Project Engineer

About the role

Craftsmen Industries custom manufactures unique specialty trailers and vehicles and large format printed elements for experiential marketing and industrial solutions for brands across the industry spectrum including Boeing, PepsiCo, and Anheuser-Busch. We pride ourselves on creating our products fully in-house from initial design and engineering to fabrication and the finishing touches of graphics and paint. Our Craftsmen team includes one subsidiary, Schantz Manufacturing. Schantz focuses on custom manufacturing of concession trailers for the fair and festival industry.

Responsibilities

• Ensures the timely and efficient completion of projects to achieve cost and schedule objectives.
• Acts as a technical leader with responsibility for planning, organizing, and overall design and development of products for a wide range of custom mobile solutions including trailers, truck bodies, and shelters/containers.
• Interfaces with other engineering resources and the functional areas of sales, production, quality, and purchasing/materials.
• Works closely with Project Management in capturing project goals, preparation of the project plan, customer change management, and development of the project dashboard to ensure projects meet schedule and cost expectations.
• Create 3D model geometry and associated mechanical and AandE drawings.
• Reviews technical project work prepared by others through the application of design reviews, advanced engineering principles and previous experience.
• Provide fabrication and construction oversight.
• Engineering lead for development of components and sub-systems.
• Maintain elements of configuration control of the various interfaces involved.
• Maintains engineering records in MO folder.
• Aid in customer meetings, conference calls, and site visits, as required.

Requirements

• Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering, Civil Engineering, Architectural Engineering or related field from an accredited institution.
• 2 - 4 years project management experience in a custom engineering and manufacturing environment.
• 2 - 4 years large assembly design and development experience.
• Knowledge of ASME Y14.100 and reference standards, and AWS D1.1 and 1.2.
• Proficiency in MSOffice applications.
• Proficiency in Wrike, MS Project, or other project planning software.
• Ability to travel and manage project at remote locations, as needed, is required (3%).
• Valid state driver's license and a clean driving record.
• Demonstrate safe driving practices while driving company vehicles or when driving your personal vehicle on behalf of the company.
• Must demonstrate a consistent and stable work history, along with strong verbal and written communication skills.

Qualifications

• Preferred qualifications include:
• Missouri Professional Engineering license.
• 1 - 2 years custom truck, 5th wheel and/or drawbar, or RV design and development experience.
• Working knowledge of IBC, IMC, IPC, NFPA 70, NFPA 101.
• Classroom training and certification.
• Working knowledge of ASCE 7 dead, uniform and concentrated live loads such as wind, snow, ice, seismic, and roof.