Job Description
Every day, MTI Motion associates around the world set the future in motion by solving our customers’ most vexing motion-control challenges. Serving various industries including commercial aerospace, defense, oil and gas, and transportation, MTI Motion designs and manufactures an innovative portfolio of custom, precision motion-control products and solutions, including high-performance motors, drives and controllers, as well as windings, gears, and ball screws.
We’re committed to promoting a collaborative team environment that focuses on accountability, honesty, and integrity to ensure customer satisfaction. We take pride in the work we perform and are committed to continuous improvement. In addition to offering a competitive benefits package, we strive to offer our employees opportunities to achieve career advancement.
MTI Motion is a wholly owned operating company within the Steel Partners family of companies and is headquartered in Pleasant Prairie, WI, with facilities worldwide.
POSITION OVERVIEW:
The Project Engineer is the project champion and is responsible for driving a project from specification to shipment of initial products. The Project Engineer establishes project plans, coordinates project reviews, and ensures the proper implementation of project elements. This position will lead projects by scheduling, planning, forecasting, resource planning to achieve objectives, relaying updates to client/customer, and overseeing technical, procurement, and compliance activities.
The Project Engineer collaboratively works with a cross-functional project team and demonstrates excellent project management, organizational, time management, leadership, and decision-making skills to drive projects to a successful conclusion. This position has final planning decision authority to drive projects based on inputs from team members and engineering management.
ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS:
- Track and proactively ensure delivery of milestones (listed below) for assigned projects, including:
- Proposal and quoting
- Contract review
- Project kickoff
- Project / Design review(s)
- Job Order Creation
- Kitting Completion
- Quoting and purchase order completion
- Initial hardware build
- Release to Production activities
- Project Completion
- Provide direction to team members to achieve project milestones.
- Ensure actions are being taken to mitigate risk throughout the project.
- Assist commercial team by providing project updates to maintain alignment with project and business goals.
- Ensure delivery of compliant hardware and where applicable First Article Inspection Report (FAIR)
- Weekly or bi-weekly calls with customers for pertinent timeline updates
- React to and address project issues by developing and executing an effective and efficient recovery plan.
- Escalate issues to management for resolution.
- Provide feedback to management regarding team member performance
- All other actions related to New Product Development (NPD) Project completion as needed/directed/required.
- Perform other duties as assigned.