Project Leader

Project Leader

Grayhill, Inc. designs and manufactures intuitive human interface solutions that make life simpler, safer and more efficient. Standard products include optical encoders, rotary switches, keypads, joysticks and pushbuttons. Grayhill specializes in creating ergonomic panels and product shells that integrate various interface technologies, including displays, touch technology and motion sensing to support a range of industries including Healthcare, Automotive and Military.

With headquarters just outside of Chicago, and multiple state-of-the-art facilities around the world, Grayhill has the engineering expertise and vertical integration to deliver standard and customized solutions quickly and cost-effectively.

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Summary

The Project Leader of our Components team will direct and coordinate activities of custom and/or standard product projects across fully cross-functional teams.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following . Other duties may be assigned.

• Direct team activities to design new products, modify existing designs, or custom projects.
• Ensure product development meets APQP requirements.
• Insure the budgetary, timeline and quality expectations of customers are met.
• Investigate and resolve manufacturing problems related to design and production of products.
• Work with operations team and review production orders or schedules to ascertain product data such as types, quantities, and specifications of products and scheduled delivery dates in order to plan department operations.
• Work with operations team and prepare operational schedules and coordinate manufacturing activities to ensure production and quality of products meets specifications.
• Work with Grayhill associates to develop product assembly lines using industry leading equipment and processes.
• Arrange for agency approvals as needed.
• Evaluate the designs and provide product specifications or test data as required.
• Develop and maintain a project priority schedule for projects.
• Recommend and coordinate suppliers and/or other outside sources for technical information as needed to meet design objectives and share resources with the Purchasing team.
• Confer with customers, as necessary, to clarify design objectives and share this information with the Sales & Marketing team.
• Accept and reject parts, assemblies, final products and to act as a final authority for questions relating to performance and quality.
• Provide technical support to internal and external customers.

Education and/or Experience

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering and minimum of four (4) years of related experience
• Has the ability to analyze a design and find the potential risk areas and work towards a solution.
• Has demonstrated determination and perseverance through a full product development cycle.
• Determined to meet project deadlines and complete work at a high-quality level

What We Have To Offer:

• You will be at the forefront of challenging work. We solve complex problems with innovative solutions across all teams and in all roles. There is purpose in our work!
• Comprehensive Health Insurance; medical, dental, prescription, and vision starting on day one.
• Generous Paid Time Off
• 401(K) match up to 4% of salary
• Hybrid work model allowing 4 days a month remote
• Collaboration Space featuring ping pong, foosball, board games, and more...
• Company paid holidays
• Optional gap insurance coverages
• Company paid disability and basic group life
• 24/7 Employee Assistance Program
• Catered company events - to pause and celebrate the wins!

We value diversity and inclusion. We are an equal opportunity employer, and we do not discriminate on the basis of gender, color, race, religion, marital status, sexual orientation, or national origin.

This position requires use of information or access to hardware which is subject to the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR). All applicants must be U.S. persons within the meaning of ITAR. ITAR defines a U.S. person as a U.S. Citizen, U.S. National, U.S. Permanent Resident (i.e. 'Green Card Holder'), Political Asylee, or Refugee.