Project Manager, Prototyping

Dana Canada Corp.; Boucherville; On-site; CAD 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working hours

Summer schedule

Shuttle service from Longueuil metro

Job summary

Dana TM4 is seeking a Project Engineer to coordinate manufacturing projects across prototyping, industrialization, procurement, quality, and production testing teams. You will ensure milestones are met, risks are managed, and deliverables are tracked through robust project management tools.

The role requires a bachelor’s in engineering or related field and 5–7 years of experience in manufacturing or logistics, with strong ERP/SAP, Excel, and VBA skills, plus bilingual FR/EN.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or higher in mechanical, electrical or industrial engineering, project management, or supply chain/logistics.
• 5–7 years of relevant experience in manufacturing, production planning or logistics.
• Ability to interpret drawings and specifications and to oversee production readiness.

Responsibilities

• Ensure projects are completed per internal procedures and milestones.
• Coordinate prototyping, industrialization, procurement, quality and production testing teams.
• Identify, assess and manage project risks; implement corrective actions.
• Communicate quality expectations, delivery dates, and material/process requirements to suppliers.
• Maintain and optimize project management tools and KPI indicators.
• Support purchasing and manufacturing needs in SAP (BOMs, work orders).
• Contribute to design revisions for production and continuous improvement.

Skills

GD&T

Excel

Office (SharePoint is an asset)

VBA

JavaScript

C#

ERP systems (SAP)

Project coordination

Interpersonal skills

Team player

Bilingual FR/EN

Education

Bachelor's degree in mechanical, electrical or industrial engineering, project management, supply chain and logistics

Tools

SAP

SharePoint

Excel

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Job Duties and Responsibilities

• Ensure that projects are completed in accordance with internal procedures (project milestones, phase checklist, etc.)
• Coordinate the teams of prototyping, industrialization, procurement, quality and production testing technicians
• Ensure the implementation of the necessary actions to respect project deadlines
• Identify, assess and manage project risks
• Finding appropriate solutions to resolve issues related to the identified risks
• In collaboration with the Quality Engineers, work closely with buyers to communicate quality expectations, delivery dates, requirements for purchased material and processes to suppliers
• Determine priorities in the project schedule and provide feedback on order status (prototypes or limited series, delivery dates, process documentation, product returns or work, resolution of quality issues)
• Maintain and optimize the project management tools and KPI indicators relevant to different projects
• Actively contribute to the management of project deliverables in order to follow each step of the project development in terms of product industrialization (DECI, quality requirements, tools, purchasing, assembly, production testing, PAPP, follow-up and resolution of construction and shipping stops
• Use the SAP ERP system to support purchasing needs (purchase requisitions) and manufacturing needs (creation of BOMs, creation of work orders)
• Interpret drawings and specifications for components, assemblies and tooling
• Contribute to the revision of the design for production
• Participate in the dynamics of continuous improvement in order to contribute to the efficiency of the company and the evolution of the profession
• Any other related tasks

Education and Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in mechanical, electrical or industrial engineering, project management, supply chain and logistics
• 5 to 7 years of relevant experience in manufacturing, production planning or logistics

Skills

• Ability to interpret component and assembly drawings and technical specifications
• Good understanding of GD&T (geometric and dimensional tolerances)
• Mastery of computer systems including Excel
• Mastery of computer systems, including the Office suite (SharePoint is an asset)
• Experience in VBA programming, Java script, C Sharpe (an asset);
• Good knowledge of an ERP system (ex: SAP)
• Ability to guide and coordinate the progress of projects with members of a multidisciplinary team
• Autonomy and proactivity
• Interpersonal and communication skills
• Team player
• Bilingual in French and English (spoken and written).
• Available to work overtime if required

Why be part of our driving force?

• At Dana TM4, we combine the agility and innovative spirit of a world-class technology development center with the global reach, resources, and expertise of Dana, a leader in advanced propulsion and electrification solutions.
• We are distinguished by the multidisciplinary and multicultural nature of our team
• We have flexible working hours and offer the possibility to benefit from a summer schedule.
• We offer the Dana TM4 shuttle service from the Longueuil metro station.

Join our team of 28,000 problem solvers who are fostering a culture of innovation by leveraging the diverse perspectives of our global team. We believe in facing challenges head-on by finding opportunity and uncovering possibility, where roadblocks and barriers become targets instead of obstacles. We are One Dana with limitless opportunity.