CRUS Global Engineering Coordination Manager

Daifuku Co., Ltd.; Hillsboro (OR); On-site; USD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Daifuku Co., Ltd. is seeking an Engineering Coordination Manager to connect people, projects, and engineering teams across regions and global partners. You will promote consistent communication, resource alignment, and project visibility while driving technical collaboration.

This role requires leadership across disciplines, strong facilitation and planning, and bilingual Japanese/English abilities to align priorities and deliverables with North American operations and Asia-Pacific partners.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering or related field; 10+ years in engineering, PM, or technical ops.
• Experience coordinating cross-functional teams across global organizations preferred.
• Business-level proficiency in Japanese and English required.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate engineering activities between regional and global teams to align objectives and schedules.
• Bridge communication between North America, Japan HQ, and international stakeholders.
• Facilitate reviews, action-tracking, and follow-ups to ensure timely issue resolution.
• Support resource planning and prioritization across multiple projects.
• Collaborate with Sales, Install, Service, Quality, Manufacturing, and Production Control teams.
• Monitor project status and dashboards; escalate risks as needed.
• Develop and improve engineering processes, standards, and documentation.

Skills

Leadership

Interpersonal communication

Cross-functional coordination

Project organization

Stakeholder communication

Influence without authority

Facilitation / meetings

Multicultural / international work

Japanese & English proficiency

Education

Bachelor’s degree in engineering / related field

Tools

Microsoft Office

Autodesk products

Project management / design tools

Job description

Overview

GENERAL DESCRIPTION

The Engineering Coordination Manager is responsible for connecting people, projects, and engineering organizations to ensure effective execution of engineering activities across the business. This role serves as a key liaison between regional engineering teams, global stakeholders, customers, and cross-functional departments to promote consistent communication, resource alignment, project visibility, and technical collaboration.The Engineering Coordination Manager facilitates coordination among engineering disciplines and business functions to support timely project execution, standardization of engineering practices, issue resolution, and continuous improvement initiatives. This position plays a critical role in bridging organizational, cultural, and geographic boundaries, particularly between North American operations and global engineering partners, to ensure alignment of priorities, objectives, and engineering deliverables.

Responsibilities

ESSENTIAL DUTIES

• Coordinate engineering activities between regional and global engineering organizations to ensure alignment of objectives, priorities, schedules, and technical expectations.
• Serve as a primary communication bridge between North America, Japan headquarters, and other international stakeholders.
• Facilitate engineering reviews, meetings, action item tracking, and follow-up activities to promote accountability and timely resolution of issues.
• Support engineering resource planning and prioritization across multiple projects and initiatives.
• Collaborate with Sales, Project Management, Installation, Service, Quality, Manufacturing, and Production Control teams to ensure engineering support requirements are understood and addressed.
• Monitor engineering project status and maintain visibility of key milestones, risks, constraints, and escalation items.
• Coordinate engineering support for customer projects, proposals, RFQs, and strategic initiatives.
• Assist in the development, implementation, and continuous improvement of engineering processes, standards, documentation, and best practices.
• Promote knowledge sharing and collaboration across engineering teams and regions.
• Support the identification, evaluation, and mitigation of technical and organizational risks impacting engineering activities.
• Organize and communicate engineering performance metrics, project dashboards, and status reports for management review.

Support executive leadership by providing visibility into engineering workload, priorities, organizational challenges, and improvement opportunities.

Participate in customer meetings, internal reviews, and cross-functional planning sessions as required.

Qualifications

QUALIFICATIONS and ABILITIES

• Strong leadership and interpersonal communication skills.
• Ability to coordinate activities across multiple departments, organizations, and geographic regions.
• Strong project organization, prioritization, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to communicate effectively with technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Ability to influence outcomes and drive alignment without direct authority.
• Strong facilitation, presentation, and meeting management skills.
• Ability to work effectively in multicultural and international business environments.
• Business-level proficiency in Japanese and English is required.

EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, Technology, Business, or a related field.
• 10+ years of experience in engineering, project management, technical operations, or related fields.
• Semiconductor, automation, material handling, manufacturing, or industrial equipment experience required.
• Experience coordinating cross-functional teams and multiple concurrent projects.
• Experience working with global engineering organizations and international stakeholders preferred.

CERTIFICATIONS

• Professional Engineer license, project management certification, functional safety certification, or other relevant technical certification preferred but not required.
• Knowledge of applicable safety certification processes, regulatory requirements, and compliance practices for industrial or automated equipment preferred.

KNOWLEDGE (Equipment, Tools, Principles, Software, Math, etc.)

• Engineering project lifecycle and execution processes.
• Engineering change management and document control practices.
• Resource planning and project coordination methodologies.
• Risk management and problem-solving techniques.
• Engineering, project management, and business software applications.
• Knowledge of automated material handling systems, industrial automation, or related technologies preferred.
• Familiarity with equipment safety standards, certification requirements, risk assessment practices, and corrective action processes.
• Proficiency with common business and engineering software tools, including Microsoft Office applications, Autodesk products, and applicable design, documentation, or project management systems.

LIMITATIONS AND DISCLAIMER

The above job description is meant to describe the general nature and level of work being performed; it is not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required for the position.

All job requirements are subject to possible modification to reasonably accommodate individuals with disabilities. Some requirements may exclude individuals who pose a direct threat or significant risk to the health and safety of themselves or other employees.

This job description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by the employee occupying this position. Employees will be required to follow any other job-related instructions and to perform other job-related duties requested by their supervisor in compliance with Federal and State Laws.

Requirements are representative of minimum levels of knowledge, skills, and/or abilities. To perform this job successfully, the employee must possess the abilities or aptitudes to perform each duty proficiently. Continued employment remains on an “at-will” basis.

Daifuku is an Afffirative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to their race, gender, religion, ancestry, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, age, disability, marital status, veteran status, or medical condition.