Project Engineer

Job Description

The Project Engineer is responsible for technical work involving engineering, development and design of components involved in a product. Establishes program specifications and requirements. Directs the technical activities of the Designer, Manufacturing Engineer and Quality Engineer assigned to the program.

• Participate as required in pre-production feasibility reviews to determine if new products are manufacturable.
• Complete tool layout and request quotes for tool shops.
• Participate as required in the development and review of the quote.
• Completes Engineering Change Request documents for internal changes that impact tooling and/or product pricing and works within the program budget.
• Provide the latest data and/or drawings to tooling sources and document control.
• Analyze all drawings to assure compliance to all specifications.
• Support and attend the whiteboard meetings.
• Support and input to the program timeline.
• Track design and engineering activities per the critical path of the program.
• Update and review the program boards throughout the program.
• Develop the part design using a SET based options approach.
• Throughout the design process, document the design progression utilizing Kaizen worksheets and A3 analysis.
• Input cost saving suggestions for the customer’s VA/VE reviews.
• Establish and maintain a good working relationship, through out the program, with internal team members and external customers.
• Customers include – sales, design, engineering, and launch teams.
• Responsible for prototype mold builds and the on-time availability of prototype parts.
• Cordinate of purchased components and molded parts for pre-production builds.
• Responsible for assuring that all materials, parts and products supplied are on time and meet all customer requirements from prototypes thru production PPAP.
• DV/PV testing responsibility per DVP&R.
• In conjunction with the SPI tool engineering group is responsible for the production mold construction and validation.
• Schedule all layouts and performance testing with the SPI Quality Lab.
• In conjunction with the PDT members is responsible for assuring that a complete part submission is made on or before the required customer date.
• Support for program integration into SPI Manufacturing, including part design, tool design and function, manufacturing plan, gage design and function, secondary tooling and design function and packaging.
• Attend Customer builds as requested.
• Up to 20% travel to International/Domestic manufacturing and customer locations may be required.

Education And Experience

B.S. degree in engineering and 2 years manufacturing (automotive related preferred) experience or some college instruction (preferably in an engineering curriculum) and 7 years progressive manufacturing experience including 2 years in engineering.

Skills And Abilities

Possesses the ability to gather and analyze information and make decisions from a limited number of choices. A minimum score of 50 on the Wonderlic Select Assessment (Traditional score of 26 on the cognitive portion).

Travel Requirements

This position typically does require up to 20% travel.