Sr. Project Engineer

Accounting Search; Milwaukee (WI); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Vision insurance

Dental insurance

Life insurance

401K match

Paid vacation

Job summary

Accounting Search is seeking a Sr. Project Engineer to lead the end-to-end design of custom automated assembly equipment. You will take projects from concept to completion, coordinating with customers and internal teams to ensure milestones are met.

The role requires a BSMechanical Engineering background and 5+ years in design for customized production equipment; SolidWorks proficiency and GD&T expertise are essential. Welding/fixture design and robotics experience are highly valued.

Qualifications

• BSME or equivalent degree with strong mechanical design skills.
• 5+ years of project design experience for fully customized automated production equipment.
• Proficiency with SolidWorks.
• Experience with welding, fixture design and GD&T.
• Desirable: robotics, vision systems, data acquisition.
• Experience collaborating with customers and suppliers.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead the overall design of a custom automated machine contracted for a client; on smaller projects you may lead solo, on larger projects you’ll lead a design team.
• Manage resources and break down design work into tasks, timelines, and milestones; communicate and hold the team accountable.
• Your designs may include robotics, vision systems, welding, fixtures, controls, material handling, hydraulics, pneumatics, high-speed assembly, and packaging.
• Communicate project status regularly to customers and management.

Skills

Team leadership

Communication

Budget management

Customer coordination

Education

BSME or equivalent

Tools

SolidWorks

Welding

Fixture design

GD&T

Robotics

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