Sr. Project Engineer

The Recruiting Hive; Milwaukee (WI); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, Vision, Dental Insurance

401K with 3% match and profit-sharing

Paid vacation and holidays

Great company culture

Job summary

The Recruiting Hive is seeking a Sr. Project Engineer to take ownership of fully customized automated production equipment from concept to completion in Milwaukee, WI.

You will manage design teams, coordinate with contractors, and ensure on-time delivery while addressing technical challenges such as robotics, pneumatics, hydraulics, and controls. Ideal candidates will hold a BSME, have 5+ years of project design experience, and be proficient in SolidWorks with strong communication skills.

Qualifications

• BSME or equivalent required with strong mechanical design skills.
• 5+ years of project design experience for fully customized automated production equipment.
• Experience with SolidWorks is required.
• Experience in welding and fixture design and GD&T is preferred.
• Robotics, vision systems, computer controls, and data acquisition experience desirable.
• Direct experience working with customers and suppliers is desirable.
• Strong interpersonal verbal and written communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for the overall design of a custom automated machine contracted for by a client.
• Lead a team of design engineers and external contractors on larger projects.
• Break down the design effort into tasks, communicate timelines and milestones, and hold the team accountable.
• Incorporate robotics, vision systems, welding, fixtures, controls, material handling, and high-speed assembly where applicable.
• Regularly communicate project status to customers and management.

Skills

Mechanical design

Project management

Team leadership

Customer communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering

Tools

SolidWorks

Robotics systems

Vision systems

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 well established 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
• Career growth opportunities
• 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