Project Engineer

Stefanini Group; Long Beach (CA); On-site; USD 58,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Stefanini Group seeks an early-career Project Engineer to drive EV seating programs from concept to industrialization in Long Beach, CA. You will own programs, coordinate across engineering, supply chain, finance, and strategy, and ensure on-time delivery with cost and quality targets.

Ideal candidates have 2–5 years in technical program management or project engineering for hardware development, with experience in automotive seating or EV systems, and familiarity with AIAG APQP/PPAP.

Qualifications

• 2–5 years of experience in technical program management, project engineering, or a similar role supporting hardware development.
• Experience with automotive seating, interiors, or EV systems.
• Familiarity with AIAG APQP and PPAP processes.
• Experience with performance testing.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office, especially Excel and PowerPoint.

Responsibilities

• Use your technical background to drive complex engineering challenges to resolution, keeping programs on track for SOP and beyond.
• Drive engineering teams to resolve issues identified in reviews, virtual builds, and physical events.
• Track and manage program deliverables while flagging incompatibilities or synergies across vehicle systems.
• Facilitate cross-functional decision-making with engineering, finance, and strategy stakeholders.
• Contribute to continuous improvement of processes, tools, and team execution.
• Collaborate with engineering, supply chain, finance, and strategy teams to scope work, define requirements, identify risks, estimate budgets, and deliver updates.
• Support the full engineering lifecycle from ideation through validation, integration, and industrialization for seating and interior systems.
• Surface issues from design reviews, virtual builds, and physical build events and drive containment across teams.
• Monitor deliverables for system compatibility, integration opportunities, and velocity.
• Maintain supplier relationships with Supply Chain to secure parts for build events.
• Prepare focused meeting agendas to drive decisions, remove bottlenecks, and mitigate risks.
• Champion transparency by exposing problems early and executing risk-mitigation plans.

Skills

Project management

Technical program management

Hardware development

Jira

Confluence

Excel

PowerPoint

Multitasking

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering

Industrial Engineering

Equivalent experience

Master's Degree

Tools

Jira

Confluence

Job description

Job Details

Engineering

Job Description Job ID#: 65241

Job Category: Engineering

Position Type: Contract

Duration: long term

Remaining Positions: 1

Stefanini is looking for Project Engineer, Long Beach, CA

We are seeking an early-career TPM or Project Engineer with hardware development experience, strong ownership, and clear communication. You will drive EV seating programs from concept through industrialization, meeting cost, weight, performance, efficiency, and quality targets.

Responsibilities

• Use your technical background to holistically drive complex engineering challenges to resolution, ensuring programs stay on track for Start of Production (SOP) and beyond.
• Drive engineering teams to resolve issues identified in reviews, virtual builds, and physical events.
• Track and manage program deliverables while flagging potential incompatibilities or synergies across vehicle systems.
• Facilitate cross-functional decision-making with engineering, finance, and strategy stakeholders.
• Contribute to continuous improvement of processes, tools, and team execution.
• Collaborate closely with engineering, supply chain, finance, and strategy teams to scope work, define requirements, identify risks, estimate budgets, and deliver clear, actionable program updates.
• Support the full engineering lifecycle-from ideation and design through validation, integration, and efficient industrialization-for fully integrated seating and interior systems.
• Proactively surface issues from design reviews, virtual builds, and physical build events, then drive containment and resolution across teams to protect program schedule and quality.
• Monitor deliverables for system compatibility, integration opportunities, and ways to increase velocity and collaboration.
• Maintain strong supplier relationships, in partnership with Supply Chain, to secure timely parts and support for build events.
• Prepare focused meeting agendas that drive decisions, eliminate bottlenecks, and retire risks.
• Champion transparency by making problems visible early and ensuring risk‑mitigation plans are actively executed.

Job Requirements Details

Experience Required

• Program and project management.
• 2–5 years of experience in technical program management, project engineering, or a similar role supporting hardware development.
• Experience with automotive seating, interiors, or EV systems.
• Familiarity with AIAG APQP and PPAP processes.
• Experience with performance testing.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office, especially Excel and PowerPoint.
• Experience with Jira, Confluence, or similar tools.
• Solid understanding of the product development lifecycle, including design, development, validation, integration, and launch.
• Familiarity with materials, manufacturing processes, and technologies commonly used in automotive interiors or seating.
• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple priorities across teams and timelines.

Education Required

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, or a related technical field—or equivalent experience.

Education Preferred

• Master's Degree

About Stefanini Group

The Stefanini Group is a global provider of offshore, onshore and near shore outsourcing, IT digital consulting, systems integration, application, and strategic staffing services to Fortune 1000 enterprises around the world. Our presence is in countries like the Americas, Europe, Africa, and Asia, and more than four hundred clients across a broad spectrum of markets, including financial services, manufacturing, telecommunications, chemical services, technology, public sector, and utilities. Stefanini is a CMM level 5, IT consulting company with a global presence. We are a CMM Level 5 company.

Pay Range: $ 42.00 - $ 47.00