Senior Manufacturing Project Engineer — Factory Startup

thyssenkrupp Materials NA; Brook Park (MN); On-site; USD 134,000 - 168,000; Full time

Job summary

thyssenkrupp Materials NA is seeking a Senior Manufacturing Project Engineer to lead hands-on engineering and project execution for new facilities and replication of busbar processes in North America.

You will design safe, efficient work cells, specify equipment, and oversee installation, commissioning, and startup with an end-to-end view of material flow, ergonomics, and automation opportunities to improve safety, quality, and throughput.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Mechatronics Engineering, or related field
• 8+ years of relevant manufacturing, equipment, facilities, automation, or capital project engineering experience
• Experience using CAD 2D/3D (AutoCAD or equivalent) for facility layouts
• Ability to design end-to-end work-cell flow with ergonomic and automation considerations
• Experience specifying, procuring, installing, and commissioning manufacturing equipment and tooling
• Experience coordinating electrical, mechanical, equipment installation, automation, and construction contractors
• Experience managing capital projects with scope, schedule, budget, safety, risk, and execution
• Strong working knowledge of manufacturing equipment, tooling, fabrication processes, utilities, material handling
• Understanding of machine and workplace safety principles and risk reduction in design
• Willingness to travel 30–50% across North America, may exceed during critical phases
• Willingness to support occasional evening or weekend work for critical installations

Responsibilities

• Champion safety-first engineering culture across design and startup phases
• Create 2D/3D CAD facility layouts with equipment, work cells, utilities, access
• Design end-to-end work-cell flow around manufacturing processes
• Identify opportunities to reduce manual handling and enable automation
• Incorporate ergonomics, safety zones, maintainability into layouts
• Translate manufacturing requirements into equipment and installation specs
• Develop scopes of work, bid packages, and RFQs; assist supplier selection
• Coordinate contractors and internal stakeholders with safety and schedule in mind
• Manage capital projects from planning to handover with budget controls
• Provide hands-on leadership during installation, commissioning, and ramp-up
• Identify risks early and drive corrective actions for startup readiness
• Support replication of concepts across North American sites
• Maintain project documentation and risk assessments
• Ensure compliance with safety codes, standards, and site requirements

Skills

CAD software (AutoCAD)

Facility layout design

Ergonomics consideration

Capital project coordination

Cross-functional coordination

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical/Manufacturing/Mechatronics Engineering

Tools

AutoCAD

Job description

thyssenkrupp Materials NA is seeking a Senior Manufacturing Project Engineer to lead hands-on engineering and project execution for new facilities and replication of busbar processes in North America.

You will design safe, efficient work cells, specify equipment, and oversee installation, commissioning, and startup with an end-to-end view of material flow, ergonomics, and automation opportunities to improve safety, quality, and throughput.