Structural Project Engineer

This is a West Allis, WI job based opportunity. Hybrid schedule available after being fully trained.

Summary

Under general direction of an Engineering Team Lead, the Structural Project Engineer develops and executes projects of standard design structures and customizes standard designs to meet order-specific customer requirements following industry’s safety and quality standards. Represents the company in communication and coordination with customers and suppliers.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

- Independently completes project activity as delegated by the Engineering Team Lead or Engineering Manager. Projects can be either product/process improvement or production design process improvement. Contributes ideas for further improvements

- Completes work on each project respecting adherence to design standards. All work must be completed in an efficient, accurate and timely manner. Manages multiple projects at various stages of Engineering process including:

- - Customer Coordination and Communication

- Initial Project Sketch / Drawing and Analysis

- Approval Drawings Review and Submittals to Customer

- Approval Drawing Returned from Customer

- Revisions and Project Change Documents

- Final Detail Drawing Checking and Approvals

- Calculation Packets- Analysis for Submittals

- Calculates project cost changes and scope changes and communicating those cost changes to Sales or Project Management to negotiate with customer

- Maintains and updates Project Database for respective projects

- Provides guidance and technical support to Project Manager, Detailers and Drafters

- Independently completes complex production designs through utilization of design standards and tools in a 3D CAD modeling environment, often working outside the scope of the tools

Qualifications: Education and/or Experience

- Bachelor’s degree in Structural or Civil Engineering or Architectural Sciences is required

- Completion of Fundamentals of Engineering exam

- 1-3 years of experience using AutoCAD 2016 or Higher

- 3D modeling software knowledge required

- 2-5 years of applicable experience in material handling equipment product and process design desired

- Professional Engineering license is desired

Other Skills

- Ability to work independently when solving problems, but using good judgment in seeking guidance where appropriate.

- Ability to communicate with other internal departments: Drafting, Sales and Project Management

- Ability to understand information such as bills of material, drawings, design data and design standards

- Proficiency with Microsoft Office tools