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Controls Lead Engineer (m/w/d)

Lead controls engineering projects to optimize automation and safety standards.
Hesse, Germany
Senior
yesterday
KION Group

KION Group

Designs, manufactures, and services industrial trucks and automated warehouse solutions for material handling and supply chain optimization.

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We offer:

  • Benefits of an international MDax-Konzern (KION Group)
  • A lot of room for creativity in a rapidly growing company
  • Flexible and mobile working
  • Individual support and promotion
  • Employee discounts

Tasks and Qualifications:

Your tasks and responsibilities:

  • Identify possible improvements in the engineering process and provide the supporting documentation
  • Support the sales team during the sales phase through technical consultation, cost estimation, and the creation of project schedules
  • Ensure that we have the right resources from the Controls Engineering Team with the right skills for project execution
  • Act as the main contact for Controls Engineering for project managers, installation managers, procurement, manufacturing, customers, builders, and contractors
  • Lead Controls Engineering project teams through task distribution and reporting
  • Create and update project status reports, financial forecasts, and plans
  • Ensure cost control in Controls Engineering
  • Document, escalate, and manage Controls Engineering project risks and opportunities
  • Ensure that all project quality gates for Controls Engineering are met
  • Conduct regular safety audits on-site during construction visits and initiate appropriate measures
  • Ensure that the procurement of materials, the manufacturing of control cabinets, and the tendering for purchased components and services are executed according to the schedule
  • Lead the design risk assessment and validation in the various implementation phases of the project
  • Ensure the creation of the commissioning plan and provide progress updates
  • Transmit the Controls Engineering results and performances to the customer
  • Support the creation of functional description specifications and operational descriptions (Description Of Operation) in agreement with the department to obtain customer approval
  • Create operational descriptions to obtain customer approval
  • Ensure that the technical project documentation, including user manuals, is complete

Your qualifications:

  • Degree in technical engineering or equivalent training
  • Experience in a similar role in project engineering with contacts to budgeting, planning, scheduling, and risk management
  • Experience in an industrial automation environment
  • Experience in leading project teams in complex projects
  • Understanding of PLC and control systems, schematics, and basic electrical engineering
  • Knowledge of ISO standards governing the automated warehousing industry
  • Travel readiness of approximately 20% of the time (depending on the project phase)
  • Good communication skills, high organization, and proactive approach
  • Understanding and application of relevant design requirements such as the Machinery Directive and safety standards
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Controls Lead Engineer (m/w/d)
Hesse, Germany
Engineering
About KION Group
Designs, manufactures, and services industrial trucks and automated warehouse solutions for material handling and supply chain optimization.