Project Engineer (JOST Agriculture NA) in Simpsonville, South Carolina at JOST Agriculture Inc

ABOUT THE COMPANY: For more than 70 years, JOST has been shaping the future of transportation with innovation, safety, and customer focus at its core. Founded in 1952 in Germany with the development of the first cast-steel fifth wheel, JOST has grown into a global leader supplying the commercial vehicle and agricultural industries with trusted, high-quality solutions.

With its portfolio of leading brands — JOST, ROCKINGER, TRIDEC, Quicke, and Hyva — the company today is a Tier 1 supplier recognized worldwide for excellence in fifth wheels, landing gear, towing hitches, steering systems, front loaders, and hydraulic solutions. The 2025 acquisition of Hyva marked a significant milestone, expanding JOST’s reach into hydraulic cylinders, tippers, and components for transport and waste handling, and strengthening its position across both On-Highway and Off-Highway applications.

Headquartered in Germany with operations on five continents, JOST continues to drive industry standards through engineering expertise, a commitment to quality, and strong partnerships with OEMs and fleets around the world.

POSITION OVERVIEW: This position will ead and drive key projects within JOST Agriculture NA Inc.

Support local manufacturing by means of programming, creating BOMs/routings, and continuous improvement methods.

This position reports to the Engineering Manager. It is solely accountable for the fulfillment of all assigned duties and has authority delegated commensurate with assigned responsibilities.

AREAS OF RESPONSIBILITY: Include, but are not limited to:

• Lead and drive key projects within JOST Agriculture NA Inc.
• Collaborate with project team members to create a strategic action plan including cost estimates of materials.
• Facilitate and track ECN implementation at the local manufacturing facility.
• Develop and maintain routings, costing, and bills of materials in an ERP system utilizing time studies, standard data, and other estimating tools for local manufacturing.
• Update and maintain production job travelers for fabrication and welding departments.
• Track project deliverables and provide updates to management team on status and progress.
• Create and maintain project timelines to ensure that internal/external targets and deadlines are met.
• Assist R&D in product fit-ups and prototyping, including travel as needed.
• Create both technical and logistical solutions to bring products to market in a timely and cost-effective manner.
• Analyzes equipment, systems, processes, and systems to identify modifications to improve efficiency, increase quality, and reduce costs.
• Create and maintain professional engineering & quality documentation within the field of product development, including product testing and assembly.
• Supervise and review work of project team members involved with assigned projects.
• Travel 5-15% per year, as required (domestically and internationally)
• Perform other duties as required and directed.
• Any additional duties that have not been specifically stated, but which may be assigned and those that are logically and properly inherent to this position.

QUALIFICATIONS & EXPERIENCE:

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering with minimum of 3 years' experience.
• In lieu of degree, seven plus years salaried engineering experience in metal fabrication manufacturing environment or project management.
• Previous experience in Health and Safety and ISO9001 requirements.

REQUIRED SKILLS:

• Experience with project management and working with cross-functional teams.
• Must be proficient utilizing 3D modeling software (Solid Edge, Creo, Pro/E ..)
• Experience with SigmaNest or other plasma/laser nesting software.
• Knowledgeable of basic concepts, principles, practices, and established manufacturing procedures.
• Knowledgeable of OSHA laws and regulations
• Knowledgeable of ISO9001 requirements.
• Ability to gain knowledge of company products. Comply with quality, environmental, safety and JOST company policies and procedures.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:

• While performing duties of this job, the employee will regularly sit, stand, walk, reach, bend, twist and occasionally will be required to stoop, kneel, lift or move objects of 50 pounds or less with or without assistance.
• Works in non-climate-controlled factory, and in climate-controlled office.
• Must be able to work overtime as necessary.

JOST International participates in E-Verify and is an Equal Opportunity Employer