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Job Title: Project Engineer

Reports to: Engineering Manager

Location: Louisville, KY

Employment Status: Full-Time

FLSA Status: Exempt

POSITION SUMMARY

The Project Engineer will interface with clients, engineers, project managers and/or vendors to successfully complete projects in the parcel handling industry.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Essential functions include but are not limited to the following:

• Work directly with Engineering Management to establish and maintain Project Engineering best practices. 
• Develop an understanding for the specific engineering design requirements per project, as well as general parcel handling knowledge, including:
  1. Customer specifications/standards
  2. Project scope definitions
  3. Contract Change Orders
• Review and approve vendor supplied designs, equipment, & drawings.
• Provide technical interface with client’s project representative(s) to address clarifications, exceptions and/or changes during project execution.
• Communicate project specific information with other DF&I departments including mechanical design, project management, purchasing, field installation, and fabrication.
• Provide technical interface to internal teams addressing technical/design concerns.  
• Estimate engineering hours as well as support, logistics and/or installation hours necessary for project completion.
• Perform or assist in directing engineering analysis as determined by project needs in respective disciplines.
• Develop and/or maintain project specific status documents for scheduling considerations and client communications.
• Develop and/or maintain project specific technical and/or budgetary documents for design/construction considerations and client communications.
• Execute project with emphasis on cost-reduction, quality, and customer-centric focus.
• Provide support to field installation team throughout duration of project installation.
• Collect, compile, and submit project start-up and as-built documentation and drawings.
• Develop tools and improvement for Project Engineering.
• Create and update training documentation and material.
• Execute and improve quality assurance standards.

QUALIFICATIONS/REQUIREMENTS

• Minimum 3 years of experience in industrial/material handling equipment; preferably within the parcel handling segment of the conveyor systems industry.
• A 4-year degree in Engineering or related field is required.
• 3D/2D CAD experience required, preferably AutoDesk suite, in designing conveyor systems or industrial equipment.
• Microsoft Office experience
• Ability to read, understand and apply client specifications.
• Ability to effectively communicate with clients, vendors, contractors and/or co-workers.
• Ability to organize, prioritize and manage variety of personal, project and/or team tasks in an effective and efficient manner in order to set priorities and meet critical time deadlines.

Other Information

• May require 10-30% travel to jobsites and client meetings.

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable  individuals  with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

To perform this job successfully, the employee is frequently required to talk and hear; stand; walk; sit; use hands to grasp, handle or feel; reach with hands and arms; and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee is frequently required to lift and/or move up to 40 pounds without assistance. The employee is regularly required to wear personal protective equipment such as safety glasses, etc. in production areas.

Design Fabricators & Integrators is an Equal Opportunity Employer and complies with ADA regulations as applicable.

Work Environment

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be    made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. The position is located in an office environment in a manufacturing warehouse setting, with controlled climate settings, and low noise. The employee may frequently visit the manufacturing production floor, with exposure to    seasonal climates, odor, dust, and high noise levels.

Note

This job description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by the employee(s) incumbent in this position. Employees will be required to follow any other job-related instructions and to perform  any other job-related duties requested by any person authorized to give instructions or assignments. All duties and responsibilities are essential functions and requirements and are subject to possible modification to reasonably accommodate individuals with disabilities. To perform this job successfully, the incumbents will possess the skills, aptitudes, and abilities to perform each duty proficiently. Some requirements may exclude individuals who pose a direct threat or significant risk to the health or safety of themselves or others. The requirements listed in this document are the minimum levels of knowledge, skills, or abilities. This document does not create an employment contract, implied or otherwise, other than an “at will” relationship.