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hiretalentLiberty, NCtoday

Occupations

Project Management SpecialistsEngineers, All OtherElectronics Engineers, Except Computer

Industries

Other Electronic Component ManufacturingEngineering ServicesPrinted Circuit Assembly (Electronic Assembly) Manufacturing
Title: Project Engineer
Location: Liberty, NC (On-Site)
Duration: 12-Month Contract (W2)
Schedule: 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM, with occasional weekend/holiday/shutdown support
Travel: Up to 10% (domestic; possible international)
About the Role: A large manufacturing facility is looking for a Project Engineer to support new model launch and pre-production trial activity. This person coordinates across engineering, project management, construction, and purchasing teams to drive project milestones, define and report KPIs, and lead cross-functional problem solving.
Key Responsibilities:
  • Coordinate new model launch activities across multiple divisions and companies, through every phase of development to start of production
  • Define and report project KPIs and milestones using a master operations plan; build standardized reporting outputs
  • Lead project and trial visual-management (Obeya) sessions
  • Support pre-production trials — parts orders, schedule creation, and KPI setting/management by project phase
  • Support construction activity: building preparation milestones, installation kickoffs, and coordination with facilities teams
  • Solve issues impacting launch execution; drive countermeasures and prevent recurrence
  • Contribute to department standardization — job instruction documentation, feedback to the master plan, no-repeat countermeasures
  • Complete internal and external training as required
Requirements:
  • Bachelor's degree or higher, OR 5+ years equivalent experience in a project-related role
  • Project management experience with large capital investments
  • Experience setting, managing, visualizing, and reporting KPIs to senior/executive leadership
  • Experience creating and maintaining detailed schedules, including milestone achievement
  • Proficiency with Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
  • Ability to travel domestically and internationally up to 10%Ability to work weekends, holidays, and shutdown periods (e.g., July and December) as needed — ~25%Ability to support evening meetings with Japan as needed
  • PreferredSupplier management experience
  • Battery or automotive manufacturing experience3-pillar management/execution experience
  • Gated milestone (BRAD-style) execution
  • Structured business-practice problem solving
  • Understanding of manufacturing planning processes, specifications, and product development
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Level

SeniorL5

Location

Liberty, NC

Occupation

Project Management Specialists

Industry

Other Electronic Component Manufacturing

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