Jobs in Grand Rapids, MI

About the role

The Project Lead Engineer manages and oversees all engineering deliverables necessary to deliver the project on time.  From pre-contract reviews, project kick-off, technical project reporting, technical reviews and team guidance, system testing all the way through to customer acceptance. This role partners closely with the Project Manager and is customer facing.  The PLE is responsible to translate the customer technical requirements for the project into measured deliverables for Mechanical and Controls (Electrical) Project Engineering and ensures those deliverables are met on-time, on budget, and without sacrificing quality. The PLE identifies, prioritizes, and assigns scheduled deliverables to appropriate engineers and all related project activities across Dematic departments such as Engineering, COE’s, Software, and third-party providers. This is a multi-disciplinary role that is responsible for all technical requirements, engineering schedule management, change management coordination, communication and technical reporting.  They work very closely with the Project Manager & Change Management team and are expected to represent the technical team to leadership and the customer.

What you'll bring

• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering (Mechanical, Electrical, or Mechatronics).
• Prior experience leading project technical deliverables
• 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 to customer and project job sites approximately 40%, averaged over a year.
• Expect travel to be higher during critical installation and commissioning phases of projects
• prefer material handling project experience

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