R&D Project Engineer

Job overview

The R&D Project Engineer is an onsite, full-time role based in Burnsville, MN; the listing location is Eagan, MN. The role may require up to 20% domestic and international travel. The posting lists hourly ranges of $48.95–$59.82 for Project Manager and $59.09–$72.22 for Program Manager; final compensation depends on experience, skills, and role alignment. Applied Engineering is an employee-owned engineering consulting company serving manufacturers across the Midwest and beyond. The engineer leads complex projects in a research, development, and engineering environment, coordinating scope, schedules, budgets, risks, and cross-functional execution. The role strengthens project governance and reporting while helping teams deliver engineering work and product launches on time and within agreed scope and budget.

What you'll do

• Lead complex engineering projects and manage full project lifecycles
• build and maintain schedules, charters, financial summaries, RAID logs, and stakeholder communication plans
• drive project governance and reporting
• coach project team members in risk management, resource planning, scope control, scheduling, and communication
• coordinate requirements, design reviews, verification and validation, change control, and launch readiness
• identify and mitigate risks
• report progress and performance to leadership
• support portfolio reviews, resource balancing, and continuous improvement
• collaborate across functions to remove barriers and align priorities.

What we're looking for

Skills & competencies

r&d project engineer

project engineering

research and development

project lifecycle

project governance

burnsville mn

eagan mn

applied engineering

travel up to 20%

employee-owned

hourly pay $48.95–$72.22

pmp

Work arrangement

• Weekend coverage required

Benefits & perks

• 401(k), paid time off and holidays, continuing education support, medical, dental, vision, life and disability insurance options, paid overtime, flexible work schedule, relocation assistance, and ownership opportunity.

Why this role

Requires a bachelor's degree or higher in engineering or a business-related field, plus PMP certification or a master's degree in project management and 7+ years leading engineering projects. Travel up to 20% domestically and internationally.

About the employer

Applied Engineering is hiring for this role. Industry: Engineering Services. Sector: 54.