Junior Project Management

GEA Germany GmbH; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 600,000 - 900,000; Full time

Job summary

GEA Germany GmbH is seeking a Mechanical Engineer to design, develop and maintain mechanical systems for digital agriculture applications. You will lead end-to-end project execution, coordinating with engineering, procurement, production and QA to ensure quality, safety, and timely delivery.

The role demands 2–4 years of experience, a BE/B.Tech, and strong MS Office skills for reporting and communication. You will be the primary interface with customers and internal teams, managing multiple

Qualifications

• B.E./B.Tech with 2–4 years of experience in customer order execution and project management.
• Experience managing projects from PO receipt through engineering, manufacturing, FAT and dispatch.
• Ability to coordinate between engineering, procurement, production and QA teams.

Responsibilities

• Review customer PO, contract, quotation and drawings to ensure alignment.
• Lead internal order kick-off meetings with Engineering, Procurement, Production, Quality.
• Establish milestones, deliverables and execution schedules.
• Coordinate electrical, mechanical, automation and other engineering activities.
• Track changes, technical queries and approvals with customers.
• Coordinate with procurement for timely material orders and with production for schedule adherence.
• Monitor progress against milestones and ensure document control before manufacturing.
• Facilitate customer inspections and FAT activities as required.

Skills

MS Excel

MS Word

PowerPoint

Technical writing

Customer focus

Project coordination

Risk management

Cross-functional work

Multitasking

Education

BE/B.Tech

Job description

The Mechanical Engineer is responsible for the design, development, and maintenance of mechanical systems for digital agriculture applications. The role involves managing complex development projects, supporting product lifecycle activities, and ensuring mechanical systems meet quality, safety, and regulatory standards. The position requires close collaboration with cross-functional teams and manufacturing partners to deliver robust and reliable mechanical solutions.

Responsibilities / Tasks

• Responsible for the end-to-end execution of customer orders, from Purchase Order receipt through engineering, procurement, manufacturing, inspection, FAT, dispatch, documentation, and final customer acceptance.
• The Junior Project Management Engineer will be the primary coordination interface between the customer and internal functions, ensuring that orders are executed within the agreed scope, quality, cost and delivery schedule.

Key Responsibilities

• Review customer PO, contract, quotation, specifications, drawings, datasheets and commercial requirements.
• Conduct internal order kick-off meetings with Engineering, Procurement, Production, Quality and other relevant teams.
• Establish project milestones, deliverables and execution schedule.
• Ensure all customer requirements are clearly communicated to the respective functions.
• Coordinate Electrical, Mechanical, Automation and other engineering activities for timely completion and submission of engineering deliverables.
• Coordinate customer comments, technical queries and drawing/document approvals.
• Coordinate with Procurement for timely ordering of project materials.
• Coordinate with Production/Manufacturing for execution as per approved drawings and schedule.
• Monitor project progress against planned milestones.
• Ensure availability of materials and approved engineering documents before manufacturing.
• Resolve technical issues arising during fabrication, assembly, wiring, installation and integration.
• Coordinate internal inspection, testing activities.
• Plan and coordinate customer/third-party inspections and FAT.
• Record and track punch points / observations through to closure.

Customer Coordination

• Act as the primary project-level contact for execution and technical matters.
• Provide regular project status updates to customers.
• Coordinate responses to customer technical queries.
• Manage customer comments, deviations, clarifications and change requests.
• Escalate issues affecting scope, cost, quality or delivery.
• Maintain effective customer relationships throughout the project lifecycle.

Your Profile / Qualifications

Required Skills

• Good working knowledge of MS Excel, Word and PowerPoint.
• Ability to prepare technical correspondence, project reports and status updates.
• Customer focus.
• Project coordination, Planning and follow-up.
• Risk identification and escalation.
• Cross-functional coordination.
• Ability to manage multiple orders simultaneously.

Experience & Qualification

• B.E./B. Tech in with 2-4 years of experience in one or more of the following: customer Order Execution. Experience in managing projects from PO receipt through engineering, manufacturing, FAT and dispatch will be preferred.

GEA is one of the largest suppliers of process technology for the food industry and a wide range of other industries. The international technology group focuses on process technology and components for sophisticated production processes in various end-user markets.