Project Engineer

Job Description

• Program management:  Plans and formulates project timetable after defining customer needs.
• Communicates directly with customers (Automotive OEMs) and with global teams.
• Coordinates activities concerned with technical developments, scheduling and resolving engineering design and test problems reporting results and status as needed.
• Innovates creative product solutions to meet customer needs and works with internal patent department.
• Manages and develops suppliers in various fields of manufacturing concerning metal, plastic injection mold makers and rubber industries.
• Forms production, QA and engineering teams dedicated to specific phases or aspects of project such as technical studies, product design, preparation of specifications and technical plans and product testing.
• Reviews product design for compliance with engineering principles, company standards and customer contract requirements and related specifications.
• Acts as facilitator to ensure commitments to customer are met in a timely manner and within budget.
• Maintains personal knowledge in product, application and processes appropriate to projects undertaken.
• Works with Sales to develop new business opportunities.
• Review drawing changes, deviations, and Engineering Change Notices
• Coordinates parts design and tool design activities per customer specification
• Responsible for financial budget for individual preproduction and development projects
• Follows IATF 16949 procedures if customer required and descriptions per the ITW handbook.
• Interprets engineering specifications
• Authors DFMEA’s, PFMEAs and champions 8D problem solving activities
• Review RFQ package:  Identify customer part numbers, create bills of materials, derive part weights, evaluate annual volumes, key dates, assembly plant locations.
• Develop BOM’s (bill of Materials)
• Interpret customer specifications.
• Prepare customer reviews, technical presentations and open issues list.
• Develop design validation test plans.
• Develop and maintain tooling, assembly and test equipment financial plans and documents.
• Participate in regular APQP activities and meetings and AAR events.
• Create FEA reports.
• Lead customer, supplier and ITW tooling and product design signoffs and kick offs.
• Lead RFQ activities with tooling, automation and gauge suppliers.
• Nominate supplier:  Tooling/Parts/Gauges/Automation.
• Develop packaging plans per customer requirements.
• Support customer build and launch activities.
• Monitor tooling, gauge and assembly concepts according to ITW standards.
• Maintain customer milestone timing in customer portals.
• Issue molding sample requests.
• Monitor serial part history.
• Monitor release of production to operations.

Qualifications

• B.S. in Engineering or Engineering Technology with an emphasis in Mechanical Engineering or equivalent experience
• 3+ years of experience in engineering and project management in a manufacturing environment.
• Project management experience preferably Tier 1 automotive.  PMI PMP certification preferred.
• Knowledge in Plastic Injection Molding part design, performance, material selection, tooling technology
• Must be adaptable, flexible, organized and act with a sense of urgency and able to operate independently
• Must have demonstrated analytical/problem-solving, project management/task planning, engineering risk assessment, creativity/innovation and technical leadership skills.
• Must be able to make sound, logical judgments using deductive reasoning, attention to detail; understand the cause and effect of such decisions.
• Ability to travel up to 35% to support the customer and launch process.
• Strong organization skills, and ability to take on special projects from concept to implementation and maintaining.
• Fluent in MS Project, and MS Office Suite.