Controls Project Engineer

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Grand Rapids, MI
In-Office
Industrial • Manufacturing
The Role
The Controls Project Engineer - Lead manages and oversees all engineering deliverables vital to execute the project from kick-off through customer acceptance. Partnering closely with the Project Manager, the Controls Project Engineer - Lead translates the customer technical requirements for the project into defined tasks for Engineering and ensures those tasks are met timely, on budget, and with quality. This role identifies and assigns tasks to appropriate teams and coordinates all activities across Dematic departments such as Engineering, CoEs, Software, and third-party providers. This is a multi-disciplinary role that reports dotted line to a Project Manager and solid line to an Engineering leader!We offer:
  • Career Development 

  • Competitive Compensation and Benefits

  • Pay Transparency 

  • Global Opportunities

Learn More Here: https://www.dematic.com/en-us/about/careers/what-we-offer Dematic provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training. 

 

The base pay range for this role is estimated to be $90,750 - $133,100 at the time of posting. Final compensation will be determined by various factors such as work location, education, experience, knowledge, and skills. 

    Tasks and Qualifications:

    What You Will Do In This Role:

    • Translate the project contractual technical requirements into deliverables and tasks for the engineering teams (including design/layout, emulation, order entry, drawings, and commissioning)

    • Identify needed resources across engineering teams and with external suppliers and assign tasks across the project team.

    • Ensure a high degree of quality of output for all deliverables and the entire solution via alignment to established standards for processes, engineering quality, and standard work.

    • Identify and resolve issues that affect engineering tasks to avoid negative impact on the project.

    • Monitor and manage project/team performance and ensure KPIs are met.

    • Deliver the work package assigned by the Project Manager on time and within budget.

    • Act as the main point of contact for project management, installation, procurement, external suppliers, manufacturing, etc. regarding all engineering deliverables.

    • Ensure completion of all necessary specifications for third-party components, resale, etc. are accurate and complete; collaborating closely with ME/CE Leads as needed to ensure completion.

    • Together with the SIM, provide Solutions Development input on project schedule and engineering resource estimates and availability and influence the use of standard designs.

    • Align with line managers about performance, skill set, and availability of project engineering resources.

    • Track engineering progress and ensuring project is pacing to schedule; align with ME/CE Leads and SAE as needed to report progress.

    • Crafting project status reports, financial forecast, and schedule updates

    • Support the project manager in risk management and risk mitigation actions by documenting, escalating, and managing project risk, preparing PSR / PVRs

    • Lead technical reviews and conduct post-mortem with PM to feed continuous improvement.

    What We Are Looking for:

    • Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering (Mechanical, Electrical, or Mechatronics).

    • Prior experience leading project technical deliverables, prefer material handling project experience.

    • 5+ years of experience in engineering or project management

    • Exceptional customer focus and ability to deliver results.

    • Demonstrated problem solver with excellent communication skills.

    • Ability to navigate, influence and operate in a strongly matrixed global organization.

    • Ability to travel up to 40%

    Applicants must be authorized to work for any employer in the United States. We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment Visa now or in the future.

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    2,544 Employees
    Year Founded: 2006

    What We Do

    Looking to make your move? Then you’ve come to the right place! We are the KION Group, and the world of intralogistics is our home. Our solutions ensure the smooth flow of materials and information in production plants, warehouses, and distribution centers in over 100 countries.

    We have around 41,000 employees who make a real difference, helping us to become who we are today: the biggest manufacturer of forklift trucks and warehouse handling equipment in Europe, and one of the world’s leading warehouse automation providers.

    Successful? We are, but it’s all down to the motivated, highly trained, and multi-talented people that work for us. Would you like to be part of an international, diverse team? We can offer you interesting jobs and exciting career opportunities in an innovative, rapidly-growing, and forward-looking industry.

    With us, you benefit from numerous development opportunities in a globally active group, including the possibility of working at one of our locations abroad on a temporary basis.
    No matter which of our sites you work at, the KION values—integrity, collaboration, courage, and excellence—shape our individual action and our collaboration with colleagues, managers, customers, suppliers, and applicants both nationally and internationally.

    Who makes up the KION Group? With our international brands Linde Material Handling, STILL, and Baoli, as well as regional brands Fenwick and OM, we stand for exceptional technology and service expertise for forklift trucks and warehouse handling equipment around the world. Dematic expands the portfolio with its automated material handling solutions for intralogistics processes in warehouses, production, and sales

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