Manufacturing Engineering Project Manager

Carestream Health; City of Rochester (NY); Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 138,000; Full time

Job summary

Carestream Health is seeking an experienced Manufacturing Engineering Project Manager, onsite in Rochester, NY, to lead complex, cross-functional initiatives across medical imaging systems and components.

You will work with design, manufacturing engineering, operations, planning, purchasing, and leadership to drive projects from initiation to production readiness, ensuring schedule, budget, and quality targets are met. This role requires US residence and onsite presence.

Qualifications

• Must have at least 5+ years of engineering experience with at least 3+ years in engineering project management within manufacturing or medical devices.
• Residence in the United States and ability to work onsite at the Rochester facility.
• Experience leading cross-functional teams and coordinating across design, manufacturing, operations, planning, and supply chain.
• Strong understanding of project management principles, scheduling, budgeting, risk management, and stakeholder communication.

Responsibilities

• Lead cross-functional projects from initiation through completion, ensuring scope, schedule, budget, and quality targets.
• Develop and maintain detailed project plans with milestones and dependencies.
• Coordinate execution across engineering, operations, planning, quality, supply chain, and R&D.
• Establish project governance, tracking tools, and regular status reporting.
• Monitor progress, identify risks, and drive timely resolutions.
• Support prioritization and resource planning across concurrent projects.
• Drive process improvements and implementation of new tools or workflows.
• Travel less than 5% as needed.

Skills

Cross-functional collaboration

Project management

Communication skills

Leadership

Problem-solving

Education

Bachelor’s degree in engineering or related technical field

Tools

ERP systems

MRP systems

PM software

Job description

Manufacturing Engineering Project Manager

Images that Matter. With Teams that Matter.

Carestream is a global provider of medical imaging systems and solutions; x-ray imaging systems for non-destructive testing; and contract manufacturing.

And the work we do matters. Our products and solutions help make everyday heroes days a little easier, improve patients’ lives, and makes a difference in our communities. And it couldn’t be done without our team of hard-working, talented and caring individuals.

We are proud to have been recognized by our employees and alumni as one of America’s Best Midsize Employers and America’s Best Employers for Engineers.

Compensation $110,000 - $138,000 base salary depending on mid-career or senior-career technical engineering and project management experience.

*This range reflects Carestream’s good faith estimate to pay fairly as starting wage. Offers will be tailored within the range based on the selected candidate’s experience, industry knowledge, technical and communication skills, and other factors that may prove relevant during the interview process, as well as geographic market differentials for the position.

Position Summary:

Carestream Health (onsite in Rochester, NY) is seeking an experienced Manufacturing Engineering Project Manager to lead complex, cross-functional initiatives supporting the manufacturing of medical digital radiography systems, digital detectors, and imaging equipment.

The PM would lead and coordinate projects as they move into Manufacturing, working closely with the Project Core Teams led by design, Manufacturing Engineering, Manufacturing Operations, Purchasing, Planning, and Manufacturing Leadership.

Must be presently located in the United States, be a US Citizen or Permanent Resident and be able to rapidly begin working at the Carestream Manufacturing facility. No H1B or visas please.

Must have at least 5+ years of engineering including a minimum of 3+ years of Engineering project management experience in a manufacturing, engineering, medical device, industrial equipment, and technical product environment. This is NOT an IT or business role.

Will lead projects being implemented in manufacturing. The PM would lead and coordinate multiple projects as they move into Manufacturing, working closely with the Project Core Teams led by design, Manufacturing Engineering, Manufacturing Operations, Purchasing, Planning, and Manufacturing Leadership. This will include full new product implementations, product enhancements, new product features and options (CAT#'s, features into standard BOM), field support options and improvements, supplier costing, manufacturing driven workflow and defect implementations. The PM would be responsible for bringing the cross-functional team together, establishing the project plan and milestones, tracking actions, risks, dependencies, and decisions, and driving the project through manufacturing readiness and implementation. Being able to be a strong representative for manufacturing and effectively communicate the relevant information between the core team and the manufacturing team is essential to the success of this role. This includes running manufacturing meetings to keep everyone aligned on the status of activities and being able to identify risks and issues as they come up.

We need someone who can maintain visibility to the overall portfolio, priorities, schedules, and resource demands; identify where projects are competing for the same Manufacturing resources; and highlight where additional time, resources, or leadership support are needed to achieve the goals of the business. The PM should be empowered to make smaller, day-to-day project and prioritization decisions within the agreed scope, while recognizing when an issue has broader business, resource, schedule, or risk implications. For those larger decisions, the PM should bring Manufacturing Leadership the relevant facts, options, tradeoffs, risks, and recommendations needed to make an informed decision.

Position Responsibilities:

• As an individual contributor will lead cross-functional projects from initiation through completion, ensuring scope, schedule, budget, and quality objectives are achieved.
• Develop and maintain detailed project plans, including milestones, dependencies, resource requirements, and risk mitigation strategies.
• Coordinate execution across engineering, operations, planning, quality, supply chain, and R&D teams to drive alignment and achieve project goals.
• Establish and maintain project governance, tracking tools, and reporting mechanisms to improve visibility to priorities, timelines, and resource constraints.
• Monitor project progress, identify risks and bottlenecks, and drive timely resolution of issues.
• Facilitate project reviews, stakeholder meetings, and action tracking to support accountability, communication, and decision-making.
• Support prioritization and resource planning across multiple concurrent projects in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.
• Identify and implement process improvements, systems, or standard work that enhance project execution and cross-functional collaboration.
• Support change management activities related to new tools, workflows, or operational initiatives.
• Travel less than 5% if needed in addition to local Carestream sites.
• All other duties as needed.

Required Skills & Education:

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, or a related technical field.
• Must have at least 5+ years of engineering including a minimum of 3+ years of Engineering project management experience in a manufacturing, engineering, medical device, industrial equipment, and technical product environment.

This position requires residence in the Rochester, NY area and daily onsite presence at the manufacturing facility.

• Demonstrated experience leading cross-functional projects involving engineering and operational teams.
• Strong understanding of project management principles, including scope development, scheduling, budgeting, resource allocation, risk management, and stakeholder communication.
• Experience using project management tools to build schedules, track progress, and manage priorities.
• Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple projects and shifting priorities.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Proven ability to work effectively with technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making skills.
• Experience in communicating with stakeholders.

Desired Skills:

• PMP or equivalent project management certification.
• Experience in a regulated manufacturing environment, such as medical device, imaging technology, or industrial inspection equipment.
• Experience implementing new tools, systems, or workflow improvements that increase operational efficiency.
• Medical device knowledge including ISO13485 and MDSAP requirements
• Experience working with ERP, MRP, or project portfolio management systems.

Carestream is an Equal Opportunity Employer

Carestream is an equal opportunity organization. We recruit, employ, train, compensate, and promote without regard to race, religion, creed, color, national origin, age, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, disability, veteran status, or any other basis protected by applicable federal, state or local law.