Senior Project Engineer - Warehouse System 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

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