Project Engineer at Avature in Romeoville, IL

Company Description

#WeRackTheWorld

The warehouse of the future contains high-density, high-precision racking with automated pallet shuttles (like our atlas 1D) instead of wide aisles that forklifts need to pass through.

Our customers benefit from much better utilization of their warehouses (up to 70% more pallet storage than traditional rack!), maximized vertical space, improved accuracy in pallet selection, and minimized labor costs and product damage.

Over the span of more than 40 years, we’ve grown into a company with 10 manufacturing facilities, 19 commercial offices, and the know-how of around 2000 employees serving customers in 40 countries.

We Rack the World. Early 2021, we opened our first U.S. Office in Romeoville, IL and we have already grown to over 70 employees. We are also soon opening our first stow manufacturing plant in the greater Atlanta area to serve our current and future customer base. It's exciting times to be at stow!

Location: Romeoville, IL or remotely

Job Description

The PROJECT ENGINEER is an integral person in helping our customer’s vision for an automated storage solution from Movu US come to life. The core objective is to lead all engineering efforts from project kick off to site handover.

Solutions: Fully automated storage solutions including pallet shuttles (atlas), tote shuttles (escala), automated mobile robots (ifollow), as well as our picking robot (eligo) and ancillary systems such as conveyors and lifts.

Customers: End users are located throughout the United States and Canada. We work with many of the leading integrators as our Sales partners.

Typical project size: $1-30M

As our PROJECT ENGINEER, you…

• are the technical single point of contact for our integrator and end user engineering teams for the projects assigned to you
• contribute to internal and external project kick off meetings
• review and analyze internal and customer-provided technical documentation and data to create detailed approval drawing in preparation for racking and robotics production
• coordinate the creation of assembly drawings and PE stamped drawings
• provide all necessary information to order processing
• support project design and production efforts to ensure projects are completed on time and within the established budget
• provide the necessary information to Project Management to request quotes for installation and other contractors, and to eventually support the chosen assembly team on the installation of the rack, electro-mechanical components, and robotics commissioning
• is responsible for sourcing materials and services in collaboration with Supply Chain and Project Management
• process change orders and communicate cost variances to Sales and Project Management in case of customer requests or production issues
• collaborate with Electrical Controls Engineering to provide the proper electro-mechanical specifications
• collaborate with Software Engineering on matters that support the integration of our automation with the customer’s WCS and WES
• support Site Managers on technical issues and provide solutions
• provide project documentation
• occasionally, visit job sites for measurements, inspections, installer walk-through, and provide engineering insights and support on Sales calls
• collaborate with sales, engineering, and external vendors to ensure cohesive integration of our solutions in the customer’s warehouse
• stay informed about industry trends and technological advancements in robotics and warehouse automation to continuously refine engineering strategies and solutions
• prepare and present detailed reports and presentations on potential ROI, project status, and strategic recommendations to senior management and clients
• ensure all proposed solutions meet rigorous industry standards and safety regulations
• work with our integrator end user engineering teams to understand how to connect their platforms to our technology

Qualifications

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical or Automation Engineering, or a related field
• Multiple years of experience in post-sale engineering in the material handling/warehousing industry working with automated storage and retrieval systems (ASRS) is strictly required
• Skilled in mechanical and robotic system design
• Experience with AutoCAD or similar software
• Excellent problem-solving, strategic thinking, and project management skills
• Ability to communicate complex technical information to a non-technical audience

Practical

• Willing and able to travel to customer sites throughout the United States and occasionally to Canada, approximately 5-15%, usually no more than 2-3 days at a time. Travel to our headquarters in Belgium may be a possibility at some point, usually no more than 2 weeks at a time.
• We work closely with our European colleagues. The morning hours are the most important so we can connect with them while our business hours overlap across time zones. Business hours are 8 am – 5 pm CST, and some employees love to start earlier so they can also wrap up earlier.

Additional Information

What do we offer you?

1. PTO, sick leave, & paid holidays
2. Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance
3. Company paid Short- and Long-Term Disability Insurance
4. Company Paid Life Insurance
5. Company Paid Accidental Death & Dismemberment
6. 401K with employer match, currently 4%
7. Partial Tuition Reimbursement after 12 months
8. Gross Salary

Salary Range: $110k to $135k

Quality, Safety, Health, Environment, Compliance

Every employee at stow contributes to a safe and compliant work environment. We set the example and motivate each other to work safely, efficiently, and in a qualitative way. stow’s standards, policies, instructions, and local legislations are there to guide our decisions.

EEO

stow provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment. stow prohibits discrimination and harassment of any kind based on race, age, color, sex, religion, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, genetic information, pregnancy, or any other protected characteristic as outlined by federal, state, or local laws.

This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.