Sr Project Engineer

Company Description

Join our vertically integrated team at MAT Holdings, Inc., a leading global manufacturer with a 40‑year history. We are proud to employ more than 14,000 people across 12 countries and are headquartered in Long Grove, Illinois, with over 40 factories on three continents, including 2.1 million square feet of U.S. distribution and manufacturing space. Our products appear in home improvement centers, hardware stores, automotive chains, and in the machinery people operate.

Core Values

• Accountability – Each of us is responsible for our words, actions and results.
• Integrity – We are committed to doing the right thing and maintaining high ethical standards in all our business dealings.
• Teamwork – We collaborate effectively to drive excellence and deliver results.
• Customer‑Centric – We focus on our customers and are responsive to their needs. When they succeed, we succeed.
• Equality/Respect – We strive to create a supportive environment by respecting, valuing and treating people of all backgrounds with dignity and professionalism.
• Continuous Improvement – We are curious, continually seeking new knowledge, ways to improve ourselves, and the company.

Quality Policy

• MAT Industries, LLC. and all its employees are committed to manufacturing and delivering quality products that exceed our customers’ expectations. Our Quality Management System uses continuous improvement tools and total employee involvement to achieve the goal of being a world‑class manufacturer and supplier.

Benefits

• Complete benefits package that includes medical, dental, vision, and disability insurance after 60 days of employment.
• Paid Time Off (PTO) – vacation, sick days, and paid holidays.
• 401(k) retirement plan with company match.
• Career advancement program, training and development.
• Wellness programs, including fitness reimbursements and mental health support.
• Health Savings Account (HSA) and Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA).
• Voluntary life / AD&D and employer‑provided life/AD&D.
• and more.

Design and develop all aspects of air compressors and air brake tanks. This person will work directly with Marketing, Sourcing, Manufacturing, and Quality to develop new products and improve existing products. To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Demonstrate strong interpersonal judgment, diplomacy, respectful engagement, and the ability to navigate difficult conversations.
• Lead assigned projects for new product launch and industrialization.
• Identify project requirements and timing needs to meet customer safety, quality, delivery, and cost requirements; check and approve technical drawings.
• Deliver projects by defining, validating, and costing the product, developing and leading project timelines, and supporting industrialization.
• Create and lead value‑improvement and benchmarking projects to improve quality and cost.
• Ensure projects meet compliance standards such as ASME and UL 1450.
• Validate product performance and durability requirements by coordinating testing with the test lab.
• Monitor and manage timelines, coordinate with internal resources, identify issues, and implement corrective actions.
• Maintain a safe and clean working environment by enforcing procedures, rules, and regulations.
• Use CAD to generate assembly and component models and drawings.
• Write technical instructions for end‑user products and production activities.
• Create GD&T tolerancing schemes appropriate to the design requirements.
• Inspect current production processes for quality and cost concerns and develop counter‑measures collaboratively.
• Analyze field and test failures to determine root causes and recommend or design product improvements.
• Mentor junior engineering staff in best practices.
• Perform other duties and tasks as assigned.

• All employees are required to work on‑site. Work hours may extend beyond the standard schedule to meet deadlines.
• Ability to read written instructions, handbooks, manuals, correspondence, and memos in English.
• Ability to read…