Power Systems Project Engineer & Scheduler

States Manufacturing LLC; Dayton (MN); On-site; USD 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Paid holidays

PTO

Job summary

States Manufacturing LLC is seeking a Project Engineer to support the Engineering Manager in planning, coordinating, and executing engineering activities for switchgear and engineered power system projects. This role is focused on project execution, engineering schedules, deliverables, and cross-functional coordination from kickoff through engineering release and manufacturing on time.

The Project Engineer will work closely with Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Drafting,

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or related engineering discipline.
• 3+ years of engineering experience, preferably in industrial, manufacturing, power distribution, or related environments.
• Experience on project-based or engineered-to-order products.
• Strong organizational and project coordination skills.

Responsibilities

• Assist the Engineering Manager with engineering project scheduling, priorities, and resource coordination.
• Develop and maintain engineering schedules, deliverables, and project milestones.
• Coordinate engineering activities from project kickoff through design release and manufacturing.
• Monitor project progress and identify schedule risks, bottlenecks, and outstanding engineering deliverables.
• Coordinate work between Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Drafting, Manufacturing, Operations, and Project Management.
• Follow up on open engineering actions and help drive issues to resolution.
• Coordinate engineering responses to manufacturing questions, production issues, and redlines.
• Track engineering changes, revisions, project requirements, and required deliverables.
• Support coordination of drawing and documentation revisions through PLM/PDM systems.
• Participate in project meetings, design reviews, production meetings, and other cross-functional activities.
• Assist with reviewing engineering documentation for completeness, accuracy, and project requirements.
• Help coordinate implementation of engineering changes and project-specific requirements.
• Communicate project status, schedule concerns, and engineering priorities to the Engineering Manager and project teams.
• Escalate technical or resource issues that may affect project schedules or deliverables.
• Support continuous improvement of engineering project execution, scheduling, and communication processes.
• Help ensure engineering deliverables are completed on time and support successful project execution

Skills

Project coordination

Cross-functional collaboration

Interpret engineering drawings

Problem solving

Schedule risk identification

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering

Tools

PLM/PDM systems

Job description

States Manufacturing LLC is seeking a Project Engineer to support the Engineering Manager in planning, coordinating, and executing engineering activities for switchgear and engineered power system projects. This role is focused on project execution, engineering schedules, deliverables, and cross-functional coordination from kickoff through engineering release and manufacturing on time.

The Project Engineer will work closely with Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Drafting,