Senior. Manufacturing Execution Systems Engineer at Schneider Electric

About the job

Key Accountabilities

• Development, design, and all technical aspects of assigned projects.
• Coordinate the production of cost-effective detailed engineering designs in liaison with external consultants and technology partners.
• Timely and accurate distribution of drawings and documentation on assigned projects.
• Ensure awareness and compliance with project quality procedures (QA).
• Manage individual priorities, deliverables and utilization (time management).
• Assist with the preparation of tenders including responsibility for technical solution design.
• Onsite project work as required.
• Conduct site supervision and control of installation phase of project.
• Ensure timely and safe work practices.
• Identify and review all project variations.
• Understand project scope.
• Assist in initial project planning to develop required tasks and estimate time requirements for those tasks.

Projects or Services:

• Understand the high-level Scope of Work (SoW).
• Assist the Project Manager to draw up a project plan by estimating effort/duration on individual tasks.
• Engage with customers to understand their business needs. Translate needs into measurable and achievable requirements.
• Document requirements in a Functional Requirements Specifications (FRS).
• Submit FRS to the customer for signature to ensure mutually understood and agreed details of the SoW.
• Design solutions that will satisfy customer requirements.
• Document the designs in a Functional Design Specifications (FDS) and/or Technical Design Specifications (TDS)
• Conduct handover session with other resources assigned to the same SoW.
• Validate that the solutions in the FDS/TDS meets the requirements defined in the FRS and conforms to best practices and quality standards.
• Take full control and ownership of individual tasks or complete SoW assigned.
• Execute solutions.
• Test engineered solutions at various stages of the project life cycle. Including, but not limited to: Unit testing (UT), Internal Testing (IT), Factory Acceptance Testing (FAT), Site Acceptance Testing (SAT). Develop test documentation based on FRS, best practices and quality standards. Capture results in test documentation.
• Deploy engineered solutions in customer production environment.
• Apply critical thinking and problem-solving methods to diagnose and resolve issues promptly.
• Develop, maintain, contribute and adhere to best practices, lessons learned and quality standards.
• Manage individual priorities, deliverables and utilization & efficiency (time management).
• Onsite project work as required.
• After hours standby as required.

Sales:

• Assist front office with technical scoping and capability aspects of solutions during the sales cycle.
• Assist tendering by providing input into effort and duration for quoting purposes.
• Promote value-add solutions, services and add-ons to customers during project engagements.
• Identify opportunities to widen the use of the company’s solutions within projects and services.
• Provide front office with leads generated through, for example, value-add promotion.

Technical:

• Ensure technical skills and knowledge is continually improved in line with corporate direction, changes in technology and industry trends.
• Contribute to improving engineering capabilities/processes by sharing knowledge and ideas within the team.
• Ensure that activities conform with relevant government regulations, company policies, standard and ethics.

Communication & Reporting:

• Consult with colleagues in areas of technical expertise.
• Keep Project Manager and other relevant stakeholders up to date with progress on assigned tasks.
• Participate in communication plan to build/maintain client relationships.
• Conduct all communication in a professional manner.
• Provide early warnings to the Project Manager on newly identified and changing risks, problems or issues.

Administration/General:

• Perform administrative duties related to the role including timeous completion and submission of timesheets, appraisals, support tickets and expense claims.
• Keep informed w.r.t company policies, standards and ethics.
• Keep document management system up to date with all project backups, documentation, reports, timesheets, expenses, certificates, etc.
• Manage personal objectives, company goals and project commitments.

Relationship Management:

Maintain and encourage appropriate communication and cooperation with:

• Customers / Partners / Supplies
• Other divisions and entities within the company
• Project and Services team

Health, Safety and the Environment:

• Comply with company and customer HS&E standards and policies, at all times.
• Actively own HS&E issues and activities within area of responsibility - lead by example.

Qualifications

Education:

• B.Eng (Computer, Electrical, Industrial) or BSc Information Technology

Experience:

Previous experience in the delivery of:

• Manufacturing Execution Systems (MES), Manufacturing Information Systems (MIS), Manufacturing Operations Management (MOM), Business Intelligence (BI).
• Software and applications architecture and design.
• SQL Server (DB, SSAS, SSRS, SSIS)
• Software development (C#, ASP.Net)
• Solid technical report writing skills
• Business process and data modelling tools
• Knowledge of project management processes and software

Commercial Awareness:

• Business needs analysis
• Business process mapping
• Risk management
• Health, safety and environmental
• Technical sales support

Others:

• High level of organizational and administrative skills
• Good communication (written and verbal) and interpersonal skills
• Autonomous
• Exceptional attention to detail
• Strong problem-solving skills
• Planning and scheduling skills