Senior Controls Engineer — Lead Complex Projects

Dematic; Milwaukee (WI); On-site; USD 108,000 - 158,000; Full time

Job summary

Dematic in Milwaukee, WI seeks an experienced engineering/project management professional to translate contractual requirements into deliverables for engineering teams and to manage resources for on-time, within-budget project execution.

You will lead technical reviews, coordinate with suppliers and ME/CE leads, monitor KPIs, and drive continuous improvement across a global matrix organization. Travel up to 40% is expected.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering (Mechanical, Electrical, or Mechatronics).
• 8+ years of experience in engineering or project management.
• Exceptional customer focus and ability to deliver results.
• Demonstrated problem solver with excellent communication skills.

Responsibilities

• 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 alignment 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; collaborating closely 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.
• Crafting 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.

Skills

Project management

Engineering leadership

Communication

Problem solving

Travel readiness

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering

Tools

Microsoft Project

Job description

Dematic in Milwaukee, WI seeks an experienced engineering/project management professional to translate contractual requirements into deliverables for engineering teams and to manage resources for on-time, within-budget project execution.

You will lead technical reviews, coordinate with suppliers and ME/CE leads, monitor KPIs, and drive continuous improvement across a global matrix organization. Travel up to 40% is expected.