Project Engineer - Production

Senior Flexonics Pathway•Lewiston, ME

About The Position

The Project Engineer - Production provides engineering leadership and resources for safety initiatives and audits, including support for corporate safety goals. The role evaluates customer requirements, sales proposals, specifications, and manuals to determine design or application feasibility; designs products and systems such as dampers, expansion joints, and mechanical, pneumatic, or hydraulic systems; and performs complex calculations and analyses to confirm product suitability. The engineer prepares or reviews bills of materials for complex project items, develops technical packages for outsourced equipment bid packages, and coordinates technical development, scheduling, and resolution of engineering design and test issues. The role works with customers, vendors, and project personnel to provide or obtain technical advice and resolve problems professionally and ethically. The position oversees products during production and final testing to ensure compliance with drawings, customer requirements, and design specifications. It also supports engineering and drafting colleagues in maintaining design standards, contributes to new products and manufacturing concepts, updates standard drawings and procedures, and provides design and drawing support to applications (sales) engineering as needed. The engineer is expected to understand and practice applicable current ISO 9000 standards. Short periods of global travel may be required.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering Technology, or equivalent.
Five to ten years of related experience and/or training preferred, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
Ability to apply logical or scientific reasoning to a wide range of intellectual and practical problems.
Ability to understand and apply nonverbal symbolism, including formulas, scientific equations, and graphs, related to advanced technical concepts.
Ability to deal with abstract and concrete variables and solve practical problems in situations with limited standardization.
Ability to interpret instructions provided in written, oral, or diagram form.
Proficiency with CAD software; DraftSight (2D) and SolidWorks 3D are preferred.
Proficiency with word processing and spreadsheet software, including Microsoft Word and Excel.
Proficiency in the design and analysis of complex thermal, mechanical, and structural systems.

Nice To Haves

Proficiency with FEA software is a plus.
Familiarity with ERP software is a plus.
Global travel for short periods may be required.

Responsibilities

Provide leadership and resources for safety initiatives and audits, and support and communicate corporate safety goals.
Research and analyze customer requirements, sales proposals, specifications, and manuals to determine design or application feasibility.
Design products and systems, including dampers, expansion joints, and mechanical, pneumatic, or hydraulic systems.
Review customer requirements and sales proposals, perform calculations, and prepare or check bills of materials for complex project items.
Prepare technical packages for outsourced equipment bid packages.
Perform complex calculations and analysis to assess product suitability.
Coordinate technical development, scheduling, and resolution of engineering design and test problems.
Consult with customers, vendors, and project personnel to provide or obtain technical advice and resolve problems professionally and ethically.
Oversee and monitor products during production and final testing for compliance with drawings, customer requirements, and design specifications.
Assist engineering and drafting personnel in ensuring products and systems meet design standards and customer specifications.
Assist in developing new products, designs, and manufacturing concepts, and update standard drawings and procedures.
Provide design and drawing support to the applications (sales) engineering department as needed.
Understand and practice applicable current ISO 9000 standards.