Manufacturing Project Engineer

WorkRocket; Shelbyville (KY); On-site; USD 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive benefits

Career advancement

Supportive culture

Impactful projects

Job summary

voestalpine Roll Forming Corporation in Shelby County, Kentucky, seeks a Project Engineer to lead complex aerospace manufacturing programs from concept through production, coordinating with engineering and operations teams to ensure successful launches.

You will own project scope, schedules, budgets, and cross-functional launches, serving as the technical interface with customers while ensuring GD&T, PPAP/FAI compliance.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of Project Management experience within a manufacturing or machining environment.
• Experience coordinating between internal teams and customers.

Responsibilities

• Lead full-cycle engineering activities from concept to production readiness and launch.
• Define project scope, schedules, budgets, and resource requirements.
• Track project performance and implement corrective actions to meet cost, timing, and quality goals.
• Lead cross-functional meetings with operations, maintenance, quality, safety, supply chain, and vendors.

Skills

Project management

Cross-functional coordination

Customer interface

Job description

Take your project engineering career to the next level by leading complex, custom-engineered aerospace manufacturing programs. Work directly with major aerospace customers, take ownership of projects from concept through production, and develop specialized expertise that can open doors to engineering leadership, program management, and operations management.

Imagine working on one-of-a-kind aerospace projects where your decisions have a direct impact on production success. Join an established manufacturing organization where you'll collaborate with talented engineering and operations teams, tackle unique technical challenges, and can grow your career within a global company.

If you have 2+ years of Project Management experience within a manufacturing or machining environment and experience coordinating between internal teams and customers, this is a career you need to explore. In this high-impact role, you will manage new product launches, coordinate cross-functional teams, and serve as a key technical contact for customers while bringing complex manufacturing programs from initial planning through successful production.

Why Project Engineers Join the voestalpine RFC team:

• Comprehensive benefits: Enjoy the versatility of benefit plans available including health, vision, dental, life, disability, PTO, wellness program, 401K and more.
• Career Advancement: Build a long-term career with opportunities to advance into program management, engineering leadership, or operations management. Benefit from specialized aerospace training and growth opportunities across multiple facilities.
• Supportive Culture and Work-Life Balance: Join a team that values its employees and recognizes the importance of life outside of work, including flexibility for important family commitments.
• Make a Real Impact: Play a central role in bringing new aerospace products to market, collaborating directly with customers and influencing project quality, cost, and delivery performance.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Lead full-cycle engineering activities from concept to design to production approval (FAI/PPAP), ensuring compliance with GD&T, SPC, and PFMEA standards.
• Define project scope, schedules, budgets, and resource requirements
• Track project performance and implement corrective actions to meet cost, timing, and quality objectives
• Lead or participate in cross-functional project and launch meetings with coordination of operations, maintenance, quality, safety, supply chain, and external vendors
• Communicate project status, risks, and mitigation plans to internal / external stakeholders
• Serve as primary non-commercial customer interface including:
  • Product technical issues, such as tolerance and GD&T negotiation.
  • Coordination of customer prints during launch process.
  • Acting as a liaison between the customer and internal resources.
• Establish - or coordinate the establishment of outside services as an element of assigned projects, working with Purchasing to do so.
• Develop, define, and implement product packaging for assigned projects.
• Coordinate the development of work instructions and set-up books throughout the product launch process.
• Plan and document bill of materials and process routings.
• Estimate new business opportunities, including the tooling, fixtures, gauging, equipment, CAPEX, and part cost estimates, helping to define the project's budget and critical process measures for new products.
• Travel when necessary to support existing and new business opportunities

About the Company:

voestalpine Roll Forming Corporation supplies custom roll formed metal components into several industries including Aerospace, Construction, Material Handling, Off-Highway, Office Furniture, Solar and Transportation.

In 2000, Roll Forming Corporation was acquired by globally leading technology group voestalpine AG and became part of the Metal Forming, Tubes and Sections division.

Today, voestalpine Roll Forming Corporation has production facilities across three states with five facilities and headquarters located in Shelby County, Kentucky and one facility each in Pennsylvania and Indiana.

voestalpine Roll Forming Corporation is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected Veteran status, and any other federal, state, or locally protected classifications.