ILUS - Project Engineer I

Daifuku North America; Grand Rapids (MI); On-site; USD 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health/Vision/Dental

401k with match

FSA/HSA

Employee Assistance Program

Job summary

Daifuku North America is seeking an engineer to design and enhance conveyor and material handling systems, collaborating across mechanical, electrical, industrial, controls, software, and project management teams.

The role emphasizes safety, reliability, throughput, and cost, with up to 20% travel to customer sites and vendor coordination.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in an Engineering discipline, preferably Mechanical or Industrial.
• Internship or other experience in the material handling industry.

Responsibilities

• Design/Enhance conveyor and material handling systems across project phases.
• Review designs for compliance with standards and customer specs.
• Coordinate technical development, scheduling, and testing activities.
• Create approval, permit, and installation drawings using AutoCAD.
• Obtain quotes and issue purchase orders.
• Monitor project schedule, engineering time, and material costs.
• Collaborate with other disciplines to fit equipment within constraints.
• Travel up to 20% for measurements and commissioning.
• Contribute to continuous improvement projects.
• Resolve engineering issues with customers and vendors.

Skills

AutoCAD/SolidWorks

Microsoft Office

Project management

Material handling

Customer interface

Communication

Teamwork

Self-motivated

Learning agility

English proficiency

Education

Engineering degree (Mechanical/Industrial)

Internship in material handling

Tools

AutoCAD

SolidWorks

Microsoft Project

PowerPoint

Job description

Candidate will be responsible for engineering material handling systems. Each system is custom designed per client based on the optimal solution. This requires a team effort of mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, industrial engineering, controls, software, and project management. The team will develop and implement a design concept that satisfies the customer’s requirements for safety, functionality, reliability, throughput, and expense.

Responsibilities

• Participates in Designing/Enhancing conveyor systems as well as various automated and semi-automated material handling systems; may work on phases of a larger project or an entire smaller project
• Assists in the review of product design for compliance with engineering principles, company standards, and customer requirements and specifications
• Coordinates activities concerned with technical developments, scheduling, and resolving engineering design and test problems
• Creates approval, permit, and installation drawings using AutoCAD
• Obtains material and product quotes from vendors and issues purchase orders
• Monitors the project schedule, engineering time, and material costs
• Works with other disciplines on the project team to make sure the engineered solution and all equipment fit within system confines and constraints
• Travels up to 20% to measure buildings, inventory equipment, commission systems, and interface with customers
• Participates in continuous improvement projects
• Assists in resolving engineering issues by working with customers, vendors, and other team members
• Employees are responsible to comply with all requirements of Daifuku’s QMS policies and procedures.
• Employees are to ensure sustainable process outputs that drive continuous improvement to provide leading industry performance and exceptional customer satisfaction.

Education and Experience Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in an Engineering discipline, preferably Mechanical or Industrial, or equivalent experience
• Experience, such as an internship, within the material handling industry

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities Requirements

• AutoCAD and/or SolidWorks proficiency
• Microsoft Office skills – Word, Excel, Power Point, and Project.
• Ability to handle intermediate size project assignments with minimal supervision
• Knowledge of the material handling business and ability to assist across teams and divisions
• Ability to interface effectively with internal and external customers, vendors, consulting engineers, architects, and installers
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Strategic thinking and problem-solving skills
• Team-oriented and collaborative
• Self-motivated and detail-oriented
• Ability to learn new technology
• Must be able to speak, read and understand the English language

Benefit Information

• Many great benefits to include Health/Vision/Dental/401k with match
• FSA/HSA
• Employee Assistance Program

EOE Minorities/Women/Disabled/Veterans

Federal Contractor