Project Engineer

Invio Automation; Eldridge (IA); On-site; USD 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Invio Automation seeks a Project Engineer to support mechanical design buyoffs, gather program data, and prepare documentation to drives milestones. This role provides a path to higher managerial responsibilities within Invio Automation and emphasizes delivering on customer timelines.

You will collaborate with Senior Program Managers, engineering teams, and operations to ensure accurate budgets, schedules, and tool designs.

Qualifications

• Associates degree in engineering, manufacturing, or related technical field.
• Preferred 1 year of leadership experience.
• Experience with NX/SolidWorks/Catia/Creo/AutoCAD is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Support the design buyoff activities for multiple projects.
• Prepare customer documentation for design buyoffs, including buyoff documents and tool depictions.
• Coordinate with internal design engineering for 3D/2D assembly layouts and tool design validation.
• Assist operations during build/assembly to meet milestones.
• Track purchased parts to ensure milestones are met and documented.
• Review 'Release for Build' docs to ensure all items are present before release.
• Manage action registers and open issues per the Project Manager.
• Support customer tool buyoffs using Invio's standard procedures.
• Oversee document management during buyoff events.
• Create and manage customer punch lists and coordinate tool shipments.
• Coordinate tool kit updates to the customer facility.

Skills

MS Office

Report writing

Data interpretation

Problem solving

Communication

Teamwork

Confidentiality

Adaptability

Education

Associate degree in engineering or related field

Tools

NX

SolidWorks

Catia

Creo

AutoCAD

Job description

The Project Engineer role requires mechanical design knowledge, supporting Senior Program Managers to meet customer timelines and internal milestones. It involves gathering and sharing program data, preparing documentation, and serves as a pathway to higher managerial roles within the company. Our goal is to exceed customer expectations at Invio Automation.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Support the design buyoff related activities for multiple projects.
• Preparation of customer related documentation required at the design buyoff event such as formal buyoff documents/sign off sheets and photo depictions of the tools for easy markup changes.
• Review with internal design engineering team all required design buyoff math representations to include assembly environment 3d/2d, station layouts and tool design for general appearance and accuracy prior to the event.
• Support the operations team during the build and assembly process to ensure key milestones are met.
• Assist tracking of purchased parts to ensure key milestones are met.
• Review the Invio Automation "Release for Build" event documentation to include all protocol and documentation required items are present and accounted for prior to release of tool.
• Support tracking of customer product used for design, internal trials, and the eventual buyoff event.
• Manage action registers or open issues tracking documents as specified by the Project Manager.
• Support the customer tool buyoffs utilizing Invio's standard procedures.
• Administer the documentation efforts during buyoff events.
• Create and manage customer punch lists to ensure corrective actions and engineering changes are complete prior to shipping.
• Coordinate all tool shipment activities post punch list approval.
• Coordinate all tool kit updates sent to the customer facility.
• Demonstrate professionalism in all activities and provide efficient service to internal and external customers.
• Identify and communicate continuous improvement opportunities within the Value Stream.
• Other tasks and projects as assigned by supervisor.

Other Skills and Abilities:

• Proficient in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Projects, PowerPoint)
• Ability to read, analyze and interpret general business technical procedures.
• Ability to write reports, effectively present. information and respond to questions from managers and customers (internal/external).
• Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
• Ability to solve problems and manage a variety of diverse manufacturing challenges.
• Ability to interpret instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram or schedule form.
• Ability to analyze, troubleshoot, and improve existing processes.
• Basic understanding of machining tools and common machining practices.
• Basic understanding of fastening systems including torque control processes.
• Working knowledge of manufacturing and assembly processes.
• Computer Literacy (Microsoft Office Programs).
• Ability to maintain confidentiality.
• Ability to work well under pressure and to remain flexible to changing schedules and demands.

EDUCATION

Prefer a minimum of Associates degree from an accredited institution in the field of engineering, manufacturing, or other technical related fields. Preference will be given to candidates with a minimum of one year of experience in a leadership role.

Additional preference given to candidates with experience or education in the use of native solid modeling software such as NX, Solidworks, Catia, Creo and ACAD. This requires the ability to maneuver within the described modeling software to acquire dimensions, validate accuracy, appearance and recover screen representations of tools to be used for documentation purposes.

INVIO AUTOMATION'S CORE VALUES

• We take pride in the reliability of our team and the difficult problems we solve for customers.
• We deliver real customer value that positively impacts the lives of those around us.
• We are dependable. Relationships and trust matter.
• Our ingenuity and desire to improve lives will complement our suite of solutions.
• We strive to demonstrate that our attention to detail does not start or end with the solutions we engineer and deliver.
• We believe exceptional service is better demonstrated than said.