ILUS - Project Engineer III

About the role

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
• Covers 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

• Bachelor’s degree in an Engineering discipline, preferably Mechanical or Industrial, or equivalent experience
• Minimum of 6 years of material handling related experience
• AutoCAD and/or SolidWorks proficiency
• Mastery of Microsoft Office skills – Word, Excel, Power Point, and Project
• Strong knowledge of the material handling business
• Ability to handle multiple project assignments and adapt to changing priorities in a fast-paced, results-oriented environment
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Strategic thinking and problem-solving skills
• Team-oriented and collaborative
• Self-motivated and detail-oriented
• Must be able to speak, read, and understand the English language