Project Engineer

Top Talent Recruiter; Tallassee (AL); On-site; USD 75,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) matching

AD&D insurance

Dental insurance

Health insurance

Life insurance

Paid time off

Vision insurance

Job summary

Top Talent Recruiter seeks a Project Engineer in manufacturing to manage NPI projects across sites, support nesting and estimating, and drive continuous improvement. You will lead customer development efforts, coordinate cross-functional teams, and collaborate with supply chain to optimize demand and deliver efficient manufacturing launches.

The role emphasizes strong technical communication, problem-solving, and a willingness to travel to US, UK, and international sites.

Qualifications

• Self-starter with minimum supervision.
• Customer-focused with strong relationship-building skills.
• Results- and deadline-driven approach.
• Ability to interpret engineering drawings.
• Willingness to travel domestically and internationally (US, UK).

Responsibilities

• Manage NPI projects for structural and processed materials across sites.
• Support nesting, estimating, and continuous improvement.
• Lead customer development projects and coordinate cross-functional teams.
• Work with supply chain to analyze demand and provide efficient solutions.
• Launch projects into manufacturing and sustain post go-live.
• Maintain health, safety, and environmental adherence.

Skills

Project management

NPI

Customer management

Analytical thinking

Attention to detail

Communication

Interpersonal skills

Willingness to travel

Job description

PROJECT ENGINEER (MANUF. INDUSTRY)

TALLASSEE, AL

Main Responsibilities

The Project Engineer will manage NPI projects for both structural and processed materials into the business, across all sites. Support manufacturing nesting, estimating and continuous improvement throughout the business. Lead customer development projects and interface cross‑functionally within the company. Work with supply chain management to analyze demand and provide efficient solutions. Ensure projects are efficiently launched into manufacturing and sustained after go‑live. A diverse role focusing on customer project management, NPI and internal CI.

Customer Management

• Regular visits to customers, front‑line responsibility for reporting on customer changes & opportunities.
• Developing robust relationships with all customer functions, identifying decision makers and key personnel.
• Driving internal alignment on key customer activities and executing to delivery plans.
• Manage ECR’s from customers.
• Co‑ordinating customer projects linked to our products / services.
• Managing and interpreting customer requirements.
• Ensuring full adherence to Health, Safety and Environmental requirements.

New Business Development

• Managing gate and launching cost reviews internally.
• Management of customer milestones, including Gantt chart development.
• Produce regular project SWOT reports.
• Developing responses to RFIs, RFPs & RFQs.
• Produce estimates in line with company cost model.
• Producing technical presentations and demonstrating how we meet customer needs.

NPI and Sustained Engineering

• Internal engineering, including nesting, of new opportunities & demand.
• Manage internal CI activities.
• Manage internal engineering ECR’s.
• Review manufacturing process and propose improvements.
• Supporting FAI and other customer engineering activities.
• 2D design for delivery media, storage solutions, shop floor, etc.
• 2D NC programming for structural and process kits.

Knowledge, Skills and Experience

• Self‑starter, requiring minimum supervision.
• Customer focused.
• Results and deadline driven.
• Keen eye for detail with a quality focused approach to producing accurate work.
• Interpret engineering drawings.
• Strong interpersonal skills, with the ability to establish and maintain good working relationships at all levels, both externally and internally.
• Detailed engineering understanding.
• Composite knowledge – products and processes.
• Effective and concise communicator.
• Analytical and problem‑solving skills.
• Project management understanding, including plan building.
• Computer skills to prepare, analyze and develop reports and spreadsheets.
• Ability to manage projects and prioritize workload within agreed timescales and to budgets.
• Ability to explain design ideas and plans clearly.
• Willingness to travel – US, UK & International

Benefits

• 401(k) matching
• AD&D insurance
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance