Project Engineer - Craftsmen Industries

About Craftsmen Industries

Craftsmen Industries custom manufactures unique specialty trailers and vehicles and large format printed elements for experiential marketing and industrial solutions for brands across the industry spectrum including Boeing, PepsiCo, and Anheuser-Busch. We pride ourselves on creating our products fully in-house from initial design and engineering to fabrication and the finishing touches of graphics and paint.

Our Craftsmen team includes one subsidiary, Schantz Manufacturing. Schantz focuses on custom manufacturing of concession trailers for the fair and festival industry.

Guided by our values, we BUILD by helping bring ideas to life in a dynamic and collaborative environment and we're looking for talented individuals to grow with us!

What Do We Offer?

• Competitive compensation.
• Career development opportunities.
• Benefits including but not limited to Medical, Dental and Vision.
• 401(k) Match and Much More!

Position Title: Project Engineer

Location: St. Charles, MO

Position Summary: The Project Engineer is expected to take projects from conceptual to fabrication drawings, plan project tasks and self-prioritize to meet tight deadlines.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Interface with sales and estimating to understand the project scope.
• Interface with client to understand project expectations.
• Track scope changes
• Track project performance to budget and schedule
• Communicate with shop floor daily for design concerns and work schedule.
• Source and quote products for the project. Interface with the purchasing department to provide materials per the project schedule.
• Review designs for safety and liability consideration. Communicate concerns to sales and production management in a prompt manner.
• Projects may include steel structures, aluminum structures, hydraulics, visual elements, electrical and controls, mobile structures, etc. The engineer must be willing to learn multiple disciplines.

Required Skills:

• BS in Mechanical Engineering and 3-8 years of experience
• 3D solid modeling, basic Autocad
• Understands basic concepts and procedures in one of the engineering disciplines.
• General machine design skills

Preferred Skills:

• Solidworks
• Skills in electric/electric control systems, hydraulics, Finite Element Analysis (FEA), PLC Programming, cabinet building, plumbing, HVAC and lighting.

Craftsmen Industries (and its subsidiaries) is an Equal Opportunity Employer. This means that we consider all applicants for employment and employees eligible for employment without regard to race, marital status or civil union status, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, mental or physical disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, and/or any other characteristic protected by law. We also provide reasonable accommodations to our applicants and employees with disabilities in order to assist them in the performance of their essential job functions.

To learn more visit www.craftsmenind.com or www.schantzmfg.com.