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Electromechanical Project Engineer

Rockford, IL 61109

Posted: 12/27/2024 Employment Type: Permanent Industry: Engineering Job Number: MS8714151023 Pay Rate: $90000-110000 / year

Job Description

OVERALL RESPONSIBILITIES 
The Electromechanical Project Engineer (EPE) is a challenging and critical position. The role requires strong leadership, communication, and collaboration skills. It requires the versatility that includes project management, project engineering, and regular customer interaction. The EPE is responsible for the project planning and execution throughout the product development lifecycle, including gathering and prioritizing project and customer requirements, working closely with multiple disciplines on the project (design engineering, drafting, test engineering, procurement, operations, assembly & test, and quality), and the customer. In this role, you will lead the focus on maintaining customer-driven project schedules, ensuring the company stays on track to meet project commitment and milestone dates, and ensure revenue and customer satisfaction goals are met.
 
The ideal candidate will be a generalist with both analytical and intuitive skills and desire to interact regularly with customers face-to-face as well as virtually. The candidate will have a technical background and be able to manage assigned projects from initial launch through the first stage of production, and provide further support and guidance as required. The candidate will ensure the designs meet program cost, schedule, and performance requirements for the customer and maintain the revenue forecast and timing for the company. Personal characteristics of the candidate must include honesty, self-awareness, and vulnerability, along with great communications skills and ability to work well with multiple groups of individuals.
 
SPECIFIC RESPONSIBILITIES
  1. Develop detailed project schedules to the detail part and process level.
  2. Be the customer’s go-to representative.
  3. Review customer provided Statements of Work (SOW) and Purchase Orders (PO’s) to ensure all customer requirements are understood and met during the project.
  4. Conduct regular (usually weekly or twice-weekly) customer updates on project activities.
  5. Lead company/customer events such as preliminary and critical design reviews (PDRs, CDRs).
  6. Follow and maintain schedule adherence with engineering and assembly and test.
  7. Keep management (engineering, purchasing, quality, business development, contracts, finance) current on key activities as required.
  • Be hands on and willing to work in the shop environment to build prototypes and support production issues.
  • Ensure and validate compliance to all technical customer requirements.
  • Significantly high engagement with our customers.
  1. All other duties as assigned by manager.
 
MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS
  1. B.S. in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or Equivalent Degree.
  2. Aerospace experience of 3+ years minimum.
  3. Exceptional problem solving and organizational skills.
  4. Excellent written and oral communications skills.
  5. Comfortable in customer-facing environments.
  6. Extremely versatile and able to multitask.
  7. Some travel required.
  8. U.S. Citizen Only (No dual citizenship).
DESIRED REQUIREMENTS & KNOWLEDGE
  1. Knowledge of SolidWorks or similar software, a plus.
  2. Knowledge of Microsoft Project or similar software, a plus.
  3. Ability to read drawings and to understand multi-level Bills of Material (BOM’s).
  4. Used to companies that deal in the low volume, high mix environments.
Benefits offered include:
  • Health Insurance, Dental Insurance, & Vision Insurance
  • Life Insurance & Voluntary Life Insurance
  • Short-term and Long-term Disability Insurance
  • 401K Participation and company match
  • Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
  • PTO (Paid Time Off)
  • Paid Holidays

For more information, please call Melissa @ 815-997-1442

Meet Your Recruiter

Melissa S.
Technical Recruiter

Year Started: 2020

I wanted to be an elementary school art teacher when I grew up.

 

Favorite Quote:

“Not all of us can do great things. But we can do small things with great love.” – Mother Theresa

 

What do you enjoy most about your work?

I enjoy matching the right people with the best opportunities.

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