Senior Mechanical Engineer

FORTNA partners with the world’s leading brands to transform omnichannel and parcel distribution operations. Known world-wide for enabling companies to keep pace with digital disruption and growth objectives, we design and deliver solutions, powered by intelligent software, to optimize fast, accurate and cost-effective order fulfillment and last mile delivery. Our people, innovative approach and proprietary algorithms and tools ensure optimal operations design and material and information flow. We deliver exceptional value every day to our customers with comprehensive services and products including network strategy, distribution center operational design and implementation, material handling automated equipment, robotics and a comprehensive suite of lifecycle services.

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Job Summary:

This Senior Engineering position will be responsible for planning and conducting independent work requiring judgment in the evaluation, selection, application, and adaptation of engineering techniques, procedures, and criteria. This will be done utilizing extensive knowledge and experience of the conveyor and automation engineering field as related to material handling systems, equipment, processes, and facilities, to lead and support multiple project efforts for Fortna’s Clients. This position will also devise new approaches to problems and prepare or modify drawings, specifications, calculations, charts, and graphs, and monitor work for compliance to applicable codes and accepted engineering practices. This position will also be required to coordinate the day-to-day activities within the project engineering group and will lead larger, complex projects, in addition to managing multiple smaller projects. The associate will need very good material handling design skills, the ability to apply learned knowledge to complete tasks as assigned and a willingness to increase the knowledge base within the project engineering team.

  Responsibilities:

• Leading projects in the Operations Design/Solutions Development phase and their transition into the Detail Design/Implementation phase.
• Leading one and supporting multiple projects throughout the Integrated Detail Design (IDD) and Implementation phases. This will include RFP/Supplier Selection, detailed conveying design, ordering of equipment, reviewing Supplier Approval Drawings, development of installation drawing packages, and support of installation contractor, Project Manager, and Site Manager with installation efforts.
• Leading all required portions of a project through the requirements engineering and final engineering (implementation) processes including engineering budget, schedule-tracking, submitting weekly status reports and maintaining the Engineering Project Workbook.
• Taking ownership of all responsibilities of a project to ensure success.
• Exploring and supporting trade-offs of alternative concepts and leading or supporting alternative analysis justification to drive to the best design during all phases of a project while maintaining the projects business case.
• Operations Design Phase (Ops Design):

• Can potentially be used as a Subject Matter Expert during the Ops Design phase
• Provide quality assurance during the final phase of the project to ensure a good hand off to the Requirements Engineering phase.

• Requirements Engineering and Procurement Phase:

• Supporting internal kick off and efforts to transition from Ops Design.
• Coordinating/Leading detail design (utilizing AutoCAD, DCdesigner, DCconceptor {Fortna’s propriety 3D drawing tools}), design lock with Client (signature required), and preparing all bills of material (BOMs).
• Leading internal design reviews, QC process, engineering weekly meeting, and publishing weekly engineering status reports.
• During procurement, supporting Client meetings, identifying potential suppliers, setting up tier levels, supporting request for proposal (RFP) generation, scorecard development, and reviewing and supporting supplier presentations and site visits.
• Estimating coordination, confirming and supporting capital budgets, and attending all price reviews.
• Helping to develop implementation schedule and budget.
• Tracking engineering schedule, budgets, and resource planning (report to engineering directors).
• Scheduling and phasing review within engineering.
• Interfacing with contra