Project Engineering Manager - Manufacturing ($140-155k)

IMGN

Hutchins, TX

Pay: $140,000-$155,000/yr

Shift: Full time

Job description:

**Project Engineering Manager - Manufacturing**

**Location:** Texas, United States

**Job Type:** Full-Time, Exempt

**Salary:** $140,000–$155,000, depending on experience, plus bonus

Lead an engineering team, solve hands-on manufacturing challenges, and help shape engineering strategy at a well-established organization in the investment casting and manufacturing industry.

As Project Engineering Manager, you’ll lead and develop the Project Engineering team while improving manufacturing quality, cost, production efficiency, and delivery. This high-visibility leadership role combines team management, technical problem-solving, and direct customer support for special installations and custom applications.

**Compensation & Benefits**

• $140,000–$155,000 annual salary, depending on experience, plus bonus
• Comprehensive medical coverage with PPO or HDHP options
• Employer-funded HSA
• Dental and vision coverage
• Free 24/7 telehealth access
• Company-paid Life and AD&D insurance
• Company-paid Short-Term Disability
• 401(k) with employer matching
• Medical and dependent-care FSA options
• 9 paid holidays plus a paid birthday
• Tuition assistance of up to $5,000 per year
• Safety shoe and safety glasses reimbursement
• Employee Assistance Program

**What You’ll Do**

• Lead, mentor, and develop Project Engineers, including setting team goals and evaluating performance.
• Champion a safety-first culture in partnership with EHS leadership.
• Drive continuous improvement across manufacturing operations.
• Develop and execute short- and long-term engineering strategies.
• Serve as a technical point of contact for customers on special installations and custom applications.
• Review engineering designs to improve quality, reduce costs, and increase production efficiency.
• Manage engineering hours and project cost estimates used in customer quotations.
• Partner with plant leadership on production schedules and manufacturing capabilities.
• Monitor project schedules, budgets, and performance, and report updates to senior leadership.

**What You’ll Bring**

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical, Metallurgical, Materials Engineering, or a related field.
• 5–7 years of project engineering management experience, ideally in manufacturing.
• Ability to read and interpret blueprints, shop orders, work plans, and technical documentation.
• Strong mathematical, analytical, and practical problem-solving skills.
• Working knowledge of tooling, materials, machining, and manufacturing practices.
• Familiarity with ISO/TS quality systems is a plus.

**Work Environment & Physical Requirements**

• Comfortable working in a hands-on manufacturing/plant environment.
• Ability to occasionally lift up to 50 lbs.
• Willingness to wear required PPE, including safety glasses and safety shoes.

**Apply to lead a Project Engineering team and make a direct impact on manufacturing performance.**

Pay: $140,000.00 - $155,000.00 per year

Application Question(s):

• Do you hold a bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering, Materials Engineering, or a related field?
• How many years of project engineering management experience do you have?
• Can you read and interpret blueprints, shop orders, work plans, and technical documentation?
• Do you have strong mathematical, analytical, and practical problem-solving skills?
• Do you have working knowledge of tooling, materials, machining, and manufacturing practices?
• Are you comfortable working in a hands-on manufacturing/plant environment?
• Can you perform work that occasionally requires lifting up to 50 lbs, with or without reasonable accommodation?
• How many years of project engineering management experience do you have in a manufacturing environment?
• Do you have familiarity with ISO/TS quality systems?

Ability to Commute:

• Hutchins, TX 75141 (Required)

Work Location: In person