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Positions Available: Experienced Project Engineer

Reports To: Engineering Manager

Job Type: Full - time FLSA Status : Exempt

Summary :

Our mission is to understand our clients ' businesses , budgets , and technical needs , enabling us to support them in accomplishing their goals . Our success is in our customer care, our quality of work and our employees . We are an equal opportunity employer seeking employees who agree with our values and take pride in their work. LPI's main office and manufacturing facility is located in south east Michigan in a suburb north of Detroit . We have globally been an industry leader in oil lubrication systems for over 45 years. LPI also provides custom solutions and manufacturing for other special industrial fluid and gas equipment , and packaging for a wide range of rotating equipment and industries and continues to increase our reach and capabilities .

Responsibilities and Essential Functions :

The successful candidate is responsible for the overall project engineering and management function , including scope of supply , customer communication and management , engineering documents , scheduling , profitability and customer satisfaction keeping projects on schedule and on budget . The project engineer directs , coordinates , and exercises functional authority for planning , organization , control, integration and completion of engineering projects by performing the following duties :

Reviews project scope of supply and provide contractual and technical direction and engineering sizing and selection to a drafting department for drawings and to purchasing and production for procurement of materials and final build, test and ship . Includes originating a bill of materials parts list , complete notes and procedure for construction and testing .

Review and approve engineering design documents versus job requirements , scope of supply and sizing . Maintain document submission and release dates as assigned . Completes engineering projects by organizing and controlling project scope and requirements . Generating and tracking commercial cost and delivery impacts and updating other departments on changes .

Resolve all customer / engineering company issues , concerns and complaints to correct specification issues and provide a clear scope of supply .

Educate customers within our scope of supply to support our mutual products . Assessment of projects workload and schedule and priorities work to meet project deadlines .

• Completes technical sizing , selection of sub - supplier components and studies and prepares cost estimates to compare against the project budget.

Lead company and customer or inspector group meetings in and out of the office by phone conference and in person . The successful candidate will be the main point of contact on all projects assigned to them .

Verifies product performance by writing test and inspection procedures and facilitating tests .

Design structural supports for major skid mounted equipment .

Provide expertise, experience and problem resolution for complex designs and project issues .

Controls project plan by reviewing design , specifications , and plan , scheduling changes , and recommending actions .

Controls project costs by approving expenditures and administering contract changes .

Benefits :

Vision , Group Life , Medical , Dental , and STD /LTD Insurances .

Employer contributes up to 70% of the cost of Medical and Dental premiums .

Low deductible plans offered (both PPO and HMO) .

• Employer contribution up to 3% Simple IRA plan .

Paid time off : Holidays (8 days per year), Vacation (up to 5 weeks) , PTO (4 days per year) and Bereavement .

Tuition Reimbursement is Available when directly related depending on performance as is participation in professional training , certifications , licenses and memberships . Remote Work / Relocation Reimbursement may be considered depending on the candidate .

Minimal travel may be expected as required by the project , below 5% .

Qualifications / Skills / Personality Traits :

The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required . Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions .

Required:

5 years of closely related equipment and industry experience as a project engineer (preferably with lube oil system experience , ASME piping and API 614) .

Excellent verbal and written communication skills : Effectively communicate via email , written and verbally by phone or in person . Able to listen , absorb , follow directions and provide valuable feedback .

Performance Driven Self Starter : Need to have a strong work ethic and be

self - motivated , disciplined to achieve goals and deadlines putting in extra time or effort as needed . Needs to face obstacles head on with determination and persistence to work through them .

Positive Team builder: Ability to work in harmony with others. Must be able to develop and maintain good working relationships with co - workers , vendors and customers . Problem Solving Skills : Able to proactively identify and analyze problems and determine solutions to implement the best possible outcome with minimal direction .

• Project management and delivery: Organizational and planning skills are necessary for time management , multitasking and working through competing demands to effectively use resources and complete tasks correctly and on time . Technical Understanding/Competency : Able to learn and absorb how complex mechanical and electrical equipment work and how to grasp sizing and selecting sub - parts of that equipment , review and understand technical industry standards and customer specifications .

Preferred:

Bachelor of Science or greater in Engineering (Mechanical Preferred) .

2D and 3D drafting/modeling experience using software such as AutoCAD and SolidWorks

• Working/Expert Level experience performing structural analysis using FEA software such as SolidWorks Simulation .

• Working knowledge of Microsoft Office Tools such as Outlook , Excel , and Word . Working Experience using ERP systems similar to SAP Business One

Licensed Professional Engineer ( P.E.)

PMP (Project Manager Professional) Certificate