Project Engineer, Engineering Design & Technologists

📢At DF&I, we’re more than just a material handling solutions provider — we’re a TEAM of thinkers, builders, and problem-solvers who believe that great outcomes start with great PEOPLE
. Serving the parcel, distribution, and manufacturing industries, we combine technology, experience, and TEAMWORK to design systems that make our customers’ operations more efficient, reliable, and future-ready.

✨ Our vision is to create unforeseen value — by critically thinking through every detail, collaborating openly, and using our COLLECTIVE expertise to turn challenges into opportunities. At DF&I, you’ll join a SUPPORTIVE
, hands‑on team that values innovation, communication, and SHARED success. Together, we’re shaping the future of how things move.

🎊 DF&I offers a ROBUST benefit package with comprehensive medical plans to choose from to meet family needs. Vision and dental benefits are FREE to all employees. DF&I wants to ensure their employees are planning for the future by offering participation in the retirement plan and contributing 3% to individual accounts. We even offer PET insurance for the little furry kids at home!

🎪 Join our team and enjoy the team‑building and employee engagement events throughout the year such as Family Day at Holiday World and team‑building at Top Golf.

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Project Engineer

Engineering Manager

Louisville, KY

Full‑Time

Exempt

The Project Engineer will interface with clients, engineers, project managers and/or vendors to successfully complete projects in the parcel handling industry.

Essential functions include but arenotlimitedtothefollowing:

• Work directly with Engineering Management to establish and maintain Project Engineering best practices.
• Develop an understanding for the specific engineering design requirements per project, as well as general parcel handling knowledge, including:
• Customer specifications/standards
• Contract Change Orders
• Review and approve vendor supplied designs, equipment, & drawings.
• Provide technical interface with client’s project representative(s) to address clarifications, exceptions and/or changes during project execution.
• Communicate project specific information with other DF&I departments including mechanical design, project management, purchasing, field installation, and fabrication.
• Provide technical interface to internal teams addressing technical/design concerns.
• Estimate engineering hours as well as support, logistics and/or installation hours necessary for project completion.
• Perform or assist in directing engineering analysis as determined by project needs in respective disciplines.
• Develop and/or maintain project specific status documents for scheduling considerations and client communications.
• Develop and/or maintain project specific technical and/or budgetary documents for design/construction considerations and client communications.
• Execute project with emphasis on cost‑reduction, quality, and customer‑centric focus.
• Provide support to field installation team throughout duration of project installation.
• Collect, compile, and submit project start‑up and as‑built documentation and drawings.
• Develop tools and improvement for Project Engineering.
• Create and update training documentation and material.
• Execute and improve quality assurance standards.

• Minimum 3 years of experience in industrial/material handling equipment; preferably within the parcel handling segment of the conveyor systems industry.
• A 4‑year degree in Engineering or related field is required.
• 3D/2D CAD experience required, preferably Auto Desk suite, in designing conveyor systems or industrial equipment.
• Ability to read, understand and apply client specifications.
• Ability to effectively communicate with clients, vendors, contractors and/or co‑workers.
• Ability to organize, prioritize and manage variety of personal, project and/or team tasks in an effective and efficient manner in order to set priorities and meet critical time deadlines.

• May require 10-30% travel to jobsites and client meetings.