Sr. Project Lead Engineer

KION Group•Wauwatosa, WI

5d•Hybrid

About The Position

Dematic is seeking a Project Lead Engineer (PLE) for their Amazon Business Unit. This role is responsible for managing and overseeing all engineering deliverables to ensure projects are completed on time. The PLE translates customer technical requirements into measurable deliverables for Mechanical and Controls (Electrical) Project Engineering, ensuring they are met on time, on budget, and with high quality. This multi-disciplinary role involves identifying, prioritizing, and assigning deliverables, managing the engineering schedule, coordinating change management, and handling communication and technical reporting. The PLE works closely with the Project Manager and Change Management team, representing the technical team to leadership and the customer. This position requires strong communication, customer service, and technical project leadership skills to thrive in the fast-paced e-commerce industry.

Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering (Mechanical, Electrical, or Mechatronics)
Prior experience leading project technical deliverables
5+ years of experience in engineering or project management
Exceptional customer focus and ability to deliver results
Demonstrated problem solver with excellent communication skills
Ability to navigate, influence and operate in a strongly matrixed global organization
Applicants must be authorized to work for any employer in the United States. We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment Visa now or in the future.

Nice To Haves

Material handling project experience

Responsibilities

Translate the project contractual technical requirements into scheduled deliverables for the engineering teams (including design layout, firm engineering customer approval, order entry, installation drawings, emulation, and commissioning)
Identify needed resources across engineering teams, including external suppliers, and manage the engineering schedule across the project team to ensure on-time delivery
Ensure a high degree of quality of output for all deliverables and the entire solution via adherence to established standards for processes, engineering quality, and standard work
Identify and resolve issues that affect engineering deliverables to avoid negative impact on the project
Monitor and manage project/team performance and ensure project requirements and milestones are met
Contribute feedback to Engineering Managers for performance reviews of their project team and invest in the development of the engineers on their project team
Deliver the technical scope and supporting deliverables, as well as progress updates and road blocks, as assigned by the Project Manager on time and within budget
Act as the main point of contact for project management, installation, procurement, external suppliers, manufacturing, etc. regarding all engineering deliverables
Ensure all necessary specifications for third-party components, resale, etc. are followed, accurate and complete; liaising with ME/CE Leads as needed to ensure completion
Together with the SIM, provide Solutions Development input on project schedule and engineering resource estimates & availability
Influence the use of standard designs
Align with line managers about performance, skill set, and availability of project engineering resources
Track engineering progress and ensuring project is pacing to schedule; align with ME/CE Leads as needed to report progress
Create technical project status reports, financial forecast, and providing schedule updates that include EV along with project pacing
Support the project manager in risk management and risk mitigation actions by documenting, escalating, and managing project risk; preparing PSR / PVRs
Lead technical reviews and conduct post-mortem with PM to feed continuous improvement