The Project Engineer – Mechanical leads and manages the engineering team. Responsible for driving continuous improvement efforts across different engineering disciplines. Performs high level, engineering analysis, design or re-design, validation and troubleshooting of complex components for heavy duty vehicles.
Requirements
- Manage an engineering team consisting of Engineers, Designers, and Technicians.
- Plan, direct, and coordinate activities of their engineering team.
- Provide coaching and development for their team through regular performance feedback, technical and professional training opportunities, and creation of individual development plans for team members.
- Prepare and control department budget, forecast operating costs of department, and direct preparation of budget requests.
- May have some level of P&L responsibility.
- Understand market share and P&L for their product line - business acumen.
- Collaborate and build relationships with internal and external customers, across segments and functions.
- Ability to present and defend technical engineering decisions to Engineering leadership, Oshkosh leadership, and external customers.
- Responsible for completion of a project or part of a project of moderate complexity on time.
- May be responsible for overall project schedule and budget.
- May be responsible for managing multiple priorities.
- Performs more complex engineering calculations, investigations, and tasks as assigned according to Oshkosh as well as general industry engineering standards and processes.
- Responsible for preparation and delivery of plans, designs, computation methods, and/or reporting.
- Collaborate as needed with other engineering or business support disciplines internally as well as suppliers externally.
- May have exposure to the external customers and/or industry organizations.
- Provide guidance or mentorship to entry level engineers working on common projects.
- Research, create, and update standard engineering methodology and procedures - best practices, etc.
- Participate in the budgeting process to include recommending capital improvements and preparing justification data as required.
- Maintain effective communication with suppliers, internal and external customers, and outside resources concerning technical issues.
- Communicate project objectives to team members.
- Enforce the proper use of engineering criteria and drawing standards. Ensure that technical issues are conducted within the framework of company policies and procedures.
- Evaluate designs for performance, safety, and reliability.
- Create and maintain project documentation for analysis, research, and historical records.
- Perform engineering analysis to support the selection of parts, components, and materials that meet requirements.
- Provide complex technical assistance for production support.
- Analyze and resolve issues reported to Engineering via verbal or written communication.
- Provide mentorship to team members to ensure the appropriate engineering analysis is performed and documented.
- Prepare technical proposals, quotations, reports, and presentations.
- Other duties as assigned.
Benefits
- Generous Paid Time Off
- 401k Matching
- Retirement Plan
- Visa Sponsorship
- Four Day Work Week
- Generous Parental Leave
- Tuition Reimbursement
- Relocation Assistance
