Senior Controls Project Lead

Dematic; Grand Rapids (MI); On-site; USD 108,000 - 158,400; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Career Development

Competitive Compensation and Benefit

Pay Transparency

Global Opportunities

Job summary

Dematic is seeking a Senior Controls Project Engineer to manage engineering deliverables from kick-off to customer acceptance. You will translate customer technical requirements into defined tasks for Engineering and coordinate across Dematic departments including Engineering, CoEs, Software, and third‑party providers to ensure on‑time, on‑budget delivery.

The role demands 8+ years in engineering or project management, a Bachelor's in Engineering (Mechanical, Electrical, or Mechatronics),

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Engineering (Mechanical, Electrical, or Mechatronics) required.
• 8+ years of engineering or project management experience.
• Experience leading project technical deliverables.
• Strong customer focus and communication skills.
• Willingness to travel up to 40%.

Responsibilities

• Translate customer technical requirements into engineering deliverables and tasks for design, emulation, drawings, and commissioning.
• Identify needed resources across engineering teams and external suppliers, and assign tasks.
• Ensure high output quality by aligning to established processes and standards.
• Identify and resolve issues affecting engineering tasks to avoid project impact.
• Monitor and manage project performance and KPIs to ensure on-time progress.
• Deliver work packages on time and within budget.
• Act as main liaison for project management, installation, procurement, external suppliers, and manufacturing regarding engineering deliverables.
• Ensure complete specifications for third-party components in collaboration with ME/CE Leads.
• Provide input on project schedule and resource estimates with SIM and influence standard designs.
• Align with line managers on performance, skills, and resource availability.
• Track engineering progress and report progress to ME/CE Leads and SAE.
• Craft project status reports, financial forecasts, and schedule updates.
• Support project manager in risk management and mitigation actions.
• Lead technical reviews and conduct post-mortems for continuous improvement.

Skills

Customer focus

Communication skills

Problem solving

Leadership

Travel up to 40%

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Engineering (Mechanical Electrical Mechatronics)

Job description

Dematic is seeking a Senior Controls Project Engineer to manage engineering deliverables from kick-off to customer acceptance. You will translate customer technical requirements into defined tasks for Engineering and coordinate across Dematic departments including Engineering, CoEs, Software, and third‑party providers to ensure on‑time, on‑budget delivery.

The role demands 8+ years in engineering or project management, a Bachelor's in Engineering (Mechanical, Electrical, or Mechatronics),