Aerospace Project Engineer

Job Title: Project Engineer

Job Description

The Project Engineer / Process Engineer is responsible for supporting complex manufacturing projects from initial customer requirements and quoting through to manufacturing, quality, and final delivery. This position acts as a vital technical liaison between the customer and various teams including engineering, machining, fabrication, quality, materials, programming, and manufacturing. The engineer will review customer drawings and technical requirements, determine component manufacturing methods, develop manufacturing processes and work instructions, support quoting and planning, and troubleshoot technical issues throughout production.

Responsibilities

• Review customer engineering drawings, specifications, models, statements of work, and technical requirements to determine manufacturing requirements.
• Develop manufacturing plans, routings, work instructions, and processes for new and existing components.
• Support projects from RFQ/quotation through contract review, job release, manufacturing, and post-job review.
• Prepare estimates and technical inputs for new customer RFQs, including material, machining, fabrication, subcontracting, tooling, and outside-processing requirements.
• Conduct technical contract reviews to ensure customer requirements are accurately reflected in manufacturing plans.
• Develop work-order material requirements and manufacturing instructions.
• Establish manufacturing sequences and determine the best approach for producing complex, tight-tolerance components.
• Work closely with CNC machining, fabrication/welding, CAD/CAM programming, manufacturing engineering, materials, production control, and quality teams to resolve production issues and improve manufacturability.
• Interpret engineering drawings, dimensions, tolerances, specifications, and GD&T requirements.
• Create or modify fixture drawings, process drawings, and other manufacturing documentation as required.
• Maintain part hierarchies, drawing revisions, engineering documentation, and electronic job records.
• Complete quality planning activities for assigned projects.
• Review and disposition Engineering Change Requests and Customer Change Requests, including evaluation of cost, manufacturing, and delivery impacts.
• Investigate manufacturing nonconformances and support disposition, root-cause analysis, and corrective actions.
• Identify opportunities to improve manufacturing methods, cycle time, quality, cost, tooling, and overall process efficiency.
• Lead or participate in job-release meetings, technical reviews, and post-job reviews.
• Coordinate with suppliers and subcontractors regarding materials, special processes, tooling, and outside manufacturing requirements.
• Communicate project status, technical issues, schedule risks, and manufacturing concerns to appropriate stakeholders.

Essential Skills

• Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical Engineering or similar
• 5+ years of experience with Project and Manufacturing Process Engineering within a Machining environment
• Experience reviewing and responding to RFQs and leading projects from RFQ to post job review
• Experience with reading and interpreting engineering drawings, blueprints, GD&T, Customer Technical Requirements
• Technical problem-solving and root cause analysis skills
• Experience creating and modifying fixture drawings, process drawings, and other manufacturing documentation

Work Environment

You will be part of a team of engineers, yet be assigned your own set of projects and/or customers. The role involves interfacing with a wide range of parties both internally and externally. You will work in an office setting and also on the manufacturing floor when needed. The environment allows for ownership of complex manufacturing projects to create custom products, providing opportunities to influence results directly. This role supports critical Aerospace and Defense projects and offers the chance to build and develop both engineering and leadership skills.

This is a Permanent position based out of Indianapolis, IN.

The pay range for this position is $90000.00 - $125000.00/yr.

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.

Will provide to candidates we are discussing submitting to client

This is a Permanent position based out of Indianapolis, IN.

This position is anticipated to close on Nov 3, 2026.

This is a fully onsite position in Indianapolis,IN.

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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