Project Engineer Lead

Job Title: Project Engineer Lead

Location: Oshkosh, WI

Pay Rate: $65 - $70/hr

Summary:

• Duration: 6+ Month Contract
• Work Mode: Onsite
• Must work onsite. No hybrid or remote options. Monday - Friday 7:30 AM to 4 PM
• ITAR required - US citizen only
• Travel to supplier facility and/or test site within USA

Responsibilities:

• Lead and manage engineering projects
• Develop project plans, project budgets, sub-contractor statements of work, and project status reporting
• Make critical decisions impacting projects and engineering initiatives
• Foster innovative thinking, accountability, and process improvement among Engineers
• Perform high-level engineering analysis, design, validation, and troubleshooting of complex components for heavy-duty vehicles
• Provide integration and execution support for vehicle, system, sub-system, and component design
• Provide technical mentorship in high-level analysis and design
• Indirectly manage an engineering team consisting of Engineers, Designers, and Technicians
• Plan, direct, and coordinate engineering activities
• Provide coaching and development through regular performance feedback
• Collaborate and build relationships with internal and external customers
• Present and defend technical engineering decisions to leadership and external customers
• Responsible for completion of a project or part of a project of moderate complexity on time
• May manage overall project schedule and budget
• Perform complex engineering calculations, investigations, and tasks
• Prepare and deliver plans, designs, computation methods, and/or reporting
• Collaborate with other engineering or business support disciplines internally and with suppliers externally
• Develop and review interface control documentation with suppliers and business partners
• Provide guidance or mentorship to entry-level engineers
• Research, create, and update standard engineering methodology and procedures
• Participate in the budgeting process, recommending capital improvements
• Maintain effective communication with suppliers, internal and external customers, and outside resources concerning technical issues
• Evaluate designs for performance, safety, and reliability
• Create and maintain project documentation
• Provide complex technical assistance for production support
• Analyze and resolve issues reported to Engineering
• Prepare technical proposals, quotations, reports, and presentations
• Prepare subcontractor Scopes of Work

Requirements:

• Accredited Bachelor's degree in Engineering or related field
• Minimum 5 years of related engineering experience
• 2 years of successful engineering project management of medium or greater technical complexity
• Experience in root-cause analysis, electro-mechanical system integrations, DFMEA & DVP&R development
• Prior experience with managing NDAs

Preferred Skills:

• PMP certification
• Vehicle system experience
• Experience with model-based system engineering; MOSA
• Military experience is a plus