Project Analyst

Quick Release • Newark, CA

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About The Position

Quick Release is hiring a Project Analyst for its Business Unit based in the Bay Area of California. The role supports product data management and consultancy projects across automotive, aerospace, and robotics, including work on connected, electric, and solar vehicles and other emerging technologies. It offers hands-on experience with complex projects, training, mentoring, and opportunities to advance in project and people management and data analysis.

The Project Analyst delivers and reports on engineering data for major electric vehicle manufacturers, supports change management and implementation work involving bills of materials and master parts lists, and helps develop technical solutions that enable clients to bring products to market more quickly, efficiently, and sustainably. Analysts collaborate with a team of analysts and consultants, contribute solutions to client challenges, and share knowledge with the team. Some workdays are on-site with clients and QR colleagues, and travel away from the main location is approximately 25% as needed.

Requirements

• At least 1–2 years of professional work experience; experience in a related field such as complex engineering or automotive is a bonus.
• Bachelor's degree.
• Evidence of exceptional communication, presentation, and business writing skills, including the ability to liaise with stakeholders at various levels.
• Ability to make sense of complexity and present compelling, data-driven stories and solutions that resonate with stakeholders.
• Passion, resilience, and energy to work hard and sustain the effort needed to succeed.
• Around 25% travel away from the main location as needed.

Nice To Haves

• Professional experience in a related field, such as complex engineering or automotive.

Responsibilities

• Validate, clean, and report on data for major electric vehicle manufacturers.
• Work with engineering data and support change management and implementation, including bills of materials and master parts lists.
• Find and deliver technical solutions that help clients bring products to market faster, more efficiently, and more sustainably.
• Collaborate with analysts and consultants to develop and implement solutions and value-add propositions for client challenges.
• Share knowledge and contribute to the team's work on increasingly impactful projects.
• Commit to personal growth and ongoing development through one or more of QR’s development pathways.

Benefits

• Starting salary of $77,000.
• Medical insurance.
• Dental insurance.
• Vision insurance.
• 401(k).
• 15 PTO days.
• 10 paid federal holidays.
• Extensive induction training and ongoing learning and development.
• Career progression based on merit, with a choice of pathways.
• Supportive, diverse, and people-focused company culture.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level