Automotive Project Engineer — Launch & Cross-Functional Leader

Magna International; South Carolina; On-site; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Magna International in Duncan, South Carolina, seeks a Project Engineer to lead and support engineering programs from quotation and product development through launch and production support. You will coordinate with customers, suppliers, and internal teams to ensure readiness, compliance, and timely delivery.

The role emphasizes design reviews, PPAP readiness, cost control, and continuous improvement, with opportunities to drive root-cause analysis and implement corrective actions across

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering is required.
• Five to seven years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience preferred.
• Strong written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the engineering liaison between the manufacturing facility, customer, suppliers, internal cross-functional teams, and other Magna locations for assigned programs.
• Plan, organize, and coordinate engineering activities for assigned programs, including quotation support, design development, launch planning, production support, service transition, and program close-out.
• Lead or support technical studies, product design reviews, benchmarking, specification development, design books, feasibility reviews, validation planning, prototype builds, first-shot reviews, and product testing.
• Review product designs, drawings, specifications, customer requirements, engineering standards, and contract requirements for compliance, manufacturability, product integrity, and launch readiness.
• Coordinate resolution of engineering, design, tooling, validation, supplier, manufacturing, quality, timing, and customer issues; document open issues, action items, decisions, risks, and escalation needs.
• Support execution of PDP, APQP, launch readiness, gate reviews, risk assessments, customer milestones, and cross-functional deliverables for assigned programs.
• Evaluate, initiate, support, and approve engineering changes, specifications, drawing releases, change notices, deviation requests, and related documentation in accordance with customer and Magna requirements.
• Support project financial control through budget tracking, quote inputs, tooling and capital reviews, engineering cost estimates, cost avoidance, VA/VE activities, and timely escalation of cost or timing concerns.
• Prepare and present program status reports, technical reviews, launch readiness updates, open issue lists, timing updates, customer response summaries, and completion reports.
• Support PPAP readiness, validation completion, supplier PPAP status, production trial builds, run-at-rate activities, safe launch planning, and resolution of launch-related concerns.
• Drive root cause analysis and corrective action for product, process, supplier, customer, warranty, launch, and production issues using data-based problem solving methods.
• Capture, review, and apply lessons learned, best practices, TGW/R items, read-across actions, and continuous improvement opportunities to prevent repeat issues on future programs.
• Maintain accurate engineering documentation and data in applicable systems, which may include Teamcenter, SharePoint, ChangeX, customer portals, dashboards, reports, and other engineering or program management tools.

Skills

Project management

Cross-functional collaboration

Communication

Problem solving

Technical troubleshooting

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering

Tools

Teamcenter

APQP/PPAP knowledge

GD&T understanding

Job description

Magna International in Duncan, South Carolina, seeks a Project Engineer to lead and support engineering programs from quotation and product development through launch and production support. You will coordinate with customers, suppliers, and internal teams to ensure readiness, compliance, and timely delivery.

The role emphasizes design reviews, PPAP readiness, cost control, and continuous improvement, with opportunities to drive root-cause analysis and implement corrective actions across