Project Engineer III

Daifuku

$85K — $110K *
Manufacturing & Automotive
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical or Industrial Engineering or equivalent experience
  • At least 6 years of experience in material handling systems
  • Proficiency in AutoCAD and/or SolidWorks
  • Skilled in Microsoft Office applications
  • Strong communication and interpersonal skills
  • Ability to manage multiple projects and adapt to fast-paced environments
  • Strategic thinking and problem-solving abilities

Responsibilities

  • Design and enhance conveyor and automated material handling systems
  • Review product designs for compliance with standards and specifications
  • Coordinate technical development, scheduling, and design problem resolution
  • Prepare and review installation drawings using AutoCAD
  • Obtain quotes and issue purchase orders for materials
  • Monitor project schedules, engineering time, and material costs
  • Collaborate with project team disciplines to ensure engineering solutions fit within constraints
  • Travel as needed to measure sites, commission systems, and interface with customers
  • Participate in continuous improvement initiatives

Benefits

  • Comprehensive health, vision, and dental insurance
  • 401k plan with employer match
  • Flexible Spending Account and Health Savings Account options
  • Access to Employee Assistance Program
Full Job Description
Overview

Position Summary: 

Candidate will be responsible for engineering of material handling systems.  Each system is custom designed per client based on the optimal solution.  This requires a team effort of mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, industrial engineering, controls, software, and project management.  The team will develop and implement a design concept that satisfies the customer’s requirement for safety, functionality, reliability, throughput, and expense.

Responsibilities
  • Designing/enhancing conveyor systems as well as various automated and semi-automated material handling systems; may work on phases of a larger project or an entire smaller project
  • Review of product design for compliance with engineering principles, company standards, and customer requirements and specifications
  • Coordinates activities concerned with technical developments, scheduling, and resolving engineering design and test problems
  • Prepares/Reviews approval, permit, and installation drawings using AutoCAD
  • Obtains material and product quotes from vendors and issues purchase orders
  • Helps monitor the project schedule, engineering time, and material costs
  • Works with other disciplines on the project team to make sure the engineered solution and all equipment fit within system confines and constraints
  • Travels up to 20% to measure buildings, inventory equipment, commission systems, and interface with customers
  • Participates in continuous improvement projects
  • Resolves engineering issues by working with customers, vendors and other team members
Qualifications

Education and Experience Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree in an Engineering discipline, preferably Mechanical or Industrial, or equivalent experience
  • Minimum of 6 years of material handling related experience

 

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities Requirements

  • AutoCAD and/or SolidWorks proficiency
  • Microsoft Office skills – Word, Excel, Power Point, and Project.
  • Ability to handle multiple project assignments and adapt to changing priorities in a fast-paced, results-oriented environment
  • Strong knowledge of the material handling business
  • Ability to interface effectively with internal and external customers, vendors, consulting engineers, architects, and installers
  • Strong verbal and written communication skills
  • Strategic thinking and problem-solving skills
  • Team-oriented and collaborative
  • Self-motivated and detail-oriented
  • Ability to learn new technology
  • Must be able to speak, read, and understand the English language

 

Benefit Information:

  • Many great benefits to include Health/Vision/Dental/401k with match
  • FSA/HSA 
  • Employee Assistance Program 

 

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Job Posting Min SalaryUSD $85,000.00 Job Posting Max SalaryUSD $110,000.00

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