Project Engineer

A. O. Smith Corporation•Lebanon, TN

10d•Hybrid

About The Position

The Project Engineer on the Product Development team is responsible for assignments related to the design, development, and optimization of water heating products. The role leads the design team in planning, organizing, implementing, and completing engineering project assignments within its area of responsibility, personally or through other project team members. The Project Engineer supports products or product families from design through production, provides technical solutions for manufacturing and customer field issues, and may travel as needed for certification, field reviews, meetings, or sales support.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering or a related field.
Three years of product development experience in water heating or thermal systems, or a master's degree in engineering or a related field.
Excellent written and oral communication skills.
Ability to communicate effectively with engineering functions including design, process, production, quality, and reliability.
Excellent analytical and organizational skills, including ability to solve complex problems.
Experience with Microsoft Office, including Word, Excel, Access, and Outlook.

Nice To Haves

Experience with Six Sigma and FMEA is preferred.

Responsibilities

Oversee significant water heating product development projects from start to finish, ensuring completion on time and within budget.
Develop project action plans and estimate the management, labor, material, and time resources required.
Prepare monthly reports detailing project progress and costs for top management.
Analyze and identify causes of component failures.
Provide technical solutions for manufacturing issues and customer field issues, drawing on familiarity with multiple operations.
Provide detailed test programs and guidance to lab and CAD personnel for conducting and documenting product-specific tests; evaluate data and make recommendations.
Review product designs for compliance with engineering principles, company standards, customer contract requirements, and related specifications.
Coordinate resolution of technical development, scheduling, engineering design, and test problems.
Evaluate and approve design changes, specifications, and drawing releases.
Provide input to other engineering staff based on areas of individual expertise.
Prepare project expense estimates and control expenditures within project budget limits.
Travel as needed for agency certification, field installation reviews, meetings, and technical support to sales.
Analyze production methods to ensure time and cost goals are met.
Support engineering functions for products or product families from design through production.
Use CAE tools such as Solidworks, MATLAB, LabView, Minitab, EES, CFD, and FEA.
Enter and modify product data in the ERP system; initiate, review, and approve PCP in the ERP system.
Provide occasional manufacturing support and develop comfortable familiarity with manufacturing operations.