Project Lead Engineer

Still Sverige Ab; Wauwatosa (WI); On-site; USD 91,000 - 133,000; Full time

Job summary

Dematic, a global intralogistics innovator, is seeking a Project Lead Engineer for the Amazon Business Unit. The role oversees engineering deliverables from pre-contract through customer acceptance, translating customer requirements into mechanical and electrical deliverables and guiding multidisciplinary teams to on-time, on-budget completion.

The candidate should have 5+ years of related project engineering experience, excellent communication, and strong technical leadership of projects in

Qualifications

• 5+ years of related project engineering experience.
• Experience planning, evaluating specifications, and implementing material handling projects.
• Ability to translate customer requirements into technical deliverables.

Responsibilities

• Translate the project contractual technical requirements into scheduled deliverables for engineering teams.
• Identify and manage resources across engineering teams and external suppliers to ensure on-time delivery.
• Ensure high quality of output by adhering to established standards for processes, engineering quality, and standard work.
• Identify and resolve issues affecting engineering deliverables to avoid project impact.
• Monitor and manage project and team performance to meet milestones.
• Provide feedback for performance reviews and support engineer development.
• Deliver technical scope and updates on time and within budget.
• Act as main contact for project management, installation, procurement, and external suppliers regarding engineering deliverables.

Skills

Project leadership

Engineering management

Customer facing

Communication skills

Job description

Dematic is an intralogistics innovator that designs, builds and supports intelligent, automated solutions for manufacturing, warehouse and distribution environments for customers that are powering the future of commerce. With engineering centers, manufacturing facilities and service centers located in more than 25 countries, Dematic's global network of 8,000 employees have helped achieve more than 6,000 worldwide customer installations for some of the world's leading brands. Headquartered in Atlanta, Dematic is a member of KION Group, a global leader in industrial trucks, supply chain solutions and related services, and a leading provider of warehouse automation.

Dematic has an immediate need for a Project Lead Engineer (PLE) specifically for the Amazon Business Unit. The preferred candidate will have 5+ years of related project engineering experience, including planning, specification evaluation, and implementation of material handling projects. This role reports directly into an Engineering Senior Manager or Director and indirectly to Project Management. They must provide superior communication, customer service, and technical project leadership as a top-tier integrator to an ever-evolving fast paced e-commerce industry.

The Project Lead Engineer manages and oversees all engineering deliverables necessary to deliver the project on time. From pre-contract reviews, project kick-off, technical project reporting, technical reviews and team guidance, system testing all the way through to customer acceptance. This role partners closely with the Project Manager and is customer facing. The PLE is responsible to translate the customer technical requirements for the project into measured deliverables for Mechanical and Controls (Electrical) Project Engineering and ensures those deliverables are met on-time, on budget, and without sacrificing quality. The PLE identifies, prioritizes, and assigns scheduled deliverables to appropriate engineers and all related project activities across Dematic departments such as Engineering, COE's, Software, and third-party providers. This is a multi-disciplinary role that is responsible for all technical requirements, engineering schedule management, change management coordination, communication and technical reporting. They work very closely with the Project Manager & Change Management team and are expected to represent the technical team to leadership and the customer.

We offer:

• Career Development
• Competitive Compensation and Benefits
• Pay Transparency
• Global Opportunities
• Learn 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 $90,750 - $133,100 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 scheduled deliverables for the engineering teams (including design layout, firm engineering customer approval, order entry, installation drawings, emulation, and commissioning)
• Identify needed resources across engineering teams, including external suppliers, and manage the engineering schedule across the project team to ensure on-time delivery
• 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 deliverables to avoid negative impact on the project
• Monitor and manage project/team performance and ensure project requirements and milestones are met
• Contribute feedback to Engineering Managers for performance reviews of their project team and invest in the development of the engineers on their project team
• Deliver the technical scope and supporting deliverables, as well as progress updates and road blocks, as 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 all necessary specifications for third-party components, resale, etc. are followed, accurate and complete; liaising with ME/CE Leads as needed to ensure completion
• Together with the SIM, provide Solutions