Systems Engineer -EPS

ANDRITZ; Charlotte (NC); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

ANDRITZ in Charlotte, NC is seeking a System Engineer who bridges engineering and project management, leading technical activities with the Engineering, Procurement and Installation teams. You will be the primary technical contact for the project team and report to the Project Manager.

You will coordinate schedule, supplier negotiations, design reviews and manufacturing kick-off, ensuring on-time engineering deliverables, adherence to quality criteria and effective change management across

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Mechanical or Electrical Engineering preferred.
• Experience in hydroelectricity or energy producing equipment.
• Experience coordinating engineering activities and subcontracting.

Responsibilities

• Oversee costs, delivery schedule, quality and targets of the System.
• Create the overall time schedule and work breakdown structure.
• Coordinate supplier negotiations and purchase orders.
• Validate supplier production schedules and technical clarifications.
• Organize design reviews and manufacturing kickoff.
• Ensure engineering deliverables and supply deliveries are on time and per quality criteria.
• Follow up on non-conformances and change management with customers, vendors and engineering.
• Develop contingency plans with Project Manager to address issues or deviations.

Skills

Technical coordination

Subcontracting experience

Education

Bachelor of Mechanical or Electrical Engineering

Job description

The System Engineer bridges the boundaries between engineering and project management, leading the technical activities as a whole with the Engineering, Procurement and Installation teams. This position is the primary technical point of contact for the project team and reports to the Project Manager in the team context.

PRINCIPLE DUTIES

Primary responsibilities are listed but not limited to the following: Responsible for the related costs, delivery schedule, quality and targets of the System (“System” means generator and auxiliaries, turbine and auxiliaries, penstock, gates, electrical power systems or any other assigned systems);

• Participation in the creation of the overall time schedule and work breakdown structure.
• Creation of the Purchase Order Requisition and participation in negotiations with suppliers.
• Responsible for the general scope determination and for managing and following up the supply of the process from conceptualizing the design to delivery of the components to site
• Responsible for validating and approving the supplier production schedules;
• Responsible for the technical clarifications with customer and supplier;
• Responsible for organizing design review meetings and the manufacturing kick-off;
• Elaborate, collect and assess the documentation required and veto technical dispositions in case of deviations (cost, schedule, quality);
• Assemble and submittal of technical deliverables;
• Organizes and facilitates meetings regarding technical activities;
• Ensures stakeholders interpret the technical specification and expectations correctly, contract based concept;
• Consolidates the opinions of others to define the technical strategy and the supply plan in collaboration with the Project Manager and the Procurement Department;
• Participates in the selection, negotiations and technical discussions of the main suppliers and sub-contractors;
• Responsible for making sure engineering deliverables and supply deliveries are made on-time and according to established quality criteria for the related System;
• Follows-up on Non-Conformances and Change Management with the customer, vendors and engineering;
• In collaboration with the Project Manager, analyzes, defines and implements a contingency plan to correct any issues or deviations that can have an impact on their projects.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE

• Bachelor of Mechanical or Electrical Engineering preferred
• Experience in the fields of hydroelectricity, energy producing equipment or related design and manufacturing activities;
• Experience in technical coordination of engineering activities and subcontracting;