Principal Systems Engineer - 171296

The Principal Systems Engineer will lead and coordinate various engineering disciplines, influencing project proposals, participating in design cycles, and presenting deliverables while maintaining budget and schedule commitments

Essential Functions:

• Review/influence large automated project proposals/concepts ahead of project sales.
• Coordinate and influence all engineering disciplines towards best-in-class solutions when dealing with large automated systems.
• Participate, when appropriate, in the project design cycle as an individual contributor.
• Setup/facilitate project design review with all stakeholders to ensure that deliverables are suitable for construction, meeting customer expectations, safety standards as well as meeting budgetary constraints.
• Research and understand design regulations and codes to ensure system design satisfies requirements.
• Present and manage customer deliverables in a way that provides the best high-performance system for the customer while maintaining budget and schedule commitments for project success.
• Engage with third party equipment manufacturers in developing request for proposals (RFPs) that are in line with project requirements. Review progress and coordinate with project teams to ensure that project goals are met.
• Create a detailed engineering schedule for multiple disciplines to track and maintain engineering milestones.
• Monitor project schedules, engineering deliverables and material costs.
• Occasionally travels to project sites to review facilities prior or during construction activities, monitor progress, deployment of engineering solutions and during customer acceptance phase.
• Participates in continuous improvement projects by providing meaningful feedback regarding products and internal processes.
• Resolves engineering issues by working with customers, vendors, and other team members.

Education and Experience Requirements:

• Bachelors degree in an Engineering discipline, preferably Mechanical or Industrial, or equivalent experience dealing with large automated material handling projects.
• Minimum of 10 years of related experience.
• Autodesk Products (i.e. AutoCAD, Revit, Navisworks) preferred and/or SolidWorks proficiency.
• Microsoft Office skills Word, Excel, Power Point, and Project.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities Requirements:

• Ability to lead/influence multiple teams and accomplish project goals effectively.
• Mentor others within the organization as needed.
• Ability to handle multiple project assignments and adapt to changing priorities in a fast-paced, results- oriented environment.
• Ability to interface effectively with internal and external customers, vendors, consulting engineers, architects, and installers.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Demonstrate a high level of emotional intelligence.
• Strategic thinking and problem-solving skills.
• Team-oriented and collaborative.
• Self-motivated and detail-oriented.
• Ability to learn new technology.