Project Engineer, Mechanical Engineer

Overview

Project Engineer – Mechanical role at Oshkosh Defense. The Project Engineer – Mechanical leads and manages the engineering team and is responsible for driving continuous improvement across engineering disciplines. The position involves high-level engineering analysis, design or redesign, validation and troubleshooting of complex components for heavy duty vehicles, and providing integration and execution support for vehicle and component design. Mentorship in high-level analysis and design of new and modified components and subsystems is expected in accordance with engineering standards and project scope.

• Manage an engineering team consisting of engineers, designers, and technicians.
• Plan, direct, and coordinate activities of the engineering team.
• Provide coaching and development through regular performance feedback, technical and professional training opportunities, and creation of individual development plans.
• Prepare and control department budget, forecast operating costs, and direct preparation of budget requests.
• May have some level of P&L responsibility.
• Understand market share and P&L for their product line – business acumen.
• Collaborate and build relationships with internal and external customers across segments and functions.
• Present and defend technical engineering decisions to engineering leadership, Oshkosh leadership, and external customers.
• Ensure completion of projects or parts of projects of moderate complexity on time and within scope.
• May be responsible for overall project schedule and budget, and for managing multiple priorities.
• Perform more complex engineering calculations, investigations, and tasks per Oshkosh standards and processes.
• Prepare and deliver plans, designs, computation methods, and/or reporting.
• Collaborate with other engineering or business support disciplines internally and with suppliers externally.
• Provide guidance or mentorship to entry-level engineers working on common projects.
• Research, create, and update standard engineering methodology and procedures – best practices.
• Participate in budgeting to include recommending capital improvements and preparing justification data.
• Maintain effective communication with suppliers, internal and external customers, and outside resources concerning technical issues.
• Communicate project objectives to team members.
• Enforce proper use of engineering criteria and drawing standards; ensure technical issues are addressed within company policies and procedures.
• Evaluate designs for performance, safety, and reliability.
• Create and maintain project documentation for analysis, research, and historical records.
• Perform engineering analysis to support selection of parts, components, and materials that meet requirements.
• Provide complex technical assistance for production support.
• Analyze and resolve issues reported to Engineering via verbal or written communication.
• Prepare technical proposals, quotations, reports, and presentations.
• Other duties as assigned and regular attendance is required.

• Accredited Bachelor's degree in Engineering or related field and five (5) or more years of related experience.

• Accredited Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering.
• Strong mechanical knowledge of automotive or heavy-vehicle equipment and related systems.
• Experience with a high level CAD system.

• Internal Contacts:
  Contact with peers and others involving explanation of information (these contacts may be within or outside department or division), and the gathering of factual information; may include the communication of sensitive or confidential information.
• External Contacts:
  Limited external contact to gather information, answer queries, or ask assistance.
• Communication
  
  Skills:
  
  Read, write and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence and memos;
  Read and interpret safety rules, operating/maintenance instructions and procedure manuals;
  Write routine reports, correspondence and speak effectively before both internal and external groups;
  Read, analyze and interpret business manuals, technical procedures and/or government regulations;
  Read, analyze and interpret scientific and…