Job Description

Leads the design, implementation, test and customer-site startup of complex control, information and automation systems working in a project team environment.

Principal duties and responsibilities:

Overview

• Broad experience with direct customer contact on a technical basis is required.

• Must be able to work in a stressful environment where constructive feedback from others is encouraged.

• Must have excellent conflict resolution skills.

• Must be available and willing to work overtime, Saturdays to meet customer project commitments.

• Must perform duties in the office or outside the office as part of a project team.

• Must be able and willing to travel and work at customer sites, including industrial plants, ships, etc., which may require climbing, working in confined spaces and other unusual work environments

Functional

• May participate in development of business team strategic plan.

• Technically leads the design, implementation, test and start-up phases of complex systems projects.

• May identify technologies to be used in standard offerings, new applications and extensions of current architectures or software packages.

• Works with the Project Manager to plan and schedule project activities.

• May participate in detailed system implementation and start-up.

Leadership

• Frequently leads requirements definition, system conceptualization and design efforts for complex system projects.

• Leads efforts of up to 7 engineering personnel on complex projects.

• Leads contractors on project assignments.

• Coaches and mentors less-experienced engineers assigned to projects.

• Leverages and shares specialized application knowledge or specialized technology knowledge within Rockwell.

• May lead internal engineering improvement efforts.

Interpersonal

• Frequently serves as the lead engineering interface with customer for assigned projects.

• Supports an environment conducive to successful team interaction.

Business

• Responsible for the technical success of complex projects

• Responsible for meeting project schedule, budgeted hours, and customer satisfaction targets.

• Must be commercially aware of the impact to the business of selecting and developing the project design and implementation

• Builds partnerships at a technical level of key customers.

• May conceptualize the technical solution and provide engineering hours estimates for sales proposals.

• May present and develop technical aspects of sales proposals to customers.