Basic Function
The Project Engineer is the primary technical point of contact for the customer. Your primary objective is to follow a project through conception, design, NPI, and production. A project engineer’s responsibilities include schedule preparation, pre-planning and resource forecasting for engineering and other technical activities relating to the project.
Job Responsibilities – Other duties may be assigned
- Determines the technical requirements of a project by identifying project phases and elements.
- Develop and manage packaging procedures and processes via creation of design rules and guidelines that meet the customers’ needs for budget, quality, and timing.
- Align sales, engineering, and suppliers around design trade-offs, requirements, manufacturing, tests, and validation plans for successful on-time launches.
- Analyzes, red-lines, and approves technical drawings for production approval.
- Handles corrective action (CAPA’s) cases quickly and diligently to provide excellent customer service.
- Determines project specifications by studying product design, customer requirements, and performance standards; completing technical studies; preparing cost estimates.
- Confirms product performance by developing standards, tests, and first article inspection reports.
- Determines project schedule with project manager by studying project plan and specifications; calculating time requirements; sequencing project elements.
- Maintains project schedule by monitoring project progress; coordinating activities; resolving problems.
- Controls project plan by reviewing design, specifications, and plan and schedule changes; recommending actions.
- Prepares project status reports by collecting, analyzing, and summarizing information while recommending actions.
- Maintains safe and clean working environment by enforcing procedures, rules, and regulations.
- Drive innovative projects through to completion, bring innovative concepts/ideas to the innovation team.
Qualifications / Education and/or Experience:
- BS in Mechanical Engineering or Packaging Engineering from an accredited university/college
- Ability to learn quickly and work independently under a small amount of supervision
- Typical requirements: Analysis, Design Skills, Project Management, Manufacturing Methods and Procedures, Process Improvement, Technical Understanding, Documentation Skills, Safety Management, Supervision, CAD
- Familiarity with measurement systems, assembly tolerance stack-up, tooling qualification procedures, and AQL Inspection procedures in mass manufacturing
- Creativity/Problem Solving Skills
- Fluency in Mandarin or Korean a plus
Benefits:
- Great Medical, Dental & Vision benefits
- Section 125 Flexible Spending Account
- Excellent 401k plan
- 17 days — Paid Time Off per calendar year (pro-rated the first year)
- 12 Paid Holidays Per Year