Description:
The Project Engineer – Mechanical leads and manages the engineering team. Responsible for driving continuous improvement efforts across different engineering disciplines. Responsible for making critical decisions that have a large impact on projects and engineering initiatives. Develops and fosters Engineers to think innovatively, hold accountability, and process improvement on a daily basis. Performs high level, engineering analysis, design or re-design, validation and troubleshooting of complex components for heavy duty vehicles. Provides integration and execution support for vehicle and component design. Provides technical mentorship in high level analysis and design of new and modified components and subsystems in accordance with engineering standards and project scope.
Your Impact
- Manage, coach, develop and mentor an engineering team consisting of Engineers, Designers, and Technicians.
- Prepare and control department budget, forecast operating costs of department, and direct preparation of budget requests.
- Ability to present and defend technical engineering decisions to Engineering leadership, Oshkosh leadership, and external customers.
- May be responsible for overall project schedule and budget.
- May be responsible for managing multiple priorities.
- Performs more complex engineering calculations, investigations, and tasks as assigned according to Oshkosh as well as general industry engineering standards and processes.
- Responsible for preparation and delivery of plans, designs, computation methods, and/or reporting.
- Research, create, and update standard engineering methodology and procedures - best practices, etc.
- Participate in the budgeting process to include recommending capital improvements and preparing justification data as required.
- Maintain effective communication with suppliers, internal/external customers, and outside resources concerning technical issues.
- Enforce the proper use of engineering criteria and drawing standards. Ensure that technical issues are conducted within the framework of company policies and procedures.
- Evaluate designs for performance, safety, and reliability.
- Create and maintain project documentation for analysis, research, and historical records.
- Perform engineering analysis to support the selection of parts, components, and materials that meet requirements.
Basic Qualifications
- Accredited Bachelor's degree in Engineering or related field and five (5) or more years of related experience.
Standout Qualifications
- Accredited Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering.
- Strong mechanical knowledge of automotive or heavy-vehicle equipment and related systems.
- Experience designing Hydraulic Systems
- Experience with Weldments and Welded Structures
- Robust FEA Analysis experience
- Experience with a high level CAD system (preferably Siemens NX)