Engineering Lead

Job Description

At Perception Engineering we believe in bringing passion, creativity and pride into everything we do. The way that we do this is by leveraging a dedicated and trained team, equipped with the highest quality tools, to develop superior solutions to our partners’ engineering problems.

We are looking for another team member that is hungry, humble and smart to join our passionate team as an Engineering Lead. This is a technical position that requires a high level of communication and project management skills. As a Lead Engineer you will grow into being part of the leadership team at a small and growing company impacting the projects and decisions on business growth.

“Changing the Perception of Engineered Solutions one Relationship at a Time”

– Strive for Excellence – Humbly Confident –

– Passionate – Do What is Right –

Job Description: Engineering Lead

Duties and responsibilities

· Lead the engineering of projects from quotation through delivery.

· Mentor Engineering and CAD teams throughout day-to-day interactions.

· Meet with clients to determine project specifications requirements, and performance standards.

· Work on complete machine design projects from concept to testing and install.

· Be actively engaged with leaderships decisions relating to engineering services provided.

· Launch and manage timelines and quality expectations with internal team.

· Design automated equipment and fixtures.

· Take lead on both long and short-term engineering design projects.

· Design layouts, assemblies, and detail drawings using SolidWorks.

· Recommend design modifications to eliminate machine or system malfunctions.

· Review and understand customer’s project specifications.

· Communicate design concerns and status to both customers and Perception Engineering Team in a timely manner.

· Perform engineering calculations and check and review calculations by others

· Manage and maintain project schedules.

· Manage multiple projects at once in an organized and detailed manner.

· Report out on project status and ensure quality and timeline measures are hit.

· Travel to customer locations as required for on-site support, design reviews and consultations.

· Maintain a view of the big picture while making sure smaller details are not missed.

Requirements

· Bachelors Degree in Mechanical Engineering

· Excellent Communication Skills both written and verbal

· Proven experience in Machine Design and Automation

· Excitement for contributing to the growth of a small business

· Proficient in SolidWorks

Nice to have

· 5-7 years of industry experience with Machine Design and Automation

· 2-3 years of Project Management experience

· 1-2 Years of Experience Leading Others

Benefits

· Health insurance

· IRA company match

· Flexible work environment

· Paid time off

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $70,000.00 – $90,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• Health insurance
• Health savings account
• Paid time off
• Retirement plan

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Monday to Friday

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Allendale, MI 49401: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (Required)

Work Location: One location

• Health insurance