Medical Device Project Engineer – Cross-Functional Lead

Experis (Austria); Plymouth (MN); On-site; USD 62,000 - 68,000; Full time

Job summary

Experis in Plymouth, MN is seeking a Project Engineer to join our healthcare client team for an 8-month, 100% onsite assignment. The role focuses on sustaining engineering, design changes, and continuous improvement initiatives within a regulated environment.

You will lead cross-functional projects, manage scope, schedules, risks, and deliverables, and coordinate with R&D, Manufacturing, Quality, Regulatory, and Supply Chain.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering or related field.
• 5+ years of medical device experience in R&D, Manufacturing and/or Quality Engineering.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to communicate to all levels of the organization as well as suppliers and consultants.
• Experience collaborating with cross-functional team members in a geographically diverse, matrixed organization.
• Demonstrated experience leading cross-functional projects or project workstreams.
• Proficient in MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Project.

Responsibilities

• Lead the planning, execution, and implementation of sustaining engineering, supplier change, design change, and continuous improvement projects in accordance with client project management methodologies.
• Independently manage project scope, schedules, milestones, risks, action items, and deliverables to ensure projects are completed on time and aligned with business objectives.
• Lead cross-functional project teams including R&D, Operations, Manufacturing, Quality, Regulatory Affairs, Supply Chain, Packaging, Labeling, Technical Publications, and other functional stakeholders.
• Facilitate project team meetings, drive accountability for project deliverables, and ensure alignment across functional groups.
• Identify project risks, issues, and dependencies; develop mitigation strategies and coordinate resolution activities.
• Partner with functional team members and managers to support project resource planning, priority setting, and issue resolution.
• Develop and maintain project plans, schedules, risk registers, action-item logs, and project documentation.
• Communicate project status, risks, key decisions, and recommendations to project stakeholders and management.
• Support project governance activities through development of project metrics, dashboards, status reports, and leadership communications.
• Lead assigned workstreams within larger strategic initiatives while ensuring alignment with overall project objectives and timelines.
• Execute project support activities including ownership of Change Orders (COs), procurement coordination, project reporting, and maintenance of project tracking systems.
• Utilize Windchill, SAP, Planview, Ariba, and other business systems to support project execution, reporting, portfolio visibility, and procurement activities.
• Partner with suppliers and external stakeholders to support project implementation activities and issue resolution.
• Ensure project activities comply with FDA regulations, applicable quality system requirements, Company policies, and Business Unit operating procedures.

Skills

Communication skills

Cross-functional collaboration

Project leadership

Task prioritization

MS Office & Project

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering

Master's degree (preferred)

Tools

Windchill

SAP

Planview

Ariba

Job description

Experis in Plymouth, MN is seeking a Project Engineer to join our healthcare client team for an 8-month, 100% onsite assignment. The role focuses on sustaining engineering, design changes, and continuous improvement initiatives within a regulated environment.

You will lead cross-functional projects, manage scope, schedules, risks, and deliverables, and coordinate with R&D, Manufacturing, Quality, Regulatory, and Supply Chain.