Production Engineer: Lead New Model & Plant Upgrades

TechStar Group; Princeton (IN); On-site; USD 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

TechStar Group in Indiana seeks a Production Engineering Project Engineer to support planning and implementation for new model launches and capital projects aimed at improving assembly shop efficiency and competitiveness.

The role requires leading projects from concept to launch, managing schedules, budgets, and quality plans. Collaboration with Production Engineering, NAMC Pilot, Logistics, and Maintenance is essential to achieve ROI and safety targets.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree (or higher) in Mechanical Engineering/Engineering Tech or associate in engineering tech with 2+ years relevant work experience.
• Ability to work weekends, holiday periods, and shutdowns to support tooling modifications and installations.
• Experience in AutoCAD and Inventor and/or Catia (3D modeling).

Responsibilities

• Early Project Planning and Impact Analysis.
• Layout analysis emphasizing new model impacts and part count/placement effects.
• Overall shop layout optimization for process counts, flexibility and technology.
• Lead equipment projects from concept to launch for new model projects, capital projects, refurbishments and plant competitiveness.
• Create and manage a project schedule, budget, and quality confirmation plan.
• Take ownership of produced part quality for assigned area.
• Collaborate with Production Engineering Project Leaders, NAMC Pilot team, Logistics and Maintenance.

Skills

Project planning

Team collaboration

KPI-focused

Self-starting

Resource balancing

Education

Bachelor’s in Mechanical Engineering

Associate in Engineering Tech

Tools

AutoCAD

Inventor/Catia

Job description

TechStar Group in Indiana seeks a Production Engineering Project Engineer to support planning and implementation for new model launches and capital projects aimed at improving assembly shop efficiency and competitiveness.

The role requires leading projects from concept to launch, managing schedules, budgets, and quality plans. Collaboration with Production Engineering, NAMC Pilot, Logistics, and Maintenance is essential to achieve ROI and safety targets.