Project Engineer

Project EngineerThe Project Engineer plays a pivotal role in supporting last-time buys, spot buys, and supply resiliency buffer issuance and tracking within the semiconductor and connector procurement categories. This position provides procurement and supply chain support for approximately $500M in managed and tier-2 supplier spend. The category is undergoing a transformation from a transactional and tactical focus to a strategic, enterprise-aligned category strategy with high visibility to enterprise resiliency buffers to ensure assurance of supply in the semiconductor industry.Responsibilities include supporting two category managers with purchasing requests related to the P&E electrical and electronics purchasing segment, supporting the senior manager with team workload management, reporting, and staff meeting coordination, including timely record keeping and process enhancements within the Salesforce environment, owning and driving ongoing enhancements in Salesforce to automate procurement and financial system information, performing weekly financial reconciliations and reporting in close coordination with Business Resources, preparing and delivering monthly semiconductor senior stakeholder reports, serving as procure workgroup manager for the platform where enterprise purchasing requests are submitted, acting as the lead for the team, supporting tier-1 category buyers with urgent spot buy requests and other time-sensitive purchasing needs, engaging in daily interaction with the semiconductor category team located in Irving, participating in multiple assurance-of-supply-related meetings with various category teams, actively collaborating with electronics design control engineering teams on last-time buys and supply resiliency buffers, and contributing to the development and execution of the strategic category strategy for semiconductors and connectors, aligning with enterprise resiliency objectives.Essential skills include approximately 10 years of relevant experience in project engineering, supply chain, purchasing, or buyer roles, particularly within the electronics or semiconductor industry, experience in project engineering and supply chain operations, including purchasing and buyer responsibilities, hands-on experience in the electronics industry with semiconductors and/or connectors, including electronics and subcomponents, strong knowledge of the semiconductor industry and assurance-of-supply practices, proficiency with Salesforce, including the ability to create reports, build dashboards, and collaborate on IT-driven system enhancements, demonstrated ability to manage financial reconciliations and reporting in coordination with business stakeholders, experience working with category managers, buyers, and cross-functional teams in a complex procurement environment, ability to lead workgroups and manage enterprise purchasing request platforms, and strong analytical, organizational, and communication skills to support senior stakeholder reporting and cross-functional collaboration.Additional skills and qualifications include degree flexibility, with preference for backgrounds in electrical engineering, supply chain, engineering, or business-related fields, open to candidates with an associate degree and 12+ years of relevant experience, open to candidates with a high school diploma and 14+ years of relevant experience, open to candidates with a master's degree and at least 8 years of relevant experience, internship experience is accepted as part of overall job experience, previous experience in roles such as Buyer or other supply chain positions that provide comparable background for this role, professional supply chain certifications such as APICS or ISM are highly desirable, electronics distribution experience and/or an electrical background, ability to partner with IT and business stakeholders to improve procurement and financial systems, and comfort working in a dynamic, transforming category environment with increasing strategic and enterprise visibility.This is an onsite position based in Irving, Texas. The role involves regular interaction with the local semiconductor category team and participation in multiple assurance-of-supply meetings with various category teams and engineering stakeholders. Some travel within the DallasFort Worth area (0-25%) is required to visit semiconductor suppliers and other facilities in Texas. The environment is fast-paced and highly collaborative, with a strong focus on strategic procurement, supply chain resiliency, and the use of Salesforce and related procurement and financial systems.This is a Contract position based out of Irving, TX. The pay range for this position is $30.00 - $55.00/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).This position is anticipated to close on Nov 25, 2026. This is a fully onsite position in Irving, TX.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. 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