Job Description
Title : Project Engineer
Location : Wyoming, MN
Job Type : Contract (6 Months)
Compensation : $45- $65+/hr
Industry: Powersports
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About the Role Our firm is partnering with a leading manufacturer in the recreational off-road vehicle industry to identify a Project Engineer. This role offers the opportunity to provide technical leadership on high-visibility product development programs that directly impact performance, customer satisfaction, and market competitiveness.
As a Project Engineer supporting recreational and off-road vehicle products, you will serve as a technical leader across multiple engineering programs and projects. You will influence design decisions, guide cross-functional teams, and ensure projects are delivered in alignment with quality, cost, and schedule targets. This position plays a critical role in shaping new product capabilities, solving complex field and development issues, and driving engineering excellence throughout the product lifecycle.
This role is ideal for an experienced engineer who enjoys leading teams, managing complex deliverables, and taking ownership of technical outcomes from concept through production.
Job Description In this role, you will provide functional and technical leadership across multiple engineering initiatives, supporting the design, development, and execution of off-road vehicle components and systems. You will work closely with cross-functional partners to manage cost, schedule, and performance metrics, apply structured development processes, and drive teams toward shared project goals. The Project Engineer plays a hands-on leadership role in design reviews, issue resolution, testing, and continuous improvement, ensuring products meet customer expectations and business objectives.
Key Responsibilities: - Lead integrated product teams of approximately 5–20 contributors through development and execution activities
- Manage program cost, schedule, and key performance characteristics (KPCs), including bills of material, tooling capital, labor estimates, and special expenses
- Influence the design of components and systems to support competitiveness, profitability, and market share objectives
- Develop and evaluate innovative design concepts that improve customer satisfaction and identify new market opportunities
- Benchmark competitor products, materials, and manufacturing processes to inform engineering decisions
- Apply a structured product development process to ensure consistent, effective program execution
- Plan, conduct, and supervise technical assignments, monitoring progress and results against project objectives
- Estimate part and tooling costs and track cost performance throughout execution
- Coordinate development, testing, drafting, layout, and fabrication activities to meet project milestones
- Lead and participate in design and technical reviews to ensure cross-functional alignment
- Analyze field issues and incident reports, lead root cause analysis, and drive teams toward permanent corrective actions
- Represent the organization in engineering and standards-related meetings and contribute technical documentation as required
- Perform additional project-related assignments as needed
Key Competencies - Influential Leadership: Ability to align and motivate teams toward shared technical and program goals
- Communication: Clear, confident communicator with technical and non-technical stakeholders
- Organization & Execution: Highly organized with strong ownership of cost, schedule, and performance metrics
- Technical Expertise: Applies deep functional knowledge to solve complex engineering challenges
- Customer Focus: Integrates customer feedback and data to improve product outcomes
Qualifications Required Qualifications: - Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering or a related engineering discipline
- 5–10 years of engineering experience, preferably in consumer product or vehicle development
- Demonstrated experience providing technical leadership and influencing cross-functional teams
- Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage specifications, costs, timelines, and deliverables
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Proven critical-thinking and problem-solving abilities
- Proficiency with 3D CAD tools
Preferred Qualifications: - Experience in recreational vehicles, off-road vehicles, automotive, or similar mechanical systems industries
- Experience leading testing, validation, incident resolution, and corrective action efforts
- Familiarity with gated or structured product development processes
- Experience with Pro/ENGINEER (Creo) or similar CAD platforms
Benefits Dahl Consulting is proud to offer a comprehensive benefits package to eligible employees that will allow you to choose the best coverage to meet your family’s needs. For details, please review the DAHL Benefits Summary:
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Equal Opportunity Statement As an equal opportunity employer, Dahl Consulting welcomes candidates of all backgrounds and experiences to apply. If this position sounds like the right opportunity for you, we encourage you to take the next step and connect with us. We look forward to meeting you!
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Job Tags
Permanent employment, Contract work