Project Coordinator, Engineering Operations
The Project Coordinator, Engineering Operations at Confidential Client supports engineering projects by coordinating activities, managing schedules, budgets, and risks, and leading cross-functional global teams. This hybrid role focuses on sustaining product development efforts, streamlining reporting, and ensuring program objectives related to cost, quality, and delivery are met within a dynamic engineering environment.
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What You’ll Do
The Project Coordinator, Engineering Operations supports program and project delivery by coordinating PMO activities, assisting engineering teams, and managing documentation and schedules across low-complexity engineering programs.
- Coordinate PMO activities around quoting schedules and design costs for customer RFQs.
- Coordinate and manage internal Change Requests for products in mass production with sustaining teams.
- Support PMO staff to streamline and automate weekly and monthly reporting.
- Help manage one or more low-complexity projects: lead cross-functional core teams, run kick-offs, establish schedules and drive meetings.
- Present status updates to functional management and support customer interactions when needed.
- Implement directed changes in the product lifecycle process and maintain program documentation (Program Plans, WBS, Phase Exit presentations/checklists).
- Assist in planning, monitoring progress and forecasting program financials versus quoted budget.
- Manage risks, issues and corrective actions; coordinate project interdependencies and resource utilization.
- Drive the creation, review, approval and updates of program artifacts and daily program management activities.
Key Qualifications
- 1–4 years of relevant experience (entry-level to early career).
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent combination of education and experience.
- Solid project management fundamentals: planning, tracking, reporting, risk & issue management.
- Strong organizational skills and attention to detail for documentation and program tracking.
- Comfortable working in a hybrid model and collaborating with global, cross-functional teams.
- Ability to forecast budgets and communicate financial impact of project activities.
Preferred & Technical Skills
- Familiarity with PM tools and methods (WBS, Program Plans, status reporting).
- Experience or exposure to PMP principles and Agile PM methodologies is a plus.
- Competency in risk management, contract/proposal support, and vendor/partner coordination.
- Experience with program budgeting, forecasting actuals vs. plan, and basic financial acumen.
- Stakeholder management, presentation and communication skills.
- Familiarity with quality methods (8D/corrective actions), Design of Experiments (DOE), D/PFMEA is advantageous where applicable.
Location & Work Model
- This is a HYBRID role based in Richardson, TX (Richardson, Texas 75080 area). Office-based days and remote days as determined by the hiring manager.
- Typical work performed in a standard office environment; occasional travel may be required.
Compensation & Benefits
- Estimated pay shown on the source: $83,309 per year (estimated).
- Actual compensation and benefits will be provided by the confidential client and may vary by location and experience.
About the Confidential Client
Confidential client is a global engineering-focused company delivering design, manufacturing and supply chain solutions to technology and high-reliability markets. The organization emphasizes engineering-led program delivery, cross-functional collaboration and continuous improvement across design, sustainment and supply-chain functions.
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