Project Engineer Jobs

About The Position

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, or a related engineering discipline; another education and experience section specifies BA/BS Engineering.
• 3+ years of engineering or project engineering experience, preferably in food, beverage, consumer products, pharmaceutical, chemical, or other process/manufacturing environments; another section specifies BA/BS Engineering and 5 years of related experience or 10 years of related experience in a bakery plant engineering position.
• Experience managing multiple engineering projects from concept through implementation.
• Strong understanding of manufacturing equipment, industrial processes, and facility systems.
• Ability to read and interpret engineering drawings, specifications, and equipment documentation.
• Strong project management, communication, organizational, planning, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to work effectively with cross-functional teams, contractors, vendors, plant leadership, and regulatory agencies.
• Demonstrated commitment to workplace safety and regulatory compliance.
• Strong engineering skills and mechanical aptitude.
• Ability to read and draw electrical schematics.
• Ability to troubleshoot, diagnose, and make programming changes to AB PLC500, PLC5, PanelView, and PanelView+.
• Contract negotiation skills.
• Excellent management skills and ability to work to deadlines and schedules.
• Self-starter who requires minimum supervision.
• Familiarity with AutoCAD, Machine Design, and Parts Drafting.

Nice To Haves

• Experience in a high-volume food or beverage manufacturing facility.
• Experience with capital projects and CAPEX budgeting.
• Knowledge of GMPs, HACCP, sanitation, hygienic design, and food safety requirements.
• Experience with automated production and packaging equipment.
• Familiarity with PLCs, industrial controls, robotics, or manufacturing automation.
• Experience with CAD and project management software.
• Lean Manufacturing, Six Sigma, or continuous-improvement experience.
• Professional Engineer (PE) license or Engineer-in-Training (EIT) certification.

Responsibilities

• Lead engineering projects from concept and scope development through design, procurement, installation, commissioning, and closeout.
• Develop project scopes, schedules, budgets, capital expenditure estimates, and project documentation.
• Coordinate with Operations and Maintenance to identify opportunities to improve safety, reliability, quality, capacity, efficiency, and cost performance.
• Prepare and review engineering drawings, equipment specifications, layouts, process flow diagrams, and technical documentation.
• Manage contractors, engineering consultants, equipment suppliers, and other external partners.
• Coordinate equipment installation, construction, commissioning, startup, and acceptance while minimizing disruption to production.
• Ensure projects comply with applicable codes, electrical and mechanical requirements, environmental regulations, food safety standards, and company engineering standards.
• Incorporate hygienic design principles into equipment, piping, facility, and process modifications.
• Partner with Food Safety and Quality teams to ensure projects meet sanitation, allergen-control, product-quality, and regulatory requirements.
• Support equipment qualification, commissioning, startup, and validation activities as applicable.
• Conduct project risk assessments and ensure appropriate safety controls are incorporated into designs and execution plans.
• Track project costs, schedules, risks, issues, and change orders; communicate status and escalations to plant and corporate leadership.
• Develop and maintain project documentation, including scopes of work, RFQs, equipment specifications, drawings, commissioning records, and as-built documentation.
• Lead or support continuous-improvement initiatives involving throughput, OEE, labor efficiency, waste reduction, energy consumption, and process reliability.
• Work with Maintenance and Reliability teams to improve equipment maintainability, spare-parts requirements, preventive maintenance, and asset reliability.
• Support troubleshooting and root-cause analysis for engineering-related production and equipment issues.
• Participate in capital planning and help develop multi-year facility and equipment improvement plans.
• Ensure contractors and project personnel follow plant safety, GMP, sanitation, lockout/tagout, and site-specific requirements.
• Participate in project post-mortems and apply lessons learned to future projects.
• Troubleshoot equipment and machinery and make programming changes to AB PLC500, PLC5, PanelView, and PanelView+ systems.
• Read and draw electrical schematics.
• Negotiate contracts and work effectively with regulatory agencies.
• Meet project deadlines and schedules while working with minimal supervision.