Project Manager - Engineering, Corporate

Rogers Machinery Company•Portland, OR

11d•Onsite

About The Position

The Project Manager, Engineering is an exempt, office-based professional responsible for planning, managing, and controlling engineer-to-order (ETO) projects and roadmap-driven new product development (NPD) programs that affect Rogers Machinery’s product portfolio, customer commitments, and business operations. The role owns project execution by setting scope, schedules, budgets, and priorities rather than performing hands-on engineering, production, or assembly work. Working under general direction from the Sr. Director of Engineering, the Project Manager exercises independent judgment on project scope and trade-offs, schedules and resources, cross-functional priorities, and risk response, and makes recommendations to senior leadership. The position also designs, implements, and improves project management workflows, processes, and standards for assemble-to-order, configure-to-order, and engineer-to-order activities. The role plans and directs projects from kickoff through production release and delivery, leads cross-functional teams without direct reporting authority, manages risks and changes, and communicates with stakeholders, customers, and suppliers as assigned. It also oversees launch readiness, prototype and validation planning, project reporting, and continuous improvement of project practices and tools. Work is primarily performed in an office, with periodic time on the production floor and at other Rogers sites to review project status.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Business, Project Management, Manufacturing, Operations, Engineering, or a related field.
At least 5 years of relevant experience managing product development or technical projects.
Experience leading cross-functional teams through engineered product development and release in a manufacturing environment.
Excellent communication and organizational skills with a focus on customer care.
Proficiency in Microsoft Suite, including Excel, Word, and Outlook.
Ability to work in a fast-paced, rapidly changing environment and manage multiple projects.

Nice To Haves

Experience leading NPD projects and cross-functional teams developing rotating equipment or similar capital equipment in a configure-to-order, assemble-to-order, or engineer-to-order manufacturing environment.
Experience coordinating projects across multiple locations or facilities.
Proficiency with Smartsheet, Microsoft Project, or equivalent project management software.
Understanding of engineering deliverables, BOM structures, release processes, and engineering change management.
Familiarity with ERP, PLM, and engineering document control systems.

Responsibilities

Plan and direct ETO and NPD projects from kickoff through production release and delivery, setting scope, objectives, milestones, deliverables, and resource requirements.
Establish and own project schedules, critical paths, and baselines; sequence work and re-plan schedules when priorities, scope, or resources change.
Evaluate project risks, resource constraints, and schedule impacts; select and implement mitigation strategies and determine when issues need escalation.
Direct cross-functional project teams across engineering, operations, supply chain, quality, and sales without direct reporting authority; assign tasks, set deadlines, and hold team members accountable.
Make or recommend scope, schedule, and cost trade-off decisions; evaluate engineering change requests and approve or recommend dispositions within established authority.
Represent Rogers on project matters to internal stakeholders across sites and, as assigned, to customers and suppliers; negotiate delivery commitments and communicate status and risk to Sales and leadership.
Analyze portfolio capacity and resource demand and recommend project prioritization, sequencing, and resource allocation to the Sr. Director of Engineering.
Develop, implement, and improve project management policies, procedures, templates, and practices for assemble-to-order, configure-to-order, and engineer-to-order activities; interpret and apply standards across projects.
Lead project, phase-gate, milestone, and status reviews; assess readiness to advance and recommend go/no-go decisions to leadership.
Manage multiple concurrent projects, balancing competing priorities and making independent day-to-day execution decisions.
Plan and oversee product launch readiness, define readiness criteria, and ensure transition from development to production.
Plan and schedule prototype builds, validation testing, commissioning activities, and production readiness reviews; track results and determine project impacts.
Design and maintain project dashboards, portfolio reporting, action item registers, and executive status reports; analyze data and recommend corrective actions.
Identify and recommend improvements to project management processes, tools, and metrics, and lead implementation of approved changes.
Train and advise project teams and supporting departments on project management practices and standards.
Evaluate and recommend emerging technologies, including AI-enabled tools, to improve project planning, communication, reporting, and execution.
Perform other duties as assigned.

Benefits

Health insurance, including medical and behavioral health coverage
Dental insurance
Vision insurance
Flexible spending accounts
Life insurance
Profit sharing
Paid time off, vacation, and sick leave
401(k) and Roth plans
Tuition reimbursement
Referral program
Professional development assistance
Employee Assistance Program
Mental health therapy and coaching
Legal aid and ID Shield
Financial advisors and financial planning
Pet insurance
Ancillary benefits, including critical illness, accident, voluntary life, and short- and long-term disability plans