Project Engineer - Automation Systems

Key responsibilities

• Work in a manner that protects the health, safety and welfare of yourself and others and adhere to all Company policies and procedures
• Liaise with the customer, internal function and subcontractors to ensure the smooth running of the project
• Evaluate and review customer Requirements & Specification and communicate them to all parties in the organization
• Review Government and Industry Specifications
• Review as sold PBS
• Lead handover meetings with ESC
• Review Lesson Learned from previous projects
• Coordinate System Engineers involved in the project, ensuring homogeneous solutions among all commodities
• Maintain project schedule by monitoring project progress
• Manage the project within budget
• Continuously monitor Project scope of work and budget for matching
• Scout supplier and create RFQ contents
• Identify and document added/reduced scope of work with potential impact on resource workload, timing and costs
• Be appointed as Customer Technical Interface
• Review and update Project Open Issues List
• Perform root cause analysis and resolve problems
• Define, review and update Project Risk and Opportunities
• Monitor Project cost to complete (CTC)
• Review and update project performance KPI reports
• Attend all Internal project reviews
• Attend all Customer project reviews
• Attend all Supplier project reviews
• Document Engineering management Lessons Learned
• Be appointed as Dispatcher and Gate keeper in the NC's management
• Provide feedback to Supplier
• React promptly and effectively to changing client and product needs
• Estimate budget for changes
• Review Engineering Change for timing evaluation
• Develop execution plan for the change activities and establish the timing to execute the change
• Monitor and update the status of the engineering change activities for each phase
• Compile risk assessments and method statements for site installations

Required skills

• Change Management
• Clamping strategy
• Controls understanding of industrial equipment and machinery
• Cost estimation
• Design for Manufacturing
• Design to Installation / Commissioning
• Discrete Event Simulation and availability / efficiency calculation
• Ergonomics evaluations
• Health assessment for reuse / retooling lines
• Layout design
• Logistics standards / processes
• Mechanical understanding of industrial equipment and machinery
• NC management
• Open Issue Management
• Process engineering and Cycle time
• Production management (scheduling, data management, traceability concept)
• Safety and risk assessment analysis
• Safety standards and norms
• Scope control and budget matching
• Standard product and integrated machines specifications release
• Supplier assessment
• Technical Customer management
• Transportation / Conveyor systems design
• Value analysis, design to cost
• Workload Capacity Tools
• Project Risk Management
• Project Management fundamentals
• Project planning and monitoring

Requirements - education & experience

• Master or bachelor's degree in automation, engineering or business is preferred
• At least 5 years' experience in automation industry or automotive company, preferred if in the Powertrain area, Machining and or Assembly