Manufacturing Project Engineer

PROJECT MANAGER About Us Come join the Minds Mechanical team and support a variety of exciting projects across multiple disciplines and service departments. Minds Mechanical is a metrology, manufacturing, and software development company providing bespoke end-to-end quality solutions for clients in aerospace, marine, automotive, military, clean energy, and advanced architecture industries. Position Summary The Project Manager owns the planning, coordination, execution, and delivery of projects across our manufacturing and metrology operations. This role serves as the primary point of coordination between customers, engineering, manufacturing, metrology, purchasing, and company leadership — ensuring projects are completed on time, within budget, and in accordance with customer requirements. The ideal candidate combines strong organizational and communication skills with a practical understanding of manufacturing processes, technical deliverables, and production scheduling. This position requires someone who can manage multiple concurrent projects, anticipate challenges before they impact delivery, and drive accountability across departments without sacrificing quality or customer satisfaction. Responsibilities Manage projects from initial customer engagement and purchase order acceptance through planning, execution, delivery, and closeout. Develop and maintain project schedules, milestones, budgets, resource plans, and deliverable tracking across multiple concurrent projects. Serve as the primary customer point of contact for project status, schedules, deliverables, technical coordination, and issue resolution. Coordinate activities between engineering, manufacturing, metrology, purchasing, quality, and external vendors to ensure project requirements are understood and executed. Translate customer purchase orders, statements of work, technical specifications, and contractual requirements into actionable project plans. Monitor project progress against established schedules and budgets, identifying risks, resource constraints, and potential delays before they impact delivery. Lead project kickoff meetings, internal status reviews, and customer progress meetings, documenting action items and ensuring timely follow-through. Work closely with manufacturing leads and metrology personnel to establish realistic production schedules, inspection requirements, and delivery commitments. Track material procurement, vendor lead times, subcontracted operations, and critical-path activities to support uninterrupted project execution. Manage project scope changes, customer revisions, and additional work requests, including documentation of schedule and cost impacts. Support quoting and estimating activities by coordinating labor projections, material requirements, vendor pricing, and project timelines. Maintain accurate project documentation, including schedules, customer communications, technical requirements, change orders, and completion records. Coordinate with quality personnel to ensure applicable inspection, documentation, and customer acceptance requirements are incorporated into project plans. Identify opportunities to improve project workflows, communication, scheduling accuracy, and operational efficiency. Escalate technical, financial, or scheduling concerns to company leadership with clear recommendations and proposed solutions. Track project financial performance, including estimated versus actual labor, material costs, subcontractor expenses, and overall profitability. Ensure completed projects meet customer expectations for quality, documentation, schedule, and contractual compliance. Represent the company professionally in all customer, supplier, and internal communications. Qualifications Bachelor's degree in project management, engineering, manufacturing, business administration, or a related field — or equivalent professional experience managing technical projects. 3+ years of project management experience in man…

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