Onsite Technical Project Manager: CAD & Manufacturing Lead

Protingent

Salem (OR)

On-site

USD 90,000 - 140,000

Full time

5 days ago

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Job summary

Protingent is seeking a Technical Project Manager for an onsite contract in Salem, Oregon. You will lead an onsite team (Electrical Engineer + 3 CAD Designers), drive weekly production metrics, and ensure high-quality drawings are produced to schedule.

Candidates should have 5+ years in project management within manufacturing or aerospace, strong collaboration between shop floor staff and executives, and proficiency with Excel/Smartsheet and CAD/PLM systems.

Qualifications

5+ years of Project Management experience within a manufacturing, aerospace, automotive, or heavy industrial engineering environment.
Proven track record managing high-velocity document control, reverse-engineering, or CAD drafting deployment initiatives under tight regulatory or corporate deadlines.
Exceptional interpersonal skills with a demonstrated ability to collaborate seamlessly between hands-on shop floor assembly teams and high-level corporate executives.
Strong proficiency with engineering tracking matrices (Excel/Smartsheet) and exposure to PLM or CAD file architecture systems.
Local to the Portland metro area and available for immediate, full-time onsite deployment.

Responsibilities

Directly manage an onsite scout team (consisting of 1 Electrical Engineer and 3 CAD Designers) to ensure continuous output, scaling the CAD team headcount as the project scope dictates.
Own and drive the weekly production metrics, maintaining a sustained team output of roughly 56 completed and quality-checked drawings per week (11-12 daily).
ross-Functional Extraction: Coordinate closely with the shop floor build team and manufacturing supervisors to safely extract undocumented tribal knowledge regarding legacy and active production parts.
Workflow & Quality Control: Standardize the tracking matrix, drafting templates, and cross-checking procedures to ensure all final drawings match physical part geometry and mating tolerances perfectly.
Executive Reporting: Interface directly with the onsite Lead Engineer and provide daily internal progress syncs, while delivering formal weekly milestone reports to offsite executive and corporate leadership.