Project Engineer

The Project Engineer is responsible for planning, coordinating, and executing injection molding projects from initial kickoff through production launch, ensuring alignment with customer requirements, internal standards, and business objectives.

This role works cross-functionally with tooling, quality, production, and supply chain teams to deliver projects on time, within scope, and in support of operational efficiency.

Responsible for managing assigned projects to meet or exceed quoted gross margin targets by actively monitoring labor, material, tooling, and overhead costs; identifying variances; and driving corrective actions to protect profitability relative to the original proposal.

The Project Engineer tracks project performance against budget and schedule, supports quality and process validation activities, and provides regular status updates to stakeholders while helping to identify risks and implement solutions to maintain project success.

• Plan, schedule, Define scope, timelines, and deliverables. Coordinate launches, transfers, or engineering changes from kickoff through production readiness.
• Monitor compliance with applicable codes, standards, quality policies, and technical specifications.
• Serve as a point of contact for internal teams and customers. Provide updates, manage expectations, and escalate risks when needed.
• Responsible for managing assigned projects to meet or exceed quoted gross margin targets by overseeing labor, material, tooling, and overhead costs; identifying variances; and driving corrective actions to protect profitability relative to the original budget.
• Perform quality control, track project performance against budget and schedule, and report status updates without direct accountability for final outcomes.
• Support mold design reviews, sampling (FAI, PPAP), and process validation. Help ensure tools and processes meet quality and cycle time targets.
• Cooperate with other team members to provide technical support.
• Handle engineering changes, cost impacts, and documentation updates while minimizing disruption to production.
• Identify opportunities to improve cycle times, reduce scrap, optimize labor, or lower overall cost during and after project launch.