About the job Senior Project Engineer - Mechanical Engineer

The Senior Project Engineer-Mechanical leads and manages the engineering team. Responsible for driving continuous improvement efforts across different engineering disciplines. Responsible for making critical decisions that have a large impact on projects and engineering initiatives. Develops and fosters Engineers to think innovatively, hold accountability, and process improvement on a daily basis. Performs high level, engineering analysis, design or re-design, validation and troubleshooting of complex components for heavy duty vehicles. Provide integration and execution support for vehicle and component design. Provide technical leadership in high level analysis and design of new and modified components and subsystems in accordance with engineering standards and project scope. Provide specialty research and development, analysis, modeling, and simulation in strategic technology areas. YOUR IMPACT:
•Manage an engineering team consisting of Engineers, Designers, and Technicians.
•Plans, directs, and coordinates activities of their engineering team.
•Team of direct reports may include people leaders.
•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.
•Has some level of P&L responsibility.
•Understands 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, company leadership, and external customers.
•Responsible for completion of a complex project on time.
•Will be responsible for overall project schedule and budget.
•Responsible for managing multiple priorities.
•Collaborate as needed with other engineering 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 a common project.
•Responsible for the preparation and delivery of complex plans designs, computation methods, and/or reporting.
•Research, create, and update standard engineering methodology and procedures - best practices, etc.
•Researches, studies, and proposes use of new technologies to be used in the development of new and improved products.
•Maintain effective communication with suppliers, internal and external customers, and outside resources concerning technical issues.
•Provide guidance or mentorship to entry level engineers.
•Enforce the proper use of engineering criteria and drawing standards. Ensure that technical issues are conducted with 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 rigorous engineering analysis to support the selection of parts, components, and materials that meet requirements.
•Prepare complex technical proposals, quotations, reports, and presentations. MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
•Bachelor's degree in Engineering or related field with eight (8) or more years of related experience. STANDOUT QUALIFICATIONS:
•Master's degree in Mechanical Engineering.
•Strong mechanical knowledge of automotive or heavy-vehicle equipment and related systems.
Experience with a high-level CAD system.