Project Engineer

Vertiv • Lincoln, NE

14d

About The Position

The Project Engineer supports new product development and product sustaining tasks for the company’s Global Rack Power Distribution products for the IT Systems line of business. The Project Engineer leads development projects for new standard products. This includes helping to define the steps needed to design the offering, working with the project managers to define and maintain the project timeline, create the bills of materials for each product, and work with procurement to setup new components and suppliers. The candidate must be a self-starter with a positive “make it happen” approach to meet multiple project goals and deliverables including product schedules, product design and manufacturability cost targets. The candidate must also manage complex development programs comprised of multiple and sometimes concurrent deliverables in a matrixed team environment interfacing with global internal and external (supplier/partner) team members.

Requirements

• Bachelor of Science in Electrical/Electronic or Mechanical Engineering or other engineering degree with design/development experience.
• 5+ years’ experience in engineering design or product development.
• Electrical and electromechanical knowledge preferred.
• Experience with electromechanical, pneumatic, and hydraulic systems.
• Working knowledge of mechanical 3D CAD modeling a plus. Sheet metal design experience a plus.
• Experience with PLM data-entry and BOM creation, e.g., Oracle, Agile EC.
• Can interpret safety agency standards, e.g., UL and IEC, towards creating a safe product design.
• Ability to multitask and work effectively within cross functional engineering teams.
• Excellent planning, organizing, documentation, and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Define project engineering scope and assumptions.
• Work with project manager to prepare project schedule and track milestones.
• Generate work estimates, timelines, and cost estimates for projects.
• Develop solutions to complex problems where little or no precedence exists - the use of ingenuity and creativity is regularly required.
• Collaborate across the disciplines of mechanical, electrical, and process engineering, as well as production and product offering teams. Work with these teams for design reviews, establish cost metrics, and brainstorming project ideation and challenges.
• Work with manufacturing engineers and production associates to build prototypes and provide direction when needed.
• Write, submit, and release engineering changes in the PLM system.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level