Project Engineer

Job Description

Salary:

Job Summary

Realization, of projects within the framework of the action plan, and guiding and implementing technical part of the project in cooperation with the project manager, so that complex, large-scale automotive and other project considerations can be realized successfully

Education and Experience

4-year degree (Engineering Discipline highly preferred)

Minimum of 3-5 years of operational experience

Knowledge

Required software packages and tools (Office, 2D & 3D design software, customer-specific software)

Standards and Customer specifications

Statutory guidelines and regulations (CE/UL)

Safety Issues and ergonomics

Joining techniques: Spot welding, arc welding, sealing, riveting, etc.

Global knowledge of the other professional fields in order to guarantee integral optimization.

Clear communication in English (Written and spoken) – Dutch/German a plus

Communication and social skills and their application in practice

Following up with suppliers in the areas of engineering, delivery and quality.

Evaluating supplier quotes in terms of engineering, content, price, and delivery.

Responsibility

Has responsibility for:

Release of technical/deliverables such as layouts, sequence sheets, cylinder/switch layouts, etc.

Approval, Rejection, and release of designs and purchase elements including technical release of order forms after assessment of all technical specifications.

Providing technical advice to the project team.

Taking measures to prevent any overrun of the schedule.

Evaluation of delivered tooling and purchase elements to determine adherence to specification

Communication

Takes place with:

Project team members in exchange of information, discussing work orders in terms of scope, price, and delivery time.

Construction team members and internal inspection bodies regarding the work

The project manager and Engineering in terms of discussing the progress of the work and reports

Engineering team leader/Project Manager regarding reports which are sent directly to customers and suppliers and regarding progress on work

Customers as determined by Project Manager

Employees at overseas branches

Suppliers regarding major purchases for project.

Work Context

Presentable, Proactive, initiative taker and independent

Constructive and analytical insight, is able to set priorities, is able to delegate work.

Good communication and organizational skills. Can make clear reports.

Cost and quality awareness, strives to achieve common project objective

Can negotiate with customer, is able to take responsibility.

Willingness to travel regularly.

Thinks, acts, evaluates, corrects.

Result Areas

Supervision

Studying and analyzing the order and consulting the order with the client, Project Manager, internal departments, and suppliers

Resolving technical problems during the entire project

Support Project Manager in getting customer approvals

Provide training to customer personnel

Coordinating, supervising, and following up on work by the project team and suppliers in the case of outsourced work

Providing leadership on a project basis to project team employees such as designers, or externally hired engineers/firms.

Planning

Monitoring progress on and the status of project-critical deliverables and activities including reporting to the Project Manager and Management.

Reporting possible disruptions and corrective actions.

Together with Project Manager, drawing up a schedule and the control plan and ensuring the implementation of and compliance with them.

Cooperates on acquisition and development of new projects in the process engineer role.

Professionally

Convert customer demands to process/project requirements (Process description, cycle time charts, sequence charts, etc.)

Supplying information for drawings up the technical documentation in accordance with statutory requirements and standards, and the guidelines of the customer.

Recording and ensuring the recording of the technical execution up to and including final acceptance by the customer in terms f process content and deliverables, including associated version management.

Ensuring that complete and correct records are kept with regard to the project in accordance with the agreed internal guidelines

Taking care of all technical project information and the Technical Construction Dossier

Ascertaining recording and technical processing of contract variations

Assessment of quotations, calculations, timing, progress, and deliverables of suppliers on the basis of professional aspects, and recording the arrangements made.