Project Engineer

Forj Medical•Vadnais Heights, MN

About The Position

The Project Engineer leads the technical execution of customer and internal projects from early feasibility through validated production at Forj Medical's Vadnais Heights injection-molding site. This role coordinates product, tooling, process, equipment, quality, and documentation activities to deliver safe, compliant, manufacturable solutions on time and within scope while serving as a key technical partner to customers and cross-functional teams.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical, Manufacturing, Plastics, Biomedical, Industrial Engineering, or a related technical field required.
Three or more years of engineering experience in product development, NPI, manufacturing, tooling, or process development preferred.
Hands-on experience with injection molding, mold development, process qualification, or high-volume precision manufacturing strongly preferred.
Experience in medical device, regulated manufacturing, or contract manufacturing preferred.
Strong project execution, technical documentation, risk-management, and structured problem-solving skills.
Working knowledge of DFM, GD&T, engineering drawings, polymers, tooling, process capability, and validation principles.
Ability to interpret and apply customer, quality-system, and regulatory requirements.
Proficiency with CAD, statistical-analysis, project-management, ERP/MRP, and Microsoft Office tools as applicable to the role.
Strong customer communication, influence, organization, and cross-functional collaboration skills.

Nice To Haves

Advanced degree or relevant professional certification preferred.

Responsibilities

Lead assigned engineering and NPI projects from requirements definition and feasibility through tooling, sampling, qualification, launch, and transfer to sustaining operations.
Develop and maintain project plans, technical workstreams, timelines, milestones, risks, actions, budgets, and status updates in partnership with the program or project manager.
Translate customer drawings, specifications, user needs, and quality requirements into clear product, process, tooling, equipment, and validation deliverables.
Coordinate design-for-manufacturability reviews and recommend changes that improve moldability, quality, capability, cycle time, cost, and long-term process robustness.
Partner with Tool Design, Process Engineering, Quality, Operations, Supply Chain, Metrology, and suppliers to develop and execute tooling, equipment, fixture, automation, and manufacturing plans.
Plan and support mold trials, engineering builds, process development, capability studies, validation activities, and production-readiness reviews.
Apply structured problem-solving and risk-management methods to identify, prioritize, communicate, and resolve technical issues.
Prepare and maintain engineering documentation such as requirements, specifications, protocols, reports, drawings, bills of materials, routings, work instructions, change orders, and technical summaries.
Ensure project work complies with Forj Medical's quality system, document-control practices, customer requirements, and applicable regulatory standards.
Serve as a technical point of contact for customers; communicate project status, decisions, risks, and recommended actions clearly and professionally.
Support quotations, capital requests, supplier selection, cost-reduction initiatives, and continuous-improvement activities.
Provide effective technical handoff, training, and post-launch support to manufacturing and sustaining teams.
Perform other duties and support strategic projects as assigned.