Manufacturing Project Engineer: Cost, Quality Lead

Actalent

Palm Bay (FL)

On-site

USD 80,000 - 110,000

Full time

40 hours ago

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Job summary

Actalent in Palm Bay, FL is seeking a Project Engineer to lead manufacturing process development, cost estimation, and continuous improvement initiatives for assigned products. The role requires cross-functional collaboration, leadership, and strong analytical skills across engineering and production teams.

The candidate will manage BOMs, routing, and cost data while supporting design changes, production readiness reviews, and supplier communications.

Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree in engineering or related technical field.
5–7 years of manufacturing and/or cost estimating experience.
Certified Six Sigma Green Belt.
Strong analytical capabilities with a basic understanding of statistical analysis techniques.
Ability to make complex decisions quickly with limited information and clearly defined priorities.

Responsibilities

Assure and verify that manufacturing methods comply with customer drawings, specifications, and purchase order requirements.
Create and manage all required Bills of Material (BOM) in support of assigned products.
Develop and maintain supply chain flow-down requirements to ensure compliance throughout the supply base.
Collaborate with other management personnel to develop and maintain new products and support design change milestones.
Submit tooling and program requests to appropriate manufacturing engineers, including clear concepts and requirements.
Create manufacturing router processes for assigned projects and ensure they align with product and process requirements.
Establish all time standards on routers and verify that they align with quoted estimates.
Review and approve fixture designs and CNC programs to ensure manufacturability, quality, and cost effectiveness.
Prepare for and lead customer product reviews, including Production Readiness Reviews when applicable.
Review and disposition product repairs, reworks, and MRB items for assigned programs.
Investigate and oversee root cause analysis and corrective actions for issues on assigned programs.
Ensure completeness of milestone plans and verify that tasks for assigned products are completed on schedule.
Lead efforts related to customer escapes, coordinating with engineering team members to provide accurate data for quality review.
Review manufacturing cost data and ensure that appropriate plans are in place to meet cost goals for assigned products.
Ensure Phase 3 and Phase 4 tasks for assigned products are completed and that all necessary approvals are obtained.
Support the manufacturing estimator on all quotes for existing assigned programs.
Recommend safety and ergonomic improvements in material handling devices, manufacturing tools, and workstations to support best practices for shop floor personnel.
Participate in discussions with customers and suppliers as required to address technical, quality, and process-related topics.
Make effective complex decisions with limited time and information, using clear decision-making criteria based on priorities.
Lead discussions and debates with peers, matrix business partners, operational partners, and leaders to drive alignment and decisions.
Mentor employees by sharing technical knowledge, best practices, and process expertise.
Research, understand, and implement innovative technologies that reduce cost and improve product quality.
Perform other related duties as assigned to support engineering and manufacturing objectives.