Project Management Engineer

In Güntner we are looking for:

Project Management Engineer

Location: Apodaca, N.L.

Work Modality: On-site

Experience Level: Senior (6+ years)

Job Purpose

We are seeking a Project Manager Engineer responsible for planning, initiating, and implementing strategic manufacturing projects. This is an individual contributor role (no direct reports) requiring high cross-functional coordination and strong influence across multiple departments.

Key Responsibilities

• Project Management: Lead the full project lifecycle for R&D and New Product Introduction (NPI), managing everything from initial kickoff to final plant delivery.
• Cross-Functional Coordination & Escalation: Coordinate deliverables with operations, engineering, and quality teams. Manage timely escalations whenever a department faces delays or deviations from project goals.
• Strategic Planning: Prepare Sales Requisitions, define project scopes, assign resources, and build timelines for strategic manufacturing projects.
• Risk Management & KPIs: Identify, mitigate, and monitor operational and project risks; adjust and define relevant KPIs to guarantee target achievements.
• Improvement Methodologies: Apply continuous improvement cycles (PDCA) and Advanced Product Quality Planning standards.

Candidate Profile & Requirements

• Education: Bachelor's Degree in Industrial Engineering or related fields.
• Experience: Minimum of 6 years of proven experience managing R&D projects and executing project implementations from scratch within the metal-mechanical manufacturing industry.
• Preferred Profile: Background in NPD (New Product Development) or NPI (New Product Introduction) roles.
• Language Skills: Advanced conversational English.

Methodologies & Technical Skills:

• Proficiency in continuous improvement cycles (PDCA).
• Solid knowledge of APQP (Advanced Product Quality Planning).
• Experience with formal project management methodologies (risk management, S-curves/progress tracking, KPIs).
• Key Soft Skills: Negotiation, influence without direct authority, sense of urgency, and cross-departmental conflict resolution.

What We Offer

• Competitive salary aligned with senior-level experience.
• Benefits package superior to law.
• Opportunity to lead high-impact projects in the metal-mechanical sector.