Senior Project Engineer: Lead NPI & Manufacturing

QPS Employment Group; Town of Hartford (WI); On-site; USD 75,000 - 105,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Onsite fitness center

401(k) match

Relocation assistance

Employee development

Job summary

QPS Employment Group is partnering with a global manufacturer in Hartford, WI to identify a Senior Project Engineer. This role owns projects from concept through production, working with highly engineered components across aerospace, defense, medical, transportation, and industrial sectors.

You will lead NPI initiatives, drive tooling and process development, and collaborate across customers, manufacturing, quality, and operations to ensure successful launches.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering or related technical discipline.
• 1–5+ years of engineering experience in a manufacturing environment.
• Sheet metal manufacturing experience strongly preferred.
• Experience supporting product launches, process development, tooling, or manufacturing engineering projects.

Responsibilities

• Lead new product introduction and manufacturing projects from design through production approval.
• Drive tooling, fixtures, gauging, process development, and production routing activities.
• Collaborate with customers, manufacturing teams, quality, and operations to ensure successful project launches.
• Support continuous improvement initiatives focused on quality, efficiency, and profitability.
• Influence manufacturing processes and help optimize world‑class investment casting operations.

Skills

Project management

Problem solving

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Job description

QPS Employment Group is partnering with a global manufacturer in Hartford, WI to identify a Senior Project Engineer. This role owns projects from concept through production, working with highly engineered components across aerospace, defense, medical, transportation, and industrial sectors.

You will lead NPI initiatives, drive tooling and process development, and collaborate across customers, manufacturing, quality, and operations to ensure successful launches.