Senior Project Engineer - R3646-5530

at Asahi Kasei America in Glenview, Illinois, United States

Job Description

• fully manage and direct project requirements and specifications for all of project team
  
• interface effectively with customer stakeholders
  
• make sound component and sub-supplier selections
  
• manage project timelines and budgets
  
• commission and validate assembled equipment
  
• participate in customer site installation, testing, and training
  

• Strong company culture
  
• Competitive Compensation with Bonuses
  
• Great health benefits with the company paying over 80% of insurance premiums
  
• Wellness Program
  
• Paid Time Off
  
• Strong company match to 401(k) contributions
  
• Tuition reimbursement program
  
• Giving Program
  
• Paid Parental Leave
  

• Serve as the primary stakeholder and owner of customer equipment projects
  
• Provide technical and practical expertise to support Project Manager
  
• Review and understand detailed customer specifications and interpret requirements to appropriate stakeholders
  
• Create and / or review design documents, including technical drawings and specification documents
  
• Specify appropriate components and materials in accordance with project requirements, subject matter expertise for process and design points (calculations and sizing), and consideration of vendor selection, component suitability and availability, price, and lead time
  
• Advise Quality Control on specifications for component receipt and acceptance specific to a project
  
• Write and execute detailed project-specific test protocols in accordance with GAMP and established templates and practices
  
• Execute testing activities including mechanical, electrical, and automation commissioning, GAMP qualification, customer Factory Acceptance Testing and customer Site Acceptance Testing
  
• Construct user manuals and other customer-facing documents to comply with project requirements and realize customer satisfaction
  
• Perform engineering review of final documentation turnover packages
  
• Ensure that project scope is completely accounted for and supervise adequate packaging of all deliverables in preparation for transport
  
• Travel to customer site for supervision of installation, testing of installed equipment, and operator training
  

• Identify, clarify, and manage project scope internally and with customer, facilitating change orders as necessary
  
• Employ effective communication strategies with internal and external project stakeholders, including recurring and ad-hoc meetings as appropriate
  
• Develop and manage project schedule and communicate schedule updates and critical paths with stakeholders
  
• Communicate project budget for labor and materials and manage actively throughout the project to maximize project margin
  
• Employ a customer-focused approach to each project to ensure customer satisfaction, trust, and long-term relationship building
  

• Manage assigned subset of customer accounts as the primary technical owner of products installed at customer sites by serving as the first line of support for all technical concerns or issues including customer inquiries, complaints, and upgrade requests using customer-focused approach
  
• Address customer issues in person, over the phone, or via web-based tools by effectively communicating solutions to customer and providing effective training to relevant personnel
  
• Entertain customers locally or at the customer's facility when appropriate in a project schedule by building relationships and spending social time after normal business hours
  

• Lead the realization of a new product offering from handover to Engineering from Design and Development through first customer order
  
• Contribute to new product designs with innovative ideas, practical design feedback, and product risk/benefit analyses
  
• Research technology, components, companies, or solutions that strengthen our current and future product offerings
  
• Propose and direct improvements to Engineering internal and interdepartmental processes
  

• Ability to work onsite at Glenview, IL facility
  
• Bachelor's Degree in Engineering (Mechanical, Chemical, Electrical, Biomedical)
  
• 10+ years' experience building or operating process equipment (preferably in pharmaceutical industry)
  
• Licensed Professional Engineer not required, but considered a plus
  
• Familiarity with Quality Management Systems (ISO 9001:2015 preferred) and current Good Manufacturing Practices
  

• Travel 3 to 10 weeks in a year to visit domestic and international customer sites for project kickoffs, equipment installations, or other activities (depending on individual assignments and quantity and scope of active projects)
  
• Occasional exposure to pressurized liquids, live electrical circuits, and/or chemical solutions requiring proper personal protective equipment (provided)