Your Tasks:
- Communicate closely with the customer to support technical requirements of projects.
- Schedule and attend all required project meetings with all internal and external customers.
- Make technical decisions as to equipment function and design necessary to comply with the project contract. Coordinates the required expertise to solve technical problems.
- Review customer's process requirements and select equipment needed to meet process.
- Review all contractual customer specifications to ensure that the engineers are aware of and follow requirements.
- Prepare project status updates and budget reports as required by the Director.
- Travel to customer sites to perform pre-engineering tasks.
- Attend customer meetings and be able to make technical decisions.
- Understand fully fluid and pneumatic control circuits. Understand electrical power circuits.
- Has high level of understanding of application principles.
- Has high level of understanding of material supply systems and principles
- Able to read and create drawings in AutoCAD
- Review bills of materials.
- Create work orders and/or purchase requests for manufacturing of assemblies and systems.
- Release engineering drawings.
- Develop and maintain project schedule and communicate updates and changes to project team and customer.
- Maintains high ethical standards of conduct for all activities.
- Understands sealer/paint process techniques and can discuss processes with customers.
- Has a sound understanding of paint application systems
- Capable of hands-on work.
- Maintain and monitor project budgets and revenue.
- Develop invoicing schedule and coordinate invoicing activities
- Coordinate status meetings and activities with project team and customer.
- Facilitate the resolution to scope and technical issues.
- Coordinate contract changes.
- Coordinate installation and subcontractor activities.
- Coordinate all project activities with the customer.
- Provide weekly and monthly status and financial reports.
- Coordinate trials in labs in Southfield and Bietigheim.
- Ability to travel both domestically and internationally.
- Must be willing and able to work weekends, extensive hours and variable shift patterns.
- Manage personnel for all activities related to the project. This includes engineering, installation, and subcontractors.
- Perform other related duties as assigned.
Your Skills:
- Must have experience with Materials Supply in the automotive paint shop automation industry
- Bachelor's degree in engineering or equivalent experience
- 3-5 years of experience managing $1-$15 million projects in electrostatic paint and sealer systems, robotics or automation systems.
- Very knowledgeable of mechanical and electrical products relating to paint and sealer application equipment and robotic systems.
- Very capable of reading electrical and mechanical engineering drawings.
- Knowledgeable of US codes and regulations
- Experienced with Quality systems, ie. ISO 9000, QS 9000, ISO 14001.
- Proficient with Microsoft Office: Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Microsoft Projects
- Knowledge of SAP is a plus
- Proficient with electronic scheduling
- Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously
- Able to delegate to department employees as required to complete tasks on time
- Demonstrated leadership skills
- Demonstrated ability to maintain confidentiality as required
- Good time management skills
- Good organizational skills
- Good verbal communication skills
- Good technical writing skills
- Able to effectively communicate with engineering and estimating departments, contractors, suppliers, and customers
- Able to work well independently and in a team environment
- Able to technically define problems and propose solutions
- Adaptable to change in a learning environment
- Willing and able to work overtime, weekends, and holidays when necessary
- Must possess valid driver's license and have the ability to obtain a passport
Spanish and/or German language skills would be beneficial
