Project Lead Engineer

KION Business Services Polska; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 83,000 - 122,000; Full time

Job summary

Dematic is seeking a Project Lead Engineer for a Hybrid role across multiple U.S. locations including Wauwatosa, WI; Grand Rapids, MI; Atlanta, GA; Plano, TX.

You will manage engineering deliverables from kick-off to customer acceptance, translating requirements into tasks and coordinating with engineering teams, CoEs, software, and suppliers. The role requires a Bachelor’s in Engineering and 5+ years in engineering or project management, with strong customer focus and communication.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering (Mechanical, Electrical, or Mechatronics).
• 5+ years of experience in engineering or project management.
• Exceptional customer focus and ability to deliver results.
• Demonstrated problem solver with excellent communication skills.
• Ability to navigate, influence and operate in a strongly matrixed global organization.
• Applicants must be authorized to work for any employer in the United States.

Responsibilities

• Translate project technical requirements into deliverables for engineering teams.
• Identify resources across engineering teams and external suppliers and assign tasks.
• Ensure quality of output and adherence to standards for processes and design.
• Monitor and manage project and KPI performance to meet schedule and budget.
• Create project status reports, financial forecasts, and schedule updates.
• Lead technical reviews and conduct post-mortems for continuous improvement.

Skills

Leadership

Communication skills

Engineering background

Project management

Customer focus

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering

Job description

## Project Lead EngineerApply: Hybrid: Wauwatosa, WI, United States: Grand Rapids, MI, United States: Atlanta, GA, United States: Plano, TX, United States: Full time: Posted Today: JR-0092341Dematic's Global Project Engineering team has a need for a Project Lead Engineer that will manage and oversee all engineering deliverables necessary to execute the project from kick-off through customer acceptance. Partnering closely with the Project Managers, the PLE translates the customer technical requirements for the project into defined tasks for GPE and ensures those tasks are met on-time, on budget, and with quality. The PLE identifies and assigns tasks to appropriate teams and coordinates all activities across Dematic departments such as Engineering, CoEs, Software, and third-party providers.# **We offer:*** Career Development* Competitive Compensation and Benefits* Pay Transparency* Global OpportunitiesLearn More Here: https://www.dematic.com/en-us/about/careers/what-we-offer Dematic provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.The base pay range for this role is estimated to be $82,875 - $121,550 at the time of posting. Final compensation will be determined by various factors such as work location, education, experience, knowledge, and skills.# **Tasks and Qualifications:****What You Will Do In This Role:*** Translate the project contractual technical requirements into deliverables and tasks for the engineering teams (including design/layout, emulation, order entry, drawings, and commissioning)* Identify needed resources across engineering teams and with external suppliers and assign tasks across the project team* Ensure a high degree of quality of output for all deliverables and the entire solution via adherence to established standards for processes, engineering quality, and standard work* Identify and resolve issues that affect engineering tasks to avoid negative impact on the project* Monitor and manage project/team performance and ensure KPIs are met* Deliver the work package assigned by the Project Manager on time and within budget* Act as the main point of contact for project management, installation, procurement, external suppliers, manufacturing, etc. regarding all engineering deliverables* Ensure completion of all necessary specifications for third-party components, resale, etc. are accurate and complete; liaising with ME/CE Leads as needed to ensure completion* Together with the SIM, provide Solutions Development input on project schedule and engineering resource estimates and availability and influence the use of standard designs* Align with line managers about performance, skill set, and availability of project engineering resources* Track engineering progress and ensuring project is pacing to schedule; align with ME/CE Leads and SAE as needed to report progress* Creating project status reports, financial forecast, and schedule updates* Support the project manager in risk management and risk mitigation actions by documenting, escalating, and managing project risk; preparing PSR / PVRs* Lead technical reviews and conduct post-mortem with PM to feed continuous improvement**What We Are Looking For:*** Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering (Mechanical, Electrical, or Mechatronics).* Prior experience leading project technical deliverables, prefer material handling project experience* 5+ years of experience in engineering or project management* Exceptional customer focus and ability to deliver results.* Demonstrated problem solver with excellent communication skills.* Ability to navigate, influence and operate in a strongly matrixed global organization.#LI-RW1*Applicants must be authorized to work for any employer in the United States. We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment Visa now or in the future.*