Senior Mechanical Project Engineer

SpecSys•Granite Falls, MN

7d•$90,000 - $105,000

About The Position

The Senior Project Mechanical Engineer performs mechanical design work for mobile equipment, including structural, fluid power, and powertrain systems. The role manages complex design and development projects and manages or provides work direction to other engineers. Work includes component selection, CAD design, analysis such as FEA, detailed bills of materials, and operator and user manuals. The engineer collaborates with SpecSys engineers, manufacturing, and project managers to deliver projects on time, on budget, correctly, and safely. The position involves verifying that designs meet performance and configuration specifications; managing contracts, customers, project teams, resources, schedules, and status reporting; and supplying technical information to clients and internal stakeholders. It also includes performing and overseeing engineering calculations and project analysis, preparing customer progress reports and review materials, selecting components and materials, developing design concepts, and reviewing CAD models, drawings, tolerances, and bills of materials for completeness, accuracy, manufacturability, and compliance with client standards. SpecSys is a family-owned, full-service project management, engineering, and manufacturing company focused primarily on large mobile equipment. The company emphasizes safety, quality, and delivering work on time and on budget, and is ISO-9001:2015 certified. The role is based in the context of the company’s work serving rural communities in the upper Midwest. SpecSys is unable to provide sponsorship.

Requirements

Leadership skills and the ability to guide and manage other engineers.
Strong mechanical aptitude.
Well organized.
Experience designing mobile equipment systems and heavy machinery.
Ability to interact at a management level with Manufacturing Operations, Sales, clients, and Quality.
Bachelor’s or master’s degree in mechanical, agricultural, electrical, or aerospace engineering, or an equivalent combination of education and experience that provides the required skills and knowledge.
At least 8 years of proven project experience.

Nice To Haves

An MBA, master’s degree in engineering, or another advanced degree.

Responsibilities

Verify that designs meet performance and configuration specifications.
Manage contracts to help ensure projects are completed on time and on budget.
Manage customer relationships to understand expectations and standards.
Provide work instructions to engineers, designers, and drafters.
Coordinate project team resources.
Develop and update project timelines.
Provide timely project performance and status updates to management.
Perform engineering calculations to verify compliance with design requirements.
Provide technical data to clients, engineers, designers, drafters, operations, and management.
Oversee project analysis to verify qualitative integrity.
Direct preparation and presentation of customer progress reports.
Prepare project review booklets and present them to customers.
Specify and source components for purchase and specify materials for designs.
Develop design concepts and conduct project function reviews.
Work with multiple CAD packages.
Review CAD models for completeness, interferences, and manufacturability.
Review detail drawings for completeness, accuracy, and compliance with client standards.
Review and update model and drawing tolerances.
Generate and review bills of materials for completeness.
Update and track action and issue items.
Perform assigned work and review the work of others in the department.