Project Engineer Controls

Comau•Southfield, MI

About The Position

The Project Engineer is accountable for the design of Engineering projects with top-down oversight from inception (Proposal) to completion (Customer buy off). Must ensure that all projects are prepared and completed safely adhering to the required standards of budget, timeline and scope.

Requirements

Master or bachelor’s degree in automation, engineering or business is preferred
At least 5 years’ experience in automation industry or automotive company
Change Management
Clamping strategy
Controls understanding of industrial equipment and machinery
Cost estimation
Design for Manufacturing
Design to Installation / Commissioning
Layout design
Logistics standards / processes
NC management
Open Issue Management
Process engineering
Production management (scheduling, data management, traceability concept)
Safety and risk assessment analysis
Scope control and budget matching
Standard product and integrated machines specifications release
Supplier assessment
Technical Customer management
Value analysis, design to cost
Workload Capacity Tools
Project Risk Management
Project Management fundamentals
Project planning and monitoring

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 endure the smooth running if 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
Review original baseline planning
Lead handover meetings with ESC
Review Lesson Learned from previous projects
Coordinate System Engineers involved in the project, ensuring homogeneous solutions among all commodities.
Review the engineering make/buy strategy
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 to 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 - actual cost/costs to complete – progress
Attends to all Internal project reviews
Attends to all Customer project reviews
Attends to 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
Define the technical solution to meet the change requirements and consider the best strategy for implementing the change.
Develop execution plan for the change activities and establish the timing (duration) to execute the change
Monitor and update the status of the engineering change activities for each phase, e.g., progress, forecasted completion date, open issues (if required), etc.
Compile risk assessments and method statements for site installations