Our large Tier I automotive supplier client has a need to fill a position of Project / Launch Engineer at their plant located south of Winchester, VA. The successful candidate will have experience working as an Engineer to manage and facilitate projects and launch coordination during launch at the plant level.

Support Engineering during launches on product specifications. Hands On Project - Launch Engineering and Coordination when equipment and tooling arrives to plant and when SOP (start of production) starts. Communicate optimizations, changes between Process, Manufacturing etc.

Plans, directs, and coordinates manufacturing processes related to product launch in industrial plant. Coordinate product engineering, and manufacturing teams to meet customers timeline of launch programs.

Attend gate reviews and maintain reporting of launch phase activities.

Develops and evaluates manufacturing capacity, and methods, used for new product launch including quoting, managing engineering and process changes with plant departments, tracking the programs profitability, and being an active participant in cost save development and implementation.

BS Preferred but not required.

3 to 5 years experience minimum working as Manufacturing Engineer or similar within a automotive supplier or high paced manufacturing environment.

Education:
None