Project Engineer @ Actalent

Job Title: Battery Project EngineerJob DescriptionJoin a dynamic team within a large corporate environment, where you will support various engineering and management groups in developing and executing strategies for new model launches. This role serves as a primary contact point for coordination with multiple divisions to ensure project milestones are achieved.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate new model launch activities across domestic and international divisions, considering all phases of vehicle development through production start.
• Identify and solve issues that could impact project or launch execution, leading cross-department coordination to implement solutions and prevent future occurrences.
• Define and report overall project KPIs and milestones using the Battery Master Operation Plan (OP), establishing standard reporting structures and outputs.
• Lead project and trial Obeyas and contribute to department standardization by developing detailed job instruction documentation and countermeasures for No Repeat.
• Support construction activities, including building preparation milestones, installation kickoffs, and coordinating with Facilities projects team based on project phase and schedule.
• Coordinate pre-production trial activities, including trial parts orders, schedule creation, and KPI management.
• Complete internal and external training and support ad-hoc requests requiring cross-functional coordination.

Essential Skills

• Bachelors degree or higher or 5+ years equivalent professional work experience in a project-related role.
• Experience in project management dealing with capital investments greater than $0.5M.
• Proficiency in setting, managing, visualizing, and reporting KPIs, with experience reporting to senior leadership.
• Experience in creating and maintaining detailed schedules including milestone achievement.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office products (Word, Excel, PowerPoint).
• Ability to travel domestically and internationally up to 10%.
• Willingness to work weekends, holidays, and during shutdown periods as needed.
• Ability to support evening meetings with Japan as needed.

Additional Skills & Qualifications

• Toyota Supplier Management experience.
• Battery or automotive manufacturing experience.
• 3 Pillar management or execution experience.
• Understanding and execution of Gated Management or BRAD milestones.
• Experience with Toyota Business Practices (TBP) problem solving.

Job Type & LocationThis is a Contract position based out of Liberty, NC.

Pay and BenefitsThe pay range for this position is $50.00 - $65.00/hr. Individual compensation offered for this position within this range will depend on many factors, including qualifications, skills, relevant experience, job knowledge, geographic location, internal equity, and other pertinent job-related factors. Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be subject to specific elections, plan, or program terms. If eligible, the benefits available for this temporary role may include the following:

Medical, dental & vision

Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital

401(k) Retirement Plan Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available

Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents)

Short and long-term disability

Health Spending Account (HSA)

Transportation benefits

Employee Assistance Program

Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave)

Application DeadlineThis position is anticipated to close on Nov 4, 2026.

Workplace TypeThis is a fully onsite position in Liberty,NC.About Actalent

Actalent is a global leader in engineering and sciences services and talent solutions. We help visionary companies advance their engineering and science initiatives through access to specialized experts who drive scale, innovation and speed to market. With a network of almost 20,000 consultants and 5,000 clients across the U.S., Canada, Asia and Europe, Actalent serves many of the Fortune 500. We are proud to be an Engineering News-Record (ENR) Top 500 Design Firm for our engineering design services and a ClearlyRated Best of Staffing® winner for both client and talent service.

The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regard to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.

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Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI)

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