Project Engineer

Leitch Musgrove & McNeal Inc; Kansas City (MO); On-site; USD 85,000 - 115,000; Full time

Job summary

Leitch Musgrove & McNeal Inc is seeking a Project Engineer to act as the technical lead for mechanical and electro-mechanical design in metallurgical, specialty metals, hazardous waste treatment, and aerospace industries. You will guide a design team, ensure compliance with standards, and support sales and customer projects across plasma welders, melters, and vacuum systems.

You will develop schedules and budgets, coordinate design reviews, and produce detailed technical reports and

Qualifications

• BSME degree or equivalent from a four-year engineering program.
• Minimum 3 years of experience as Mechanical Engineer/Project Engineer or similar.
• Experience in high temperature furnaces, heavy material handling equipment, or other capital equipment preferred.

Responsibilities

• Act as engineering project team leader, assigning tasks and guiding design team.
• Approve final designs, changes, drawings, and specifications per standards and contracts.
• Plan and coordinate engineering design efforts, schedules, budgets, and staffing for projects.
• Lead internal and external design reviews with customers, vendors, and teams.
• Develop engineering specs for subsystems and components; support sales with sizing analyses and layouts.
• Review customer specs to assess feasibility and applicability of products.
• Produce written reports, proposals, and technical documentation.

Skills

Leadership

Vacuum systems

Material handling

Industrial schematics

Vacuum metallurgy

Plasma welders

Project planning

Budgeting

Heat transfer

Stress analysis

People oriented

Education

BSME degree

Tools

Vacuum systems

Industrial schematics

Job description

Project Engineer

Acts as the technical lead for engineering projects. Directs, coordinates, and oversees the project design team in the execution of the mechanical and electro-mechanical design of equipment for the metallurgical, specialty metals, hazardous waste treatment, and aerospace industries by providing in-depth technical guidance and supervision. Provide sales support, customer support, and project support of systems utilizing electrical, hydraulic, vacuum, and pneumatic components for equipment such as plasma welders, plasma melters, induction vacuum casters, electron beam melters, and vacuum arc re-melters, as well as associated material handling equipment.

Essential Duties:

• Act as an engineering project team leader by providing assignments, overseeing work, and providing detailed technical guidance for the design team.
• Responsible for approving, in detail, all final designs, design changes, specifications, and drawing releases and ensuring their compliance with engineering principles, company standards, customer contract requirements, and related specifications.
• Research, analyze, plan, organize, and coordinate all engineering design efforts for a given project, including the development of engineering project schedule, budget, and staffing needs to support overall program goals.
• Conduct internal and external design reviews that address project requirements and incorporate input from customers, vendors, engineering colleagues, designers, and operations personnel.
• Develop clear and concise engineering specifications for design and/or procurement of subsystems, components, and engineering services.
• Provide technical support for the Sales Department including: System sizing analysis, equipment conceptual and detailed layouts, customer visits, and cost analysis.
• Review documents such as customer design specifications and requests for quotes to determine feasibility of design and applicability of the companies products to customer needs.
• Generate high quality written reports, proposals, instructions, manuals, white papers, and other documentation that may be distributed to customers, internal users, or the public at large.
• Provides reports on the status of project milestones and adjusts schedules accordingly.
• Support fabrication and installation activities to ensure products and systems conform to engineering design and customer specifications.
• Develop written methods and procedures for testing equipment and systems.
• Other duties may be assigned.

Education and/or Experience:

• BSME from a four-year college or university.
• Minimum of 3 years experience working as a Mechanical Engineer, Project Engineer, or similar, preferably designing high temperature furnaces, heavy material handling equipment, or other capital equipment.

Skills:

• Proven track record of generating innovative and practical ideas.
• Experience in the design and sizing of vacuum systems.
• Experience in the design of material handling equipment
• Experience with industrial schematics
• Working knowledge of Vacuum Metallurgy, Plasma Welders & Melters, Electron Beam Melters, and Vacuum Arc Re-Melters.
• Highly organized approach to projects.
• Ability to develop project plans, maintain project schedules, adhere to budget.
• Working knowledge of recognized industry standards.
• Ability to perform heat transfer analysis and energy balance on complex systems.Strong stress analysis skills.
• A work style which is "people oriented" and can obtain the best out of team members.