Sr. Project Lead Engineer

Dematic; Grand Rapids (MI); On-site; USD 82,875 - 121,550; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Career Development

Competitive Compensation and Benefits

Pay Transparency

Global Opportunities

Job summary

Dematic seeks a Project Lead Engineer for the Amazon Business Unit in the United States. You will lead engineering deliverables, coordinate with project management, and ensure on‑time, on‑budget project execution in a fast‑paced e‑commerce environment.

Your background should include a Mechanical/Electrical/Mechatronics degree and 5+ years in engineering or project management. Expect significant collaboration with cross‑functional teams and travel to customer sites as needed.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering (Mechanical, Electrical, or Mechatronics).
• 5+ years of experience in engineering or project management.
• Ability to travel to customer and project sites ~40% of the time.

Responsibilities

• Manage engineering deliverables to deliver the project on time.
• Translate customer technical requirements into deliverables for Mechanical and Controls projects.
• Lead technical reviews and conduct post‑mortems with PM for continuous improvement.

Skills

Project leadership

Communication

Customer focus

Problem solving

Team coordination

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering

Tools

Mechanical and Electrical

Job description

Project Lead Engineer – Amazon Business Unit

Dematic has an immediate need for a Project Lead Engineer (PLE) specifically for the Amazon Business Unit. The preferred candidate will have 5+ years of related project engineering experience, including planning, specification evaluation, and implementation of material handling projects. This role reports directly to an Engineering Senior Manager or Director and indirectly to Project Management. The PLE provides superior communication, customer service, and technical project leadership in a fast‑paced e‑commerce environment.

Responsibilities

The Project Lead Engineer manages and oversees all engineering deliverables necessary to deliver the project on time. Responsibilities include pre‑contract reviews, project kick‑off, technical project reporting, technical reviews, and team guidance; system testing through to customer acceptance. The PLE partners closely with the Project Manager, translates customer technical requirements into deliverables for Mechanical and Controls (Electrical) Project Engineering, and ensures those deliverables are met on time, on budget, and with quality.

• Translate project contractual technical requirements into scheduled deliverables for the engineering teams (design layout, firm engineering customer approval, order entry, installation drawings, emulation, and commissioning).
• Identify needed resources across engineering teams, including external suppliers, and manage the engineering schedule across the project team to ensure on‑time delivery.
• Ensure a high quality of output for all deliverables and the entire solution via adherence to established standards for processes, engineering quality, and standard work.
• Identify and resolve issues that affect engineering deliverables to avoid negative impact on the project.
• Monitor and manage project/team performance and ensure project requirements and milestones are met.
• Contribute feedback to Engineering Managers for performance reviews of their project team and invest in the development of the engineers on their project team.
• Deliver the technical scope and supporting deliverables, as well as progress updates and road blocks, as 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 all necessary specifications for third‑party components, resale, etc. are followed, accurate, and complete; liaise with ME/CE Leads as needed to ensure completion.
• Together with the SIM, provide Solutions Development input on project schedule and engineering resource estimates & availability.
• Influence the use of standard designs.
• Align with line managers about performance, skill set, and availability of project engineering resources.
• Track engineering progress and ensure the project is pacing to schedule; align with ME/CE Leads as needed to report progress.
• Create technical project status reports, financial forecast, and provide schedule updates that include EV along with project pacing.
• 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.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering (Mechanical, Electrical, or Mechatronics).
• Prior experience leading project technical deliverables; preference for material handling project experience.
• 5+ years of experience in engineering or project management.
• Exceptional customer focus and ability to deliver results.
• Demonstrated problem solving with excellent communication skills.
• Ability to navigate, influence, and operate in a strongly matrixed global organization.
• Ability to travel to customer and project job sites approximately 40% of the time, with higher travel during critical installation and commissioning phases.

Benefits

• Career Development
• Competitive Compensation and Benefits
• Pay Transparency
• Global Opportunities

Base pay range: $82,875 - $121,550 (estimated at time of posting). Final compensation will be determined by various factors such as work location, education, experience, knowledge, and skills.

Dematic provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.

Applicants must be authorized to work for any employer in the United States. Dematic is unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment Visa now or in the future.