About This Role
A leading automotive and EV-battery manufacturer is hiring a Project Engineer to support new model launch for battery manufacturing in Liberty, NC (100% onsite, local candidates). You will develop and execute strategies to achieve project milestones, define and report project KPIs and milestones using a master operating plan, lead project and trial review war rooms, coordinate launch activities across domestic and international divisions, and drive cross-functional problem solving from planning through start of production.
Responsibilities
Develop and execute strategies to achieve project milestones for new model launch, serving as a primary coordination point across engineering, project management, construction management, and purchasing
Coordinate new model launch activities across multiple divisions and companies (domestic and international) through every phase to start of production
Define and report overall project KPIs and milestones using a master operating plan; define standard reporting structure and standardized outputs and lead project and trial review war rooms
Problem-solve issues with potential impact to project or launch execution and drive cross-department countermeasures and recurrence prevention
Support construction activity (building-preparation milestones, installation kickoffs, construction reviews) and coordinate with the facilities projects team
Support pre-production trial activity, including coordinating trial parts orders, schedule creation, and KPI setting and management by project phase
Contribute to standard-work documentation and detailed job instructions; support ad-hoc cross-functional requests (budget, asset management, shutdowns, and other initiatives)
| Location | Liberty, NC |
| Job Type | Contractor, Full-time |
| Salary | $62–$65 Per Hour |
Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree or higher, or 5 plus years equivalent professional experience in a project-related role
Project management with capital investments greater than $0.5M
Experience setting, managing, visualizing, and reporting KPIs, including reporting to senior/executive leadership and recommending direction from data
Experience creating and maintaining detailed schedules with milestone achievement
Proficiency with Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
Able to work onsite in Liberty, NC (local), travel up to 10% (domestic and possible international), and work about 25% overtime including weekends, holidays, shutdowns, and evening meetings with Japan; shop-floor access with steel-toed shoes
Preferred: battery or automotive manufacturing; supplier management; 3-pillar management; gated-management/ milestones; structured problem solving methods; OEM product-planning process knowledge
Required Skills
Project management for new model launch (strategy, milestones, execution)
KPI definition, management, visualization, and executive-level reporting using a master operating plan
Detailed scheduling and milestone management
Cross-functional and cross-company coordination (domestic and international)
Structured problem solving, countermeasures, and recurrence prevention
Construction and pre-production trial coordination (installation kickoffs, trial parts, trial reviews)
*Software / tools:* Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint); project scheduling and KPI/visual-management tools
About Tecknomic
Tecknomic is a technical staffing firm partnering with government and Fortune 500 clients across manufacturing, engineering, and technology. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and consider all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, protected-veteran status, or any other protected characteristic.
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