Project Engineer
Job Description
POSITION SUMMARY:
This position is responsible for supporting new product development (NPD) and sustaining engineering efforts through a combination of product engineering execution and engineering systems administration and development. The role integrates product design, testing, and engineering project support with administration, configuration, and continuous improvement of engineering software systems (including Autodesk Fusion, Vault, and ERP/PLM platforms). This position plays a critical role in ensuring accurate product data, documentation, and engineering processes are effectively managed, controlled, and enabled through systems to support engineering, manufacturing, regulatory, and business objectives.
PRINCIPAL RESPONSIBILITIES
- Administer and support engineering systems including Autodesk Fusion, Vault (PDM), and ERP/PLM platforms. Collaborate with IT to manage engineering software configurations, implementations, and upgrades. Partner with cross-functional teams to manage user access, roles, and permissions.
- Work with Configuration Manager to ensure integrity of data structures, workflows, and system integrations including management of master product data and part creation, modification, and obsolescence. Ensure alignment of product data with ERP systems (e.g., SAP item setup and maintenance), PDM/PLM systems, and downstream processes.
- Initiate cross-functional projects for product data standardization, systems optimization, and engineering efficiency improvements.
- Manage engineering activity for NPD projects from concept through production implementation, generating product requirements and design targets in accordance with applicable standards and codes. Develop design strategy and concepts, plan prototyping and testing, and create design history file documentation.
- Support sustaining engineering through product improvements, cost reduction initiatives, and resolution of production or field issues. Provide support for operations with quality or manufacturing issues on launched product as necessary.
- Lead cross-functional teams to ensure design outputs meet customer, quality, cost, and manufacturability targets. Periodically reports out on design development and timing.
- Lead or support projects related to regulatory requirements, industry standards, and import/export compliance including material identification, labeling, and product marking requirements.
- Prepare and maintain product specifications, certifications documentation, and regulatory declarations. Provide technical product details to support development of marketing assets.
- Provide guidance and work supervision for other technical personnel.
- Support ISO 9001 compliance and participate in audit readiness activities.
REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:
Education: Bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering, engineering technology, computer science, or related field preferred. Equivalent combination of education and experience considered.
Experience: 5+ years of experience in product engineering and/or manufacturing environment, 3+ years in engineering systems (PDM/PLM/ERP) support and administration.
Skills and Abilities:
Proficiency: Microsoft Office Suite, Project Management, Engineering Documentation and Data Control.
Strong knowledge: CAD/Eng Sys Software (Autodesk Inventor, Fusion Manage, Vault, Solidworks), product design and development process.
Ability: to balance hands-on engineering work with system administration.
Competencies: strong interpersonal skills, effective communication, maintain confidential information, exercise sound judgment, make accurate and timely decisions, focus and work with teams in a fast-paced environment, and strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
Other Qualifications (Preferred, but not required):
- Knowledgeable in the design of injection-molded plastic parts high volume manufacturing processes and quality practices.
- Knowledgeable in the design of sheet metal products and sheet metal fabrication methods such as stamping, forming, cutting, and bending
- Knowledgeable in the design of cast, forged, and machined metal products and the associated manufacturing methods
- Engineering Lab experience and ability to operate mill, lathe, and other similar equipment
- Experience with 3D scanning process & equipment
- Affiliations with ASME/CSA/IAPMO/ISO experience
- Knowledge of distribution plumbing, valve function, design (strength of materials, hydraulics, etc.)
WORKING CONDITIONS:
- This position work primarily in an indoor office environment and the Engineering laboratory.
- Visits to the manufacturing plant are expected on an as needed basis to support work efforts and coordinate with project team members.
- Occasional travel expected to support project plans (supplier qualification, offsite/field testing, tooling validation, etc).
PHYSICAL DEMANDS:
Job requires both sitting and standing. Excellent vision, hearing, speech, and motor skills are required to perform essential functions of the job.