The main responsibility for a Project Engineer through personal effort and the management of others is to provide leadership and direction to the production technical team.

For this he has the following key responsibilities:
Ensures new parts and optimization projects are completed by the required deadline, at reasonable cost, and with a robust process
Integrates work with Production, Quality, and Purchasing Departments to ensure a smooth flow of quality products through the factory
Understands all customer requirements
Designs tooling and pattern equipment
Designs any or handling aids as needed
Determines and/or designs gauging
Has ownership and full understanding of PPAP process
Creates documentation to allow mold and core operators to set up and maintain production of high quality parts
Shepherds parts through the first run
Optimizes the manufacturing process
Participates in planning of factory