Mechanical Project Engineer: Powertrain - Machining & Assembly
Summary:
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The Project Engineer is accountable for the design of engineering projects with top-down oversight from inception (proposal) to completion (customer buy-off).
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Must ensure that all projects are prepared and completed safely adhering to the required standards of budget, timeline and scope.
Duties and Responsibilities:
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Work in a manner that protects the health, safety and welfare of yourself and others and adhere to all company policies and procedures.
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Liaise with the customer, internal function and subcontractors to endure the smooth running if the project
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Evaluate and review customer requirements & specifications and communicate them to all parties in the organization.
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Review government and industry specifications
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Review as sold PBS
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Review original baseline planning
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Lead handover meetings with ESC
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Review Lesson Learned from previous projects
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Coordinate System Engineers involved in the project, ensuring homogeneous solutions among all commodities.
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Review the engineering make/buy strategy
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Maintain project schedule by monitoring project progress.
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Manage the project within budget
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Continuously monitor project scope of work and budget for matching
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Scout supplier to create RFQ contents
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Identify and document added/reduced scope of work with potential impact on resource workload, timing and costs.
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Be appointed as Customer Technical Interface
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Review and update project open issues list
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Perform root cause analysis and resolve problems
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Define, review and update project risk and opportunities
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Monitor project cost to complete (CTC)
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Review and update project performance KPI reports - actual cost/costs to complete - progress
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Attends to all internal project reviews
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Attends to all customer project reviews
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Attends to all supplier project reviews
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Document engineering management Lessons Learned
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Be appointed as Dispatcher and gate keeper in the NC's management
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Provide feedback to supplier
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React promptly and effectively to changing client and product needs
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Estimate budget for changes
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Review engineering change for timing evaluation
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Define the technical solution to meet the change requirements and consider the best strategy for implementing the change.
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Develop execution plan for the change activities and establish the timing (duration) to execute the change
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Monitor and update the status of the engineering change activities for each phase, e.g., progress, forecasted completion date, open issues (if required), etc.
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Compile risk assessments and method statements for site installations
Skills:
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Change Management
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Clamping strategy
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Controls understanding of industrial equipment and machinery
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Cost estimation
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Design for manufacturing
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Design to installation / commissioning
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Discrete Event Simulation and availability / efficiency calculation
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Ergonomics evaluations
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Health assessment for reuse / retooling lines
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Layout design
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Logistics standards / processes
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Mechanical understanding of industrial equipment and machinery
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NC management
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Open Issue Management
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Process engineering and cycle time
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Production management (scheduling, data management, traceability concept)
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Safety and risk assessment analysis
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Safety standards and norms
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Scope control and budget matching
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Standard product and integrated machines specifications release
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Supplier assessment
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Technical customer management
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Transportation / conveyor systems design
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Value analysis, design to cost
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Workload capacity tools
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Project risk management
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Project management fundamentals
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Project planning and monitoring
Education:
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Master or Bachelor’s Degree in automation, engineering or business is preferred
Previous Experience:
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At least 5 years of experience in the automation/automotive industry, preferred in the powetrain area; machining and/or assembly.
Travel will be required
