Project Engineer (Mechanical or Electrical)

Purpose

To design, develop and evaluate welding machines and associated processes; to conduct applied research into new areas of welding machine design and/or on new welding processes.

Job Description (Duties and Responsibilities)

• Utilizes and applies experience in a broad range of fields to understand welding accessory development process and interactions with design stakeholders and manufacturing partners.
• Interact with key stakeholders including marketing, suppliers, customers, distributors, and sales engineers to drive new product innovation.
• Maintains records of all work in process and documents interim/final results in the applicable format; these include Project Definitions, Milestone Plans, ES Reports, Technical Reports, Project Tracking Progress Reports, and presentations at meetings.
• Develops/refines test methods to support new product development, product evaluations, and competitive benchmarking.
• Coordinate activities of internal and external technical support personnel as required.
• Perform other duties as assigned by the supervisor.
• Usually works with minimal supervision, conferring with superior on key design and business initiatives to insure alignment with Corporate, Engineering and Business Unit strategies, goals, and objectives.
• May provide task-oriented direction to Technicians and/or Technologists in the execution of development projects.
• Assignments are broad in nature, requiring originality and ingenuity.
• Has appreciable latitude for unreviewed action or decision.
• Assumes additional responsibilities in support of the Company’s Strategy. 

Basic Requirements

Level I:           

• • Four-year Engineering degree is required (Electrical or Mechanical)

Level II:          

• • Four-year Engineering degree is required (Electrical or Mechanical) and,
  • Minimum of three (3) years Engineering experience.

Level III:         

• • Four-year Engineering degree is required (Electrical or Mechanical) and,
  • Minimum of five (5) years Engineering experience.

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Excellent organizational skills.
• Ability to handle a constantly changing set of priorities.
• Initiative to take ownership of product designs.
• Possesses and applies a broad knowledge of principles, practices and procedures of particular field of specialization to the completion of difficult assignments.
• Selected candidate’s Job Level and Pay Grade will be determined based upon qualifications and experience.

Competencies

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