Project Engineering Manager

This is a hands-on Project Engineering/Engineering Manager position.

You will be working with engineers, technicians, product development team, building prototypes and testing, and traveling to the customer’s sites inspection to support commissioning activities.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering, or related field; or equivalent education.
• 3-7 Years experience managing, leading, and coaching a technical team.
• Licensed Professional Mechanical Engineer (PE) in Nebraska with ability to obtain reciprocity in other states.
• Experience with technical review of specifications for quotations and large contract risk assessment.
• Reviews design risk assessment, verification, and validation activities as required to assure products and provided solutions will meet customer’s technical and contractual requirements.
• Ability to manage long project timelines and maintain a high level of productivity to achieve project milestones.
• Experience writing design standards.
• Use of 3D modeling software
• Understanding and experience with regulatory codes such as UL, CSA, NEC and NFPA.
• Strong written and oral communication skills.
• Critical thinking and process-oriented mindset to resolve open issues and focus on continuous improvement throughout the team.

Responsibilities:

o Manages a group of engineers and designers to complete project-specific engineering activities.

o Accountable for resource allocation within the Project Engineering team, risk assessment and reduction activities, and project due dates for technical deliverables.

o Reviews and approves ECOs, drawing packages, bills of materials, math data, and other technical documentation.

o Assures timely completion of Engineering Change Orders (ECOs).

o Assures timely completion of large projects and custom-engineered solutions.

o Coordinates with the sales and project management teams to allocate resources and manage resource workloads.

o Assures large project technical deliverable timelines are met

o Lead technical review of specifications for quotations and large contract risk assessment.

o Leads all activities related to large project custom-engineered solution development including, but not limited to, designing, modeling, prototyping, evaluation, and testing.

o Review design risk assessment, verification, and validation activities as required to assure products and provided solutions will meet customer’s technical and contractual requirements.

o Builds application and product knowledge by developing design standards for transit systems, and components.

o Supports research and development activities; creates appropriate designs of experiments, and provides feedback concerning test results.

o Monitors and manages to department Key Performance Indicators (KPIs).

o Reviews Corrective Action Reports (CARs) and provides support to address root cause and close issues.

o Travels to perform on-site inspections for large projects and to support commissioning activities both nationally and internationally.

o Coordinates engineering activities across all engineering teams with the Director of Engineering, and Engineering Managers.

o Supervises a group of Engineers and Designers.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $130,000.00 - $150,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Disability insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Opportunities for advancement
• Paid time off
• Parental leave
• Professional development assistance
• Referral program
• Relocation assistance
• Retirement plan
• Vision insurance

Compensation package:

• Bonus opportunities

Experience level:

• 3 years

Schedule:

• Day shift
• Monday to Friday

Education:

• Bachelor's (Preferred)

Experience:

• Project Engineering Leadership/Management: 1 year (Preferred)

License/Certification:

• Professional Engineer (Preferred)

Work Location: In person