Project Engineer

Abbott; Minnetonka (MN); On-site; USD 75,000 - 105,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical & Pharmacy benefits

Dental Plan

Vision Plan

Flexible Spending Accounts

Job summary

Abbott in Minnetonka, MN seeks a Manufacturing Project Engineer for coordinating New Product Development projects. This 12‑month onsite role focuses on keeping projects on schedule and within budget, coordinating logistics, and working with suppliers and cross-functional teams.

The role requires problem-solving, strong organizational skills, and effective communication to drive tasks to completion in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Associate's degree required; Bachelor's degree preferred.
• Strong problem-solving mindset with ability to drive tasks to completion.
• Highly organized with ability to manage multiple priorities.
• Clear, respectful, and effective communication skills.
• Team player with a collaborative approach.

Responsibilities

• Monitor project progress and resolve issues to minimize delays.
• Build and maintain project schedules, plans, budgets, and forecasts.
• Coordinate materials, vendors, inspections, and logistics activities.
• Track supplier commitments and ensure materials arrive on time.
• Partner cross-functionally with Engineering, Quality, Regulatory, Supply Chain, and external vendors.
• Conduct meetings and communicate project status, risks, and mitigation plans.
• Manage multiple tasks and priorities in a fast-paced, evolving environment.

Skills

Problem-solving

Organized

Communication

Team player

Education

Associate degree

Bachelor's degree preferred

Tools

Planview

MS Project

SAP

SAP Ariba

Windchill

SharePoint

Microsoft Office

Job description

Title: ManufacturingProject Engineer

Location: Minnetonka, MN

Duration: 12 Month

100% Onsite

Job Summary

We are seeking a highly organized and proactive professional to support New Product Development projects. This role will coordinate project activities, track deliverables, work with suppliers and vendors, manage logistics, and help ensure projects stay on schedule and within budget.

Key Responsibilities

• Monitor project progress and resolve issues to minimize delays.
• Build and maintain project schedules, plans, budgets, and forecasts.
• Coordinate materials, vendors, inspections, and logistics activities.
• Track supplier commitments and ensure materials arrive on time.
• Partner cross-functionally with Engineering, Quality, Regulatory, Supply Chain, and external vendors.
• Conduct meetings and communicate project status, risks, and mitigation plans.
• Manage multiple tasks and priorities in a fast-paced, evolving environment.

Required Qualifications

• Associate's degree required; Bachelor's degree preferred.
• Strong problem-solving mindset with a proven ability to independently drive tasks to completion.
• Highly organized with the ability to manage multiple priorities.
• Clear, respectful, and effective communication skills.
• Team player with a curious and collaborative approach.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with engineering, manufacturing processes, or inspection techniques.
• Medical device or quality system experience.
• Project management tools such as Planview or MS Project.
• Experience with SAP, SAP Ariba, Windchill, SharePoint, and Microsoft Office.

Success in this role includes ensuring vendor commitments are met, materials arrive on time, quality system deliverables are completed as scheduled, and project risks are clearly identified and managed.

Consultants Eligible Benefits Upon Waiting Period

• Medical and Prescription Drug Plans
• Dental Plan
• Vision Plan
• Health Savings Account (for High-Deductible Health Plans)
• Flexible Spending Accounts (Health, Limited Purpose, Dependent Care, Commuter Parking and Commuter Transit)
• Supplemental Life Insurance
• Short Term Disability (coverage varies by state)
• Long Term Disability
• Critical Illness, Hospital coverage, Accident Insurance
• MetLife Legal, MetLife ID Fraud, and MetLife Pet Insurance
• 401(k)

Abbott is a global healthcare leader that helps people live more fully at all stages of life. Our portfolio of life-changing technologies spans the spectrum of healthcare, with leading businesses and products in diagnostics, medical devices, nutritional and branded generic medicines.

Working together, Abbott and Talent Solutions partner to deliver top talent for contingent roles at Abbott, building better and healthier lives. Abbott believes all employees are essential to creating life-changing breakthroughs, performing key duties to create life-changing breakthroughs.