Project Engineer / Mechanical Designer (Powertrain Machining & Assembly)

Prince-Technology-Solutions-Inc; Southfield (MI); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Comau is seeking a Project Engineer / Mechanical Designer for Powertrain Machining & Assembly in Southfield, MI. The role oversees engineering projects from inception through customer buy-off, ensuring safety, budget adherence, and timely delivery across multiple disciplines.

The candidate will coordinate system engineers, manage scope changes, and liaise with customers and suppliers to deliver integrated solutions. Travel is required; automation experience in powertrain machining is ideal.

Qualifications

• Master or bachelor’s degree in automation, engineering or business is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Protect health and safety of project team and stakeholders.
• Liaise with customer, internal functions and subcontractors to ensure smooth project execution.
• Review customer requirements and specifications and communicate to the organization.
• Monitor project progress and budget; maintain schedule and scope.
• Lead handover meetings and coordinate system engineers across commodities.
• Define and execute project risk, opportunities, and change management.
• Prepare and update risk assessments and method statements for site installations.
• Respond to changing client and product needs with timely, effective actions.

Skills

Change Management

Clamping strategy

Controls understanding

Cost estimation

Design for Manufacturing

Design to Installation

Discrete Event Simulation

Ergonomics evaluations

Layout design

Logistics standards

Mechanical understanding

NC management

Open Issue Management

Process engineering

Production management

Safety and risk assessment

Safety standards

Scope control and budget

Standard product specs

Supplier assessment

Technical Customer management

Transportation / Conveyors

Value analysis

Workload Capacity Tools

Project Risk Management

Project Management fundamentals

Project planning and monitoring

Education

Master or bachelor’s degree in automation/engineering/business

Job description

Project Engineer / Mechanical Designer (Powertrain Machining & Assembly)

Position Project Engineer / Mechanical Designer (Powertrain Machining & Assembly)

Position Requirements

Description

No Corp to Corp !

Local candidates only !

No Product Designers or Product Engineers !

Long Term Open Ended Contract, Southfield, MI

Project Engineer Mechanical – PTW

(Powertrain - Machining & Assembly)

#37602426

Address

20950 Telegraph Road, Southfield, MI 48033

Summary

The Project Engineer is accountable for the design of Engineering projects with top-down oversight from inception (Proposal) to completion (Customer buy off).

Must ensure that all projects are prepared and completed safely adhering to the required standards of budget, timeline and scope.

**Comau is looking for a Project Engineer who will be accountable for the design of Engineering projects with top-down oversight from inception (Proposal) to completion (Customer buy off).

Duties and Responsibilities

• Work in a manner that protects the health, safety and welfare of yourself and others and adhere to all Company policies and procedures.
• Liaise with the customer, internal function and subcontractors to endure the smooth running if the project
• Evaluate and review customer Requirements & Specification and communicate them to all parties in the organization.
• Review Government and Industry Specifications
• Review as sold PBS
• Review original baseline planning
• Lead handover meetings with ESC
• Review Lesson Learned from previous projects
• Coordinate System Engineers involved in the project, ensuring homogeneous solutions among all commodities.
• Review the engineering make/buy strategy
• Maintain project schedule by monitoring project progress.
• Manage the project within budget
• Continuously monitor Project scope of work and budget for matching
• Scout supplier and to create RFQ contents
• Identify and document added/reduced scope of work with potential impact on resource workload, timing and costs.
• Be appointed as Customer Technical Interface
• Review and update Project Open Issues List
• Perform root cause analysis and resolve problems
• Define, review and update Project Risk and Opportunities
• Monitor Project cost to complete (CTC)
• Review and update project performance KPI reports - actual cost/costs to complete – progress
• Attends to all Internal project reviews
• Attends to all Customer project reviews
• Attends to all Supplier project reviews
• Document Engineering management Lessons Learned Be appointed as Dispatcher and Gate keeper in the NC's management
• Provide feedback to Supplier
• React promptly and effectively to changing client and product needs
• Estimate budget for changes
• Review Engineering Change for timing evaluation
• Define the technical solution to meet the change requirements and consider the best strategy for implementing the change.
• Develop execution plan for the change activities and establish the timing (duration) to execute the change
• Monitor and update the status of the engineering change activities for each phase, e.g., progress, forecasted completion date, open issues (if required), etc.
• Compile risk assessments and method statements for site installations

Skills

• Change Management
• Clamping strategy
• Controls understanding of industrial equipment and machinery
• Cost estimation
• Design for Manufacturing
• Design to Installation / Commissioning
• Discrete Event Simulation and availability / efficiency calculation
• Ergonomics evaluations
• Health assessment for reuse / retooling lines
• Layout design
• Logistics standards / processes
• Mechanical understanding of industrial equipment and machinery
• NC management
• Open Issue Management
• Process engineering and Cycle time
• Production management (scheduling, data management, traceability concept)
• Safety and risk assessment analysis
• Safety standards and norms
• Scope control and budget matching
• Standard product and integrated machines specifications release
• Supplier assessment
• Technical Customer management
• Transportation / Conveyor systems design
• Value analysis, design to cost
• Workload Capacity Tools
• Project Risk Management
• Project Management fundamentals
• Project planning and monitoring

Education

Master or bachelor’s degree in automation, engineering or business is preferred

Previous experiences

At least 5 years’ experience in automation industry or automotive company, preferred if in the Powertrain area, Machining and or Assembly.

Additional

Travel will be required.

Location Southfield, MI - Comau

EOE Statement We are an equal employment opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law.

This position is currently accepting applications.