Medical Device Project Engineer – Onsite (8 Months)

ManpowerGroup

Plymouth (MN)

On-site

USD 62,000 - 68,000

Full time

3 days ago

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Job summary

ManpowerGroup has a Project Engineer position in Plymouth, MN, onsite. You will lead sustaining engineering, design changes, and continuous improvement initiatives for a medical device client, coordinating across R&D, Manufacturing, Quality, Regulatory Affairs, and Supply Chain.

The role demands strong planning, risk management, and cross‑functional leadership with FDA quality system compliance. Ideal candidates have a bachelor's in engineering, 5+ years in medical devices, and proficiency with

Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in engineering or related field.
Minimum 5 years of medical device experience in R&D, Manufacturing 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.