effective intralogistics solutions from a single source, for small and medium-sized businesses as well as large companies. SSI SCHAEFER has also become one of the largest vendors of software for internal material flow control and offers all possibilities for sustainable resource management with modern real-time analyses, smart data processing and optimisation algorithms. With SSI SCHAEFER Plastics, the company is also an expert in sustainable container systems and customized constructive packaging, as well as solutions for wase and recycling management.

SSI SCHAEFER employs more than 8,800 people at is international headquarter in Neunkirchen (Germany) and in approximately 80 operating companies globally, including seven production facilities on six continents. In fiscal year 2024, the company generated a revenue of EUR 2.0 billion.

For years, the SSI SCHAEFER Group has relied on trusted partnerships and strong brands. The Group also includes the robotics specialist RO-BER, the SAP specialist SWAN, the robotics and AGV expert DS AUTOMOTION and the start-up SupplyBrain.

Our commitment to Work Health and Safety

We have a strong focus on and commitment to health and safety and expect all workers to:

Comply with relevant WHS legislation

Follow company policies and procedures

Proactively report hazards and incidents

Contribute to a safe working environment for all, including psychological and psychosocial safety

If you’re ready to take a senior site leadership role on a major, technically complex project and see it through from installation to commissioning and handover, we’d like to hear from you.