Project Engineer

Stefanini Group•Long Beach, CA

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Stefanini Group is hiring a Project Engineer in Long Beach, California. The role is suited to an early-career technical program manager or project engineer with hardware development experience, strong ownership, and clear communication skills. The engineer will drive electric-vehicle seating programs from concept through industrialization, meeting cost, weight, performance, efficiency, and quality targets. The role supports the full engineering lifecycle for integrated seating and interior systems, from ideation and design through validation, integration, and industrialization. It involves coordinating engineering, supply chain, finance, and strategy stakeholders; managing deliverables, risks, budgets, and program updates; and maintaining supplier relationships to support timely parts and build events. The position is onsite, as indicated by the job posting’s #LI-ONSITE tag.

Requirements

2–5 years of experience in technical program management, project engineering, or a similar role supporting hardware development.
Experience with automotive seating, interiors, or electric-vehicle systems.
Familiarity with AIAG APQP and PPAP processes.
Experience with performance testing.
Proficiency with Microsoft Office, especially Excel and PowerPoint.
Experience with Jira, Confluence, or similar tools.
Solid understanding of the product development lifecycle, including design, development, validation, integration, and launch.
Familiarity with materials, manufacturing processes, and technologies used in automotive interiors or seating.
Ability to manage multiple priorities across teams and timelines.
Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, or a related technical field, or equivalent experience.

Nice To Haves

Master’s degree.

Responsibilities

Drive complex engineering challenges to resolution and help keep programs on track for Start of Production and beyond.
Coordinate engineering teams to resolve issues identified in reviews, virtual builds, and physical events.
Track and manage program deliverables, identifying potential incompatibilities or synergies across vehicle systems.
Facilitate cross-functional decision-making with engineering, finance, and strategy stakeholders.
Contribute to continuous improvement of processes, tools, and team execution.
Work with engineering, supply chain, finance, and strategy teams to scope work, define requirements, identify risks, estimate budgets, and provide actionable program updates.
Support the engineering lifecycle for integrated seating and interior systems, from ideation and design through validation, integration, and industrialization.
Surface issues from design reviews, virtual builds, and physical build events, then drive containment and resolution to protect schedule and quality.
Monitor deliverables for system compatibility and integration opportunities, and identify ways to improve velocity and collaboration.
Maintain supplier relationships in partnership with Supply Chain to secure timely parts and support for build events.
Prepare meeting agendas that drive decisions, remove bottlenecks, and retire risks.
Make problems visible early and ensure risk-mitigation plans are actively executed.