ILUS - Systems Engineer
Daifuku North America · Grand Rapids Metropolitan Area · 2 wk ago
Information TechnologyFull-time
About the role
Design highly automated material handling projects and solutions across multiple engineering disciplines such as Mechanical, Controls, Structural, ASRS and Robotics.
Responsibilities
- Review/influence large, automated project proposals/concepts ahead of project sales
- Coordinate and influence all engineering disciplines towards best-in-class solutions when dealing with large automated systems
- Participate, when appropriate, in the project design cycle as an individual contributor
- Setup/facilitate project design review with all stakeholders to ensure that deliverables are suitable for construction, meeting customer expectations, safety standards as well as meeting budgetary constraints
- Research and understand design regulations and codes to ensure system design satisfies requirements
- Present and manage customer deliverables in a means that provides the best high-performance system for the customer while maintaining budget and schedule commitments for project success
- Engage with third party equipment manufacturers in developing request for proposals (RFP’s) that are in line with project requirements
- Review progress and coordinate with project teams to ensure that project goals are met
- Create detailed engineering schedule for multiple disciplines to track and maintain engineering milestones
- Monitor project schedules, engineering deliverables and material costs
- Occasionally travels to project site to review facilities prior or during construction activities, monitor progress, deployment of engineering solutions and during customer acceptance phase
- Participates in continuous improvement projects by providing meaningful feedback regarding products and internal processes
- Solves engineering issues by working with customers, vendors, and other team members
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in an Engineering discipline, or equivalent experience dealing with large/complex intralogistics projects
- Minimum of 5 years of related experience
- Autodesk Products (i.e. AutoCAD, Revit, Navisworks) preferred and/or SolidWorks proficiency
- Microsoft Office skills – Word, Excel, Power Point, and Project
Qualifications
- Knowledge, Skills and Abilities Requirements:
- Ability to lead/influence multiple teams and accomplish project goals effectively
- Mentor others within the organization as needed
- Ability to handle multiple project assignments and adapt to changing priorities in a fast-paced, results-oriented environment
- Ability to interface effectively with internal and external customers, vendors, consulting engineers, architects, and installers
- Strong verbal and written communication skills
- Demonstrate high level of emotional intelligence
- 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
Benefits
- Many great benefits to include Health/Vision/Dental/401k with Employer Match
- FSA/HSA Options
- Employee Assistance Program
- EEO
- Minorities/Women/Disabled/Veterans
- Federal Contractor