Project Engineering Manager

RFC • Shelbyville, KY

8d • Onsite

About The Position

The Project Engineering Manager leads and develops a team of Project Engineers while managing multiple new product launch projects concurrently. The role guides products from initial project handoff through design, tooling, equipment and process development, validation, customer approval, and full production. It connects technical execution with business results, delivering projects safely, on time, within budget, and to customer expectations.

The position is based onsite in Shelbyville, Kentucky, with occasional work-from-home flexibility and occasional travel. Work takes place in office and manufacturing settings. Manufacturing areas may involve loud noise, moving mechanical parts, and fumes or airborne particles. The role includes frequent facility walking, equipment inspections, computer-based work, and driving between locations. It regularly involves lifting or moving up to 10 pounds and occasionally up to 25 pounds. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.

The role has Manager I, II, and III levels. Placement depends on scope, complexity, strategic impact, autonomy, and leadership responsibilities, not years of experience alone. The company supplies custom roll-formed metal components to industries including aerospace, construction, material handling, off-highway, office furniture, solar, and transportation. Candidates must be legally authorized to work in the United States without current or future employer sponsorship; the company cannot sponsor employment visas for this position.

Requirements

• Manager I: At least 2 years of related experience in new product launch or project leadership and at least 2 years leading teams or managing others.
• Manager II: At least 5 years of related experience in new product launch or project leadership and at least 5 years leading teams or managing others.
• Manager III: At least 7 years of related experience in new product launch or project leadership and at least 7 years leading teams or managing others.
• Experience managing multiple projects simultaneously with competing priorities.
• Bachelor's degree in engineering or a related field.
• Legally authorized to work in the United States without current or future employer sponsorship.
• Ability to meet the position's described work-setting and physical expectations, with reasonable accommodations as applicable.

Nice To Haves

• Experience in roll forming, metal forming, high-volume manufacturing, or a related engineered manufacturing environment.
• MBA.
• Project Management Professional (PMP) certification.

Responsibilities

• Assign projects, balance workloads and resources, coach engineers, and oversee hiring, onboarding, training, and performance management.
• Coordinate cross-functional teams from project definition through production release and Production Part Approval Process (PPAP) approval.
• Develop integrated schedules, monitor milestones and budgets, identify risks, and implement corrective actions when timing, cost, quality, or performance varies from plan.
• Support technical decisions involving equipment, tooling, automation, fixtures, process capability, and design for manufacturability and assembly (DFMA).
• Oversee applicable equipment design, procurement, build, delivery, installation, commissioning, qualification, and validation activities.
• Partner with Sales and Estimating on requests for quotation (RFQs), manufacturing concepts, capital requirements, technical solutions, and launch assumptions.
• Monitor tooling, capital, engineering, and launch spending; identify potential overruns; and communicate customer-driven scope changes for commercial review.
• Collaborate with Product Development, Manufacturing Engineering, Operations, Quality, Supply Chain, Tooling, customers, and suppliers to resolve issues and meet commitments.
• Standardize reporting, track meaningful metrics, and apply lessons learned to strengthen project controls and future launches.
• At Manager II level, optimize resources across projects, improve launch processes and project controls, mentor senior contributors, and resolve escalations.
• At Manager III level, lead highly complex or strategic programs, establish functional standards, advise senior leadership, and build long-term organizational capability.

Benefits

• Multiple health insurance options, vision and dental insurance, life insurance, and short-term and long-term disability coverage.
• Health savings accounts or flexible spending account.
• Paid time off during the first year, including vacation, personal, and sick time.
• 401(k) or Roth 401(k) with up to 6% match.
• Quarterly profit-sharing bonus.
• Leadership training opportunities.
• TogetherWeCare philanthropic volunteer program, allowing employees to support their community on company time.
• Countdown to Zero global environmental impact initiative.

What This Job Offers

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