Project Engineer

Kratos Industries LLC•Arvada, CO

12d•$90,000 - $125,000•Onsite

About The Position

The Project Engineer manages the full life cycle of assigned engineered-to-order electrical equipment projects, from order intake through engineering closeout. The role interprets customer and contractual requirements, develops and coordinates customer submittals, prepares complete design-input packages, and keeps engineering deliverables aligned with approved project requirements. The Project Engineer is a primary technical interface among customers, consulting engineers, utilities, sales, project management, electrical and mechanical engineering, supply chain, and other internal stakeholders. The position is in-house and full-time, Monday through Friday, 7:30 AM to 4:30 PM, at KP&C in Arvada, Colorado. The annual salary range is $90,000–$125,000, based on experience. Relocation is not offered; Colorado-based applicants or applicants already planning to relocate will be considered, with their situation explained in a cover letter or referenced on their resume. Resumes must be up to date to be considered. Kratos Industries states that it aims to foster a culture of excellence, accountability, inclusion, and strong customer experience through its products, services, and organizational culture.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering, mechanical engineering, engineering technology, manufacturing engineering technology, or a related technical discipline; equivalent relevant industry experience may be considered.
Three or more years of experience in project engineering, applications engineering, electrical or mechanical design, or technical project execution within an engineered-to-order environment.
Experience reviewing customer specifications, purchase orders, quotations, drawings, and other technical contract documents.
Ability to read and interpret one-line diagrams, electrical schematics, bills of material, equipment layouts, and mechanical drawings.
Demonstrated ability to review and interpret drawings produced using 2D or 3D CAD software.
Strong written and verbal communication skills.
Ability to organize and manage multiple projects, open items, deadlines, and changing priorities.
Strong attention to detail, follow-through, and document-control discipline.
Ability to collaborate effectively with customers and cross-functional teams.
Experience using ERP or MRP systems.
Experience with AutoCAD, SOLIDWORKS, Inventor, or similar CAD platforms.

Nice To Haves

SAP experience.
Experience with UL 891 switchboards, UL 508A industrial control panels, UL 1008 transfer-switch equipment, or metal-clad medium-voltage switchgear.
Working knowledge of UL 891 and familiarity with other applicable UL standards.
Familiarity with NEC, ANSI, IEEE, and utility requirements.
Experience preparing and managing customer submittal packages.
Familiarity with medium-voltage power distribution, protection, controls, and switchgear construction.
Demonstrated systems-thinking and continuous-improvement capabilities.

Responsibilities

Partner with Sales during project intake to align customer requirements, quoted scope, approved exceptions, and purchase-order requirements before engineering begins.
Identify scope gaps, conflicting requirements, technical risks, deviations, and missing information during project intake.
Identify and document applicable product standards, customer specifications, utility requirements, and project-specific compliance obligations.
Establish and maintain project request-for-information, action-item, technical-decision, and open-item logs.
Coordinate technical questions with customers, consulting engineers, utilities, sales representatives, suppliers, and internal stakeholders.
Prepare, coordinate, revise, incorporate comments into, and track approval of customer submittal packages.
Prepare or coordinate submittal-level one-line diagrams, preliminary equipment layouts, overall dimensions, equipment ratings, major component selections, open items, and other required technical information.
Identify comments or requests that may constitute a change in contractual scope and provide technical input to the change-order process.
Obtain documented customer approval before release to detailed design unless otherwise authorized.
Identify long-lead, customer-specified, and project-critical components during submittal and design phases.
Complete engineering input packages in coordination with electrical and mechanical design teams.
Conduct project handoff meetings to verify engineering outputs against purchase orders, approved quotations, specifications, approved submittals, and documented exceptions.
Support technical evaluation of component substitutions, supplier deviations, and alternate manufacturers for compliance with project requirements and applicable standards.
Ensure technical information, customer decisions, approvals, and open-item dispositions are complete or clearly identified before release to detailed design.
Evaluate proposed customer, supplier, and design changes for technical feasibility and compliance, and identify high-level impacts to cost, schedule, materials, and documentation.
Maintain engineering project milestones, approvals, open items, and revision status in company ERP and document-control systems.
Coordinate and maintain project closeout documentation, including as-built drawings, bills of material, equipment labels, and other required engineering records.
Participate in continuous-improvement, root-cause analysis, lessons-learned, and standardization initiatives.