Project Engineer: CAD & Manufacturing Excellence

Hitachi Automotive Systems Americas, Inc.; Klingnau; On-site; CHF 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

HITACHI ENERGY LTD in Klingnau is seeking a Project Engineer to strengthen polymer machining and processing activities. You will drive process optimization, quality assurance, and engineering projects from concept to implementation using CAD for components, tooling, and fixtures.

You will coordinate trials with production, quality, and suppliers, validate manufacturing parameters, and lead continuous improvements across safety, quality, and environmental standards.

Qualifications

• Engineering qualification in mechanical, production, industrial engineering, or related discipline.
• Min 2 years of relevant professional experience in manufacturing/engineering.
• Proficiency in CAD and creation/interpreting technical drawings.
• Good understanding of manufacturing processes, equipment, tooling, and validation.
• Strong expertise in plastics/composites is an advantage.
• Proven experience managing engineering projects and coordinating cross-functional activities.
• Fluent German and English required.
• Experience with measurement technology, data analysis and lab/testing.
• Structured problem-solving mindset; Lean/Six Sigma knowledge is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical support for sales, procurement, and production; troubleshoot issues and develop tooling/work instructions to stabilize processes.
• Manage internal and external customer development projects; define milestones and deliverables; coordinate trials across teams.
• Introduce and improve production processes; validate manufacturing parameters; reduce scrap and downtime.
• Plan and perform mechanical, electrical, and thermal testing of materials and components; prepare test setups and documentation.
• Evaluate test results and prepare technical reports to meet requirements.
• Investigate deviations with root-cause analysis and implement corrective actions.
• Create/update CAD drawings/3D models and maintain documentation after changes.
• Ensure compliance with safety, quality, environmental standards; support ISO reviews.
• Support deployment of ISO 9001, 14001, 45001 management systems.

Skills

CAD

Project management

Manufacturing processes

Measurement testing

Root-cause analysis

Lean/Six Sigma (adv)

German language

English language

Education

Engineering degree (mechanical/production/industrial)

Tools

CAD software

3D modeling

Measurement equipment

Job description

HITACHI ENERGY LTD in Klingnau is seeking a Project Engineer to strengthen polymer machining and processing activities. You will drive process optimization, quality assurance, and engineering projects from concept to implementation using CAD for components, tooling, and fixtures.

You will coordinate trials with production, quality, and suppliers, validate manufacturing parameters, and lead continuous improvements across safety, quality, and environmental standards.