Key Accounts Project Engineer

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Engineering Full Time Cambridge, ON

The Key Accounts Project Engineer is responsible for leading and managing specialized fan system projects from project initiation through order award, design engineering, manufacturing and final shipment. This is a hands-on technical project management position requiring strong mechanical engineering knowledge and the ability to translate customer requirements into practical engineering and manufacturing solutions. In addition, the role requires a strong customer facing element

The role requires the ability to understand and contribute to mechanical design and engineering while coordinating internal resources across Engineering, Manufacturing, Quality and other departments.

The Key Accounts Project Engineer will serve as a key point of contact for customers throughout the project, providing technical guidance, communicating project status, resolving issues and ensuring that customer requirements are understood and incorporated into the final product.

Project Management & Customer Management

• Take end-to-end ownership of assigned customer projects, from project award/order through engineering, manufacturing and shipment.
• Work with customers to identify cost savings and support sales to develop additional opportunities within the clients systems
• Review customer orders, specifications, contracts and project scope to identify technical requirements, deliverables, timelines, risks, assumptions and potential issues.
• Act as the primary project contact for assigned customers and maintain clear, professional and timely communication throughout the project lifecycle.
• Develop and maintain project schedules, milestones and deliverables and proactively communicate changes or risks that may impact project completion.
• Coordinate activities across Engineering, Drafting, Manufacturing, Quality, Planning, Purchasing and other internal resources to ensure project requirements and deadlines are met.
• Establish project priorities and coordinate internal resources to ensure work progresses efficiently.
• Monitor project status and proactively identify technical, schedule, resource, quality or production issues.
• Resolve project issues through effective problem-solving and collaboration, escalating matters to management when required.
• Review changes to customer requirements and assess their impact on scope, schedule, cost, design and production.
• Coordinate and document customer approvals, design changes and project decisions.
• Ensure all project documentation and deliverables are completed accurately and released in accordance with established processes.
• Coordinate project handover and ensure Manufacturing has the information, drawings, specifications and materials required to successfully build the product.
• Follow projects through to completion and shipment, ensuring outstanding issues are resolved and customer expectations are met.
• Conduct project reviews and identify opportunities for process improvements and lessons learned.

• Apply mechanical engineering knowledge to the conceptual and detailed design of specialized fan systems and related components.
• Interpret customer specifications and translate requirements into practical engineering and manufacturing solutions.
• Modify standard products and develop custom solutions to meet customer requirements.
• Review designs for manufacturability, functionality, quality, safety and compliance with applicable engineering standards.
• Provide technical guidance and direction to engineering and detailing resources as required.
• Identify design risks and recommend appropriate technical solutions.
• Drive cost reduction efforts both from a…