Project Engineer (Research & Development) at Union Tank… · Chicago

Summary: Union Tank Car Company - UTLX is part of the global industrial organization Marmon Holdings, committed to making a positive impact on the world. The Project Engineer (Research & Development) will be responsible for researching and improving practices related to the design and manufacturing of tank cars and hopper cars, ensuring compliance with regulatory demands and providing technical expertise. Responsibilities: - Ensures that existing manufacturing and repair methods, standards, and procedures are constantly reviewed, improved and new or improved processes installed to reduce costs, improve quality and provide superior efficiency - Ensures that complete and useful R&D engineering information is disseminated in a timely fashion to all internal customers with respect to new applications - Ensures that the company and the R&D Department are adequately represented in all industry, trade and regulatory organizations which concern project engineering standards - Provides engineering services to all repair shops, providing state-of-the-art equipment and continuous evaluation of production and repair processes and capabilities to ensure efficient operations - Identifies designs and conducts R&D projects which enhance Procor and UTC market position, especially through improvement of existing and commercialization of new designs on tank car parts and components - Provides R&D project engineering services to all repair shops, providing process improvements to ensure efficiency in maintaining company owned leased tank car fleet - Participates in and actively supports Quality projects and activities and Responsible Care initiatives to ensure that the Company achieves its goals Required Qualifications: - Bachelor's degree in engineering (Mechanical Engineering degree preferred.) - 0-3 years of practiced and applied engineering solutions - Rail industry experience a plus - Ability to operate a computer and have knowledge and ability to be fluent in the use of word processing, communication, spreadsheet and database programs - Communication skills (hearing and speech) to answer the telephone in a clear and understandable manner - Organizational skills to instruct the assistant to establish and maintain an extensive file and library system - Willingness and ability to wear safety equipment such as, but not limited to: Safety shoes, safety glasses, hard hat, ear plugs and respirators - Ability to see and hear the visual and audio safety warnings in the plants - Willingness and ability to travel outside of the normal place of work via car, train and/or airplane - Ability to climb to the top of and walk on tank cars without fear of heights - Ability to bend, stretch and crawl to perform inspections in the plant Required Skills: Mechanical Engineering, Project Engineering Important Skills: Rail Industry Experience, R&D Project Management Nice-to-Have Skills: Safety Equipment Knowledge, Communication Skills, Organizational Skills Benefits: Medical, Dental, Vision, 401k matching, And more!