Project Engineer

Essential Functions/Major Responsibilities: 

1. Lead cross functional team, including Design Engineers, Quality, Manufacturing, Technician, and Supply Chain, to achieve the deliverables. 

1. Create and/or improve standard tools, templates, schedules, metrics and dashboards to manage and monitor projects. 

1. Ensure stakeholders are engaged and committed. Provide clear and regular line of communication with the stake holders for updates and feedback.  Establish, maintain and communicate project milestones and timelines, ensuring that design teams are aligned to meet interim and final deliverables.

1. Participate in creating the right team (resource) for the project.

1. Manage project risk (schedule, technical) and expenses, and control scope creep.

1. Align with the design team by providing guidance, training or coaching, and technical support.  Need to ensure the team is equipped to be successful with their deliverables.

1. Contribute to the technical direction for the project, including conceptual design and identifying technology trends. 

1. Interface effectively with advanced manufacturing engineers regarding supply chain to support New Product Introduction and Engineering Change Orders.

1. Participate in the Supplier Selection Process to develop a supply base that provides competitive advantage in quality, value/cost, delivery and technology. 

1. At the end of a project, evaluate the project’s performance for efficiency and effectiveness; with the goal of preventing similar issues in the future and rewarding key contributors to the project’s success.

Supervisory Responsibility:  N/A

Qualifications: 

• Education/Training:  Bachelor degree in Mechanical Engineering, or other engineering disciplines.

• Experience: Five or more years of progressive experience in mechanical/systems design engineering and five or more years’ experience in a technical engineering project role that includes product development. Experience in semiconductor equipment a plus. 

• Skills/Technical Requirements: 
  • Project engineering skills that include product development process, NPI, manufacturing and supply chain.    
  • Knowledge of engineering NPI, ECOs, lean manufacturing techniques, and process improvement also required. 
  • Skill in developing and utilizing tools, templates, schedules, metrics and dashboards to effectively manage and monitor projects. 
  • Advanced skills and proficiency using MS Project, Excel, One Note and PowerPoint.
  • Experience utilizing SolidWorks for mechanical design.
  • Knowledge and proficiency with tools for statistical data analysis.
  • Ability to read blueprints and technical drawings for complex electro-mechanical components.
  • Ability to travel up to 25% of time, both domestically and internationally.

Job Conditions: In office environment, work on site in Calamba PH.

Physical Demands:  Walking, sitting, standing.  Able to sit at computer terminal for prolonged period, use keyboard.

Protective Devices Required:  In designated areas.