Senior Project Engineer

Description We are seeking a Senior Engineer / Technical Lead to play a critical role in the design, execution, and technical leadership of complex, custom conveyor systems. This role is ideal for an experienced engineer who enjoys owning high-level technical decisions, guiding projects through ambiguity, and mentoring project engineers in a fast-paced ETO environment.

This is a hands-on technical role with leadership responsibility — not a purely managerial position.

Key Responsibilities

Technical Leadership & Project Execution Lead high-level engineering aspects of custom conveyor systems, including: system layouts and architecture load paths and structural concepts interfaces with fabrication, installation, and controls Serve as the technical authority on assigned projects, particularly during early concept and critical design phases.

Support resolution of complex technical issues arising during fabrication, installation, or commissioning. Evaluate design alternatives, deviations, and risk trade-offs to support cost, schedule, and quality objectives. Design Review & Quality Assurance Conduct structured design reviews for project engineers’ work, ensuring: technical correctness constructability alignment with internal standards and customer requirements Identify potential downstream issues early to reduce rework and field changes Act as a final technical check before releasing of critical designs Mentorship & Capability Development Mentor and coach project engineers and junior engineers, helping them: develop sound engineering judgment understand system-level thinking improve design quality and efficiency Provide guidance without becoming a bottleneck — enabling others to execute independently over time Contribute to the development and refinement of engineering standards, best practices, and reusable design elements Cross-Functional Collaboration Work closely with: project management fabrication and manufacturing field installation teams Support clear communication of design intent and technical decisions across disciplines Participate in customer discussions as needed to explain technical solutions or resolve issues What Success Looks Like in This Role Project engineers become more capable and less dependent over time Design quality improves, with fewer late changes and field issues Technical decisions are made earlier and with greater confidence Senior engineers protect throughput by enabling others, not doing all the work themselves Requirements Required Qualifications Bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering or related field (required).

8–15+ years of experience in engineered-to-order (ETO) industrial systems Strong experience with custom conveyor systems, material handling equipment, or similar industrial machinery Demonstrated ability to: make high-level technical decisions review and guide others’ designs solve complex, real-world engineering problems Solid understanding of fabrication, installation, and field realities Experience mentoring or leading other engineers (formally or informally) Proficient in AutoCAD and Autodesk Inventor for layout development, system design, and design review in an ETO environment.

Preferred Qualifications

Experience with power & free conveyor systems. Familiarity with: structural design principles industrial standards and codes manufacturability and installation sequencing Previous role as a technical lead, senior engineer, or principal engineer in an ETO environment What This Role Is (and Is Not) This role is: Technical leadership System-level engineering Mentorship and quality ownership This role is not: A pure people-management position A detail-only CAD role A “firefighter only” role with no influence upstream Why This Role Matters: Our engineering organization is evolving to support higher project complexity and concurrency.

This role exists to strengthen senior technical capacity, reduce rework, and build a more scalable, resilient engineering team.

Compensation

Competitive and commensurate with experience.