Project Engineer – Manufacturing Launch & Improvements

Rfc Llc - Dba Roll Forming Corporation; Shelbyville (KY); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance options

401K or 401K Roth 6% Match

Profit-sharing bonus

Paid time off

Leadership training

Job summary

voestalpine Roll Forming Corporation in Shelbyville, KY is seeking a Project Engineer to lead engineering initiatives from concept through production, delivering safety, quality and cost improvements.

You will collaborate with operations, quality, maintenance, safety, and supply chain while guiding projects, coordinating customer prints, and planning tooling and part requirements. Travel up to 20% may be required.

Qualifications

• Two years of engineering project management or new product launches.
• Manufacturing experience preferred; metal forming or roll forming a plus.
• Experience with ISO 9001, IATF, NADCAP, or AS9100 environments.

Responsibilities

• Lead full‑cycle engineering initiatives—from concept and design to FAI/PPAP.
• Define project scope, schedules, budgets, and resource plans.
• Track performance to ensure on‑time, on‑scope, on‑budget delivery.
• Partner with operations, quality, maintenance, safety, supply chain, and vendors.
• Serve as the primary technical contact for customers during launches and ongoing production.
• Coordinate customer prints, tolerance negotiations, GD&T, and product requirements.
• Plan BOMs, process routings, work instructions, setup documentation, and packaging solutions.
• Estimate cost and technical requirements for new business opportunities.
• Travel to support project launches and customer/supplier engagement (up to 20%).

Skills

Project management

Manufacturing knowledge

Strong communication

Analytical thinking

Education

Bachelor’s degree in a technical field

PMP certification

Tools

MS Office

Microsoft Project

ERP/MRP systems (Global Shop Solutions)

Job description

voestalpine Roll Forming Corporation in Shelbyville, KY is seeking a Project Engineer to lead engineering initiatives from concept through production, delivering safety, quality and cost improvements.

You will collaborate with operations, quality, maintenance, safety, and supply chain while guiding projects, coordinating customer prints, and planning tooling and part requirements. Travel up to 20% may be required.