Engineering Project Manager at MRA Recruiting Services – Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin

Job: Engineering Project Manager
Location: Menomonee Falls, WI
Company: Caljan

About the role
As an Engineering Project Manager, you will oversee production and automation projects while leading a small team of project managers and engineers. You will serve as the key coordination point between Sales, Production, Quality, Engineering, and Field Service, ensuring projects are delivered on time and meet customer expectations.

This is a hands-on leadership role where you’ll see the direct impact of your work on customer satisfaction, team performance, and operational excellence. Caljan combines cutting-edge engineering with a collaborative, international culture, offering career growth in a global company specializing in material handling and automation solutions.

What You’ll Do

• Lead and mentor a U.S.-based project team (2 project managers + 2 engineers)
• Manage multiple production and automation projects from sales handoff through production completion
• Coordinate cross-functionally to ensure smooth execution across Sales, Production, Quality, Engineering, and Field Service
• Ensure projects meet quality, schedule, and scope requirements
• Maintain strong customer relationships and manage expectations during execution
• Identify and proactively resolve project risks or issues
• Track schedules, resources, and team performance
• Support continuous improvement and adherence to established processes

This role is execution-focused: processes are in place, and your job is to make sure they run efficiently while your team delivers exceptional results.

What You Bring

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Automation, or related field
• 5+ years of project management experience in manufacturing, industrial automation, material handling, or engineered product production
• Experience managing small teams (1–5 direct reports)
• Strong understanding of production systems, engineering projects, and technical execution
• Excellent leadership, communication, and organizational skills
• Comfortable managing customer interactions and cross-functional coordination
• Proficiency with Microsoft Project, spreadsheets, and project tracking tools

Why This Role Matters
This is a high-impact, operational leadership role where you will:

• Take full ownership of customer projects from handoff to production completion
• Lead a small team to deliver consistent, high-quality results
• Coordinate across departments to ensure smooth execution and satisfied customers

Compensation & Benefits:

• Salary: $110,00 – $120,000
• Benefits: Caljan offers medical, dental, vision, and 401K with a match.

About Caljan
Caljan is a mid-sized global engineering company specializing in automated material handling solutions. With operations across Europe, the UK, and the U.S., we combine global reach with an entrepreneurial mindset. Our teams work closely across regions to deliver technically advanced, customer-focused solutions.

We Make it Easy

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As one of the largest employer associations in the nation, MRA helps its member organizations thrive by offering the most comprehensive assortment of HR services, information, education, and resources to help build successful workplaces and a powerful workforce.

We partner with these companies working directly with their HR department and leadership to hire their talent. We are a direct line to the company, not an agency recruiter.