Product Development Project Engineer

Cattron Careers; United States; On-site; USD 75,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

The Project Engineer at Cattron leads engineering and customer projects from initiation through production launch, coordinating across Engineering, Operations, Quality, Supply Chain, and Sales. You will manage project plans, milestones, and costs while communicating updates to stakeholders and ensuring technical requirements are met.

Responsibilities include leading cross-functional teams, identifying risks, and guiding prototype to production readiness.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in electrical, mechanical, computer, manufacturing, or related engineering field.
• 2–5 years of engineering/project engineering experience in manufacturing or technical environment.
• Experience with design-to-launch processes and customer/supplier interactions.
• PM principles; PMP certification is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Lead engineering and product development projects from kickoff to production launch.
• Define and maintain project plans, schedules, milestones, deliverables, and resources.
• Coordinate cross-functional teams across Engineering, Operations, Quality, Supply Chain, and Sales.
• Identify risks and issues and develop corrective actions.
• Monitor costs and manage project budget throughout lifecycle.
• Interface with customers, suppliers, and external partners.

Skills

Project planning

Cross-functional leadership

Time management

Analytical thinking

Risk management

Communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree in engineering

PMP certification

Tools

Microsoft Project

ERP systems

PLM

MS Office

Job description

The Project Engineer at Cattron leads engineering and customer projects from initiation through production launch, coordinating across Engineering, Operations, Quality, Supply Chain, and Sales. You will manage project plans, milestones, and costs while communicating updates to stakeholders and ensuring technical requirements are met.

Responsibilities include leading cross-functional teams, identifying risks, and guiding prototype to production readiness.