Project Engineer

Job Description
Responsibilities:
 
Program management:  Plans and formulates project timetable after defining customer needs.
Communicates directly with customers (Automotive OEMs) and with global teams.
Coordinates activities concerned with technical developments, scheduling and resolving engineering design and test problems reporting results and status as needed.
Innovates creative product solutions to meet customer needs and works with internal patent department.
Manages and develops suppliers in various fields of manufacturing concerning metal, plastic injection mold makers and rubber industries.
Forms production, QA and engineering teams dedicated to specific phases or aspects of project such as technical studies, product design, preparation of specifications and technical plans and product testing.
Reviews product design for compliance with engineering principles, company standards and customer contract requirements and related specifications.
Acts as facilitator to ensure commitments to customer are met in a timely manner and within budget.
Maintains personal knowledge in product, application and processes appropriate to projects undertaken.
Works with Sales to develop new business opportunities.
Review drawing changes, deviations, and Engineering Change Notices
Coordinates parts design and tool design activities per customer specification
Responsible for financial budget for individual preproduction and development projects
Follows IATF 16949 procedures if customer required and descriptions per the ITW handbook.
 Interprets engineering specifications
Authors DFMEA’s, PFMEAs and champions 8D problem solving activities
Review RFQ package:  Identify customer part numbers, create bills of materials, derive part weights, evaluate annual volumes, key dates, assembly plant locations.
Develop BOM’s (bill of Materials)
Interpret customer specifications.
Prepare customer reviews, technical presentations and open issues list.
Develop design validation test plans.
Develop and maintain tooling, assembly and test equipment financial plans and documents.
Participate in regular APQP activities and meetings and AAR events.
Create FEA reports.
Lead customer, supplier and ITW tooling and product design signoffs and kick offs.
Lead RFQ activities with tooling, automation and gauge suppliers.
Nominate supplier:  Tooling/Parts/Gauges/Automation.
Develop packaging plans per customer requirements.
Support customer build and launch activities.
Monitor tooling, gauge and assembly concepts according to ITW standards.
Maintain customer milestone timing in customer portals.
Issue molding sample requests.
Monitor serial part history.
Monitor release of production to operations.