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Program Engineer
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Role overview Guide engineering strategy and design standards for a customer program involving material handling systems. You will contribute from early proposals through final as-built documentation, aligning the work of engineering disciplines, project teams, and customer stakeholders around consistent requirements and solutions.
Responsibilities - Advise engineering teams throughout project design to ensure equipment and specifications fit requirements, support value engineering, and encourage standardization. - Estimate engineering effort for bids and contribute to planning before contracts are finalized. - Help plan program engineering capacity and skills with engineering leadership. - Support handoffs between pre-contract and post-contract project stages. - Interpret customer requirements across conveyor, structural, safety, and related specifications; train colleagues on them. - Serve as the contact for specification questions and an escalation point when internal teams encounter disputes. - Work with customer engineers to improve and implement designs, and contribute to customer strategy discussions. - Attend relevant meetings and travel to job sites or customer offices as needed; estimated travel is 10–15%.
Requirements - Bachelor’s degree in a technical discipline such as mechanical or electrical engineering, or equivalent experience. - At least five years of experience integrating material handling system solutions. - Thorough knowledge of the customer’s conveyance systems and engineering requirements. - Familiarity with the full design lifecycle and installation or integration work. - Proficiency in AutoCAD and working knowledge of Microsoft Office. - Strong written and verbal communication, with the ability to adapt to technical and management audiences. - Able to take initiative independently and work with minimal supervision.
Benefits and work setup The listing describes a flexible, autonomous role in a casual, focused environment. Benefits include health coverage, a 401(k) match of up to 5%, and participation in a discretionary profit-sharing program. Community projects and company events are also mentioned.