We’re ALTEN Technology USA, an engineering company helping clients bring groundbreaking ideas to life—from advancing space exploration and life-saving medical devices to building autonomous electric vehicles. With 3,000+ experts across North America, we partner with leading companies in aerospace, medical devices, robotics, automotive, commercial vehicles, EVs, rail, and more.
As part of the global ALTEN Group—57,000+ engineers in 30 countries—we deliver across the entire product development cycle, from consulting to full project outsourcing.
When you join ALTEN Technology USA, you’ll collaborate on some of the world’s toughest engineering challenges, supported by mentorship, career growth opportunities, and comprehensive benefits. We take pride in fostering a culture where employees feel valued, supported, and inspired to grow.
We are seeking an experienced Project Manager with a strong background in tooling and industrial equipment procurement and installation. This role will lead end-to-end project execution for new equipment installations, upgrades, and tooling projects, ensuring alignment with production requirements, budget, and timeline.
Responsibilities:
- Develop detailed project plans, schedules, and budgets for tooling and equipment projects.
- Coordinate cross-functional teams including engineering, operations, maintenance, and suppliers.
- Monitor project progress, identify risks, and implement mitigation strategies.
- Source and evaluate suppliers for tooling and industrial equipment.
- Negotiate contracts, pricing, and delivery terms to ensure cost-effective procurement.
- Manage vendor relationships and oversee compliance with specifications and quality standards.
- Oversee installation, testing, and commissioning of industrial equipment and tooling.
- Ensure adherence to safety standards and regulatory requirements during installation.
- Validate equipment performance and handover to operations.
- Track project costs and ensure adherence to approved budgets.
- Prepare regular status reports for stakeholders and management.
- Drive continuous improvement in project execution and cost efficiency.
Qualifications:
- 2+ years of project management experience in manufacturing or industrial environments.
- Proven expertise in tooling and industrial equipment procurement and installation.
- Skills:
- Strong knowledge of manufacturing processes and equipment specifications.
- Excellent negotiation and vendor management skills.
- Proficiency in project management tools (MS Project, SAP, or similar).
- Strong communication and leadership abilities.
- Preferred
- PMP or equivalent project management certification.
- Experience with lean manufacturing principles and continuous improvement initiatives.
Salary Range: $75,000
The actual salary offered is dependent on various factors including, but not limited to, location, the candidate’s combination of job-related knowledge, qualifications, skills, education, training, and experience.
ALTEN Technology is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Our Policy is to extend opportunities to qualified applicants and employees on an equal basis regardless of an individual’s age, race, color, sex, religion, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression or veteran status.
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Compliance Notice: Alten USA is a federal contractor subject to the requirements of the Vietnam Era Veterans’ Readjustment Assistance Act (VEVRAA) and Executive Order 11246. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and consider all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status.
Drug Screening Requirement: As a federal contractor, Alten USA maintains a drug-free workplace. All candidates selected for employment will be required to successfully complete a pre-employment drug screening as a condition of hire.
Skills Required
- 2+ years of project management experience in manufacturing or industrial environments
- Proven expertise in tooling and industrial equipment procurement and installation
- Strong knowledge of manufacturing processes and equipment specifications
- Excellent negotiation and vendor management skills
- Proficiency in project management tools (MS Project, SAP, or similar)
- Strong communication and leadership abilities
- PMP or equivalent project management certification
- Experience with lean manufacturing principles and continuous improvement initiatives
What We Do
ALTEN Technology USA is an engineering consulting company that provides innovative solutions for engineering, IT, and product development projects across the product life cycle. For decades, ALTEN Technology USA has been helping clients develop products that are changing the world, whether by shaping the future of space exploration, saving lives with medical devices that set new standards of care or creating the fully autonomous electric taxi of tomorrow. The company provides support across industries including aerospace, defense, MedTech and life sciences, unmanned systems and robotics, automotive OEM and tier 1 suppliers, commercial vehicles, electric vehicles, energy and environment, rail, and more.
Why Work With Us
Potential clients in the industries we serve, Professionals in the Industries, and Potential employees within New Product Development, Engineering Services, Sustaining Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Embedded Electronics Engineering, Software Engineering and IT, Mechanical Engineering, and Systems Engineering.
