Mechanical Lead Engineer

buscojobs España; Madrid; Presencial; EUR 60.000 - 80.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

A leading company in the industrial automation sector is seeking a Mechanical Lead Engineer to oversee engineering activities for projects. The role involves managing project risks, ensuring quality deliverables, and leading a team of engineers. The ideal candidate will have a degree in engineering and substantial experience in similar roles, alongside strong communication and organizational skills.

Servicios

Competitive Compensation and Benefits

Pay Transparency

Formación

• 5+ years experience in industrial automation.
• Experience leading project teams on complex projects.

Responsabilidades

• Manage engineering activities ensuring deliverables meet standards.
• Lead Mechanical Engineering teams through task allocation.
• Conduct regular on-site safety audits.

Conocimientos

Communication

Organisational

Quality Orientation

Team-oriented

Educación

Degree in Engineering

Qualification in Machinery Safety

Herramientas

MS Project

JIRA

Descripción del empleo

The Mechanical Lead Engineer manages all engineering activities of a project related to Mechanical Design in order to ensure that relevant deliverables are in time, scope, quality and budget and adhere to established standards. The Mechanical Lead Engineer estimates and manages mechanical engineering-related project risks, owns the related planning and scheduling, and acts as the point of contact for mechanical engineering. The Mechanical Lead Engineer functionally reports to the Project Manager in the respective projects or, if appointed, to a Project Lead Engineer. In addition, the role will be involved in the full cycle of the project from sales through engineering up to hand over.

What we offer :

• Competitive Compensation and Benefits
• Pay Transparency

Tasks and Qualifications :

General Responsibilities

• Identify improvements to engineering processes and prepare supporting documentation.

Project Readiness

• Support Sales team during sales phase by providing technical advice, supporting estimation effort, project schedule creation, and understanding of required engineering skill set.
• Review As sold solution.

Project Management

• Ensure that we have resources from the Mechanical Engineering Team with the right skill set to execute the project.
• Act as the main Mechanical Engineering point of contact for Project Manager, Site manager, Procurement, Manufacturing as well as client architect, builder, and design consultants.
• Lead project Mechanical Engineering teams through task allocation and reporting.
• Create and update Mechanical Engineering project status reports, financial forecasts, and schedule updates (resources updates), ensuring Mechanical Engineering cost control.
• Document, escalate, and manage Mechanical Engineering project risks (also preparation of P roject S tatus R eport) / P roject V ariance R equest).
• Ensure all project Quality Gates are met for Mechanical Engineering.
• Conduct regular on-site safety audits when visiting a site and advise on any special installation requirements; derive actions.
• Identify and propose Lean improvements.
• Support lessons learned sessions and project closing.

On time, in quality delivery of key deliverables

• Ensure that B ill o f M aterials and project procurement plan for Mechanical Engineering products has been done and ordered.
• Check and approve specifications for purchase items / services.
• Ensure quality of all necessary documentation to execute mechanical installation on site has been provided on time.
• Manage Completion of D esign R isk A ssessment and Safety design validation during mechanical design stage.
• Ensure delivery of key deliverables i.e. basic Layout, 3rd Party specs., List of static and dynamic loads, layout drawings, Hazard assessment.
• Ensure that check list for the mechanical installation has been done and site is ready for the next phase which is electrical installation.
• Ensure the correct transmittal of all Mechanical Engineering Deliverables to the Customer i.e. layout drawings.
• Ensure the right technical information has been provided for the Customer Service training.
• Ensure project technical documentation is completed.
• Identify improvements to engineering processes and prepare supporting documentation.

Qualifications and Requirements :

• Essential : Degree level of understanding in a technical Engineering discipline.
• Desirable : Understanding / Qualification in Machinery Safety.
• Experience in a similar role is desirable.

5+ years hands-on experience working within an industrial automation environment.

• Experience leading project teams on complex projects.
• A working understanding of technical manuals & drawings, Mechanical / Electrical.
• Working knowledge of ISO standards governing the automated warehouse industry.
• Travel approx. 15% (depends on the stage of the project) within EMEA.

Personal Attributes :

• Good communication and English skills.
• Organisational and Quality Orientation.
• Effective and team-oriented working style.

Other Skills & Abilities :

• Understanding of MS Project, JIRA, and other project management tools.
• Ability to make design decisions on a project.
• Understand and use relevant design requirements such as the Machinery Directive and its harmonised standards.
• Demonstrates a high passion and drive.
• Ambitious and willing to go the extra mile.
• Takes responsibility.
• Demonstrates courage.
• Promotes change.
• Demonstrates situational sensitivity.

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