Sr. Project Engineer

Job Juncture; Milwaukee (WI); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Job Juncture is seeking a Sr. Project Engineer for a client that designs and manufactures fully customized automated assembly equipment.

You will own projects from concept through completion, addressing mechanical design, pneumatics, hydraulics, and integration aspects, while coordinating with the Mechanical Engineering Manager. You will lead design teams on large projects, manage resources and schedules, and ensure design releases and budgets stay on track.

Qualifications

• BSME or similar degree with strong mechanical design skills.
• 5+ years of project design experience for fully customized automation equipment.
• Proficiency with SolidWorks and GD&T.
• Experience welding and fixture design.
• Experience with robotics, vision systems, and data acquisition desirable.
• Direct experience working with customers and suppliers is desirable.
• Excellent verbal and written communication.
• Strong timeline and team leadership capabilities.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for the overall design of a custom automated machine contracted for by a client.
• Lead a team of design engineers and outside design contractors on larger projects.
• Manage resources and break down the design effort for large projects into manageable design tasks; communicate time, tasks, timeline and milestones to the team.
• Regularly communicate project status with customers and management.

Skills

Interpersonal communication

Project leadership

Mechanical design

Attention to detail

Customer interaction

Education

BSME or similar degree

Tools

SolidWorks

GD&T

Welding

Fixture design

Robotics basics

Vision systems

Data acquisition

Job description

Our client designs and manufactures fully customized automated assembly equipment for their customers and they need a Sr. Project Engineer. You will be responsible for taking a project from concept to completion. This includes understanding all technical issues potentially affecting your project such customer specifications, cycle times, pneumatics, hydraulics, etc. Continually assess the impact of these issues to your project and facilitate corrective action, maintain project budget, and engineering design release schedule integrity. You will report to the Mechanical Engineering Manager.

Company –

• A w ell e stablished manufacturer of custom automated production equipment for automotive, energy, appliance, consumer products and other industries
• Founded in 1936, this is a over 100 people strong and you can see how your work impacts the company and its clients
• State of the art technology is part of your day-to-day work, with interesting technical challenges

Benefits and Features – They truly VALUE and APPRECIATE their employees!

• Health, Vision, Dental, Life, Disability and Accident Insurances
• 3% employer match on 401K and profit-sharing program
• Paid vacation and holidays
• Great company culture

What you will be doing:

• Responsible for the overall design of a custom automated machine contracted for by a client. If a smaller project, you may do this on your own or if it is a larger project, lead a team of Design Engineers and outside design contractors.
• Manage resources and breakdown the design effort for large projects into manageable design tasks and clearly communicate the design time, tasks, timeline, and milestones to your team and hold them accountable.
• Your designs may incorporate robotics, vision systems, welding, fixtures, controls, material handling, laser or plasma cutting, hydraulics, pneumatics, high-speed product assembly, and packaging
• Communicate regularly the status of your projects with customers and the management team

What they are looking for:

• BSME or similar degree with strong mechanical design skills
• 5+ years of project design experience for fully customized automated production equipment (NOT a base product that can be slightly modified for the customer)
• You must know SolidWorks
• You must have experience with welding, fixture design and GD&T
• Any experience with robotics, vision systems, computer controls, data acquisition experience is desirable.
• Direct experience working with customers and suppliers is desirable
• I nterpersonal verbal and written communication skills are extremely important
• Proven success managing, facilitating, or controlling a group of people or large project to a timeline and schedule is desirable
• Good computer skills are needed