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Lancer Worldwide · 1 day ago

Lead Project Engineer

San Antonio, TX

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level

5+ years exp

Lancer Worldwide, a Hoshizaki Company, is an award-winning global leader in beverage dispensing. The Lead Project Engineer is responsible for creating project plans, executing and managing work, and communicating with stakeholders to ensure the timely delivery of projects within the Lancer Engineering department.

Food and BeverageFood ProcessingManufacturing

Hiring Manager

Samantha Lopez

Responsibilities

Apply effective Project Management Techniques, tools and processes to deliver electromechanical modules, assemblies, and final products as per approve plans

Utilize Product Life Cycle (PLC) process, Product Lifecycle Management (PLM), and Enterprise Resource Management (ERP) to manage new products from inception to obsolescence

Motivate the team to deliver with quality and sense of urgency

Understand the product development flow, and proposed improvements

Take high-level requirements and map them into the appropriate development team resources with support from the engineering managers, to ensure successful delivery per approved plan

Keep the team focused and motivated throughout the development cycle, ensuring the on-time delivery of tasks as per the approved plans

Create and maintain project plans for the engineering teams

Manage outsourcing of development activities at engineering service provider, suppliers, and other partners

Maintain frequent and clear communication with managers and other stakeholders to communicate risks, highlight important changes to priorities, requirements, status, and impact to agreed plans

Qualification

MechatronicsProduct Lifecycle ManagementNew Product IntroductionProject ManagementEngineering Change ManagementTechnical Presentation SkillsTeam LeadershipSpanishCommunication SkillsProblem Solving

Required

Experience in project management of engineering products

Proven record for product delivery

System understanding of mechatronics projects (both hardware, firmware, and software)

Good process background: Project management certification a plus (e.g. PMI or PDMA)

Ability to understand systems specifications, test specifications, datasheets, charts, and reports

Ownership mentality, desire to deliver top quality at right cost, first time right

Highly motivated, desire to solve problems and succeed (self-starter and driven)

Excellent written and oral communications skills, ability to provide project planning with sound technical trade-off arguments

Good team player who works well in a multi-discipline, multi-cultural, technology and manufacturing environment

Led project team of 5-20 engineers, designers, and technicians, in-house and outsourced, geographically dispersed

Experience with electronic, mechanical, or mechatronics New Product Design/Introduction (NPI/D)

Familiarity with stage gate methodologies

Familiarity with electronics, or mechanical, or mechatronics manufacturing ad operations

Knowledge about Engineering Change Management, Engineering Change Requests/Orders/Notices

Good Technical Presentation Skills. Experience presenting to executive leadership

Strong English communication skills, both written and oral

Experience working in a project-oriented team

Ability to prioritize tasks in a fast pace and dynamic environment

Can observe and respond to people and situations and interact with others encountered in the course of work

Can learn and apply new information or skills

Must be able to read and interpret data, information, and documents

Strong customer focus and commitment to customer satisfaction through prioritization, quality, efficiency, and professionalism

Ability to complete assignments with attention to detail and high degree of accuracy

Proven ability to perform effectively in a demanding environment with changing workloads

Result driven-demonstrate ownership and accountability

Identifies bottlenecks and drives improvements

Work independently or as part of a team and follow through on assignments with minimal supervision

Demonstrate open, clear, concise and professional communication

Ability to establish and maintain cooperative working relationships with co-workers and customer

Work according to a strict set of procedures within the provided timelines

BS Engineering with a major in Electrical, Computer, Software, Mechanical, Mechatronics, Production, Industrial Engineering, or similar engineering fields

5+ years relevant design and/or project management experience with electronics, mechanical or mechatronics products, in a manufacturing environment