Project Engineer

At Polaris Inc., we have fun doing what we love by driving change and innovation. We empower employees to take on challenging assignments and roles with an elevated level of responsibility in our agile working environment. Our people make us who we are, and we create incredible products and experiences that empower us to THINK OUTSIDE.

Position Overview:

In this role, you will be responsible for delivering assigned vehicle programs by ensuring cost, schedule, and performance targets are met from pre-production through ongoing production. You will coordinate cross-functional teams across engineering, quality, sourcing, and manufacturing to support vehicle builds, manage changes, and resolve issues that impact program execution. You will play a key role in vehicle launch readiness, start of production, and post-launch performance, including warranty and field issue resolution. You will be successful by balancing technical judgment, execution rigor, and collaboration across multiple stakeholders. This role offers direct exposure to vehicle programs from development through production and lifecycle support.

Key Responsibilities:

• Develop and support project schedules including pre-production builds, milestone reviews, and critical path activities

• Track and manage vehicle and BOM cost, including forecasting and margin improvement initiatives

• Coordinate and drive issue resolution across engineering, quality, sourcing, and manufacturing teams

• Lead change requests related to quality, warranty, safety, and unplanned updates

• Support design-related styling, purchasing, and manufacturing tasks with focus on safety, quality, delivery, reliability, and cost

• Support rework activities including investigation, documentation, deviations, and corrective actions

• Provide direction, coordination, and design trade-off guidance to designers and engineers

• Coordinate development, layout, testing, drafting, and fabrication activities to meet program objectives

• Lead and participate in design and program reviews to ensure cross-functional input and alignment

• Benchmark competitive designs, processes, materials, and product performance

• Apply the Polaris Product Development Process and Change Control Board process

• Lead resolution and closure of assigned issue reports (IRs)

• Analyze manufacturing and field issues and implement corrective solutions

• Perform other project-related assignments as needed

Desired Competencies:

• Planning & Organization: You manage schedules, resources, and priorities effectively to deliver consistent program execution.

• Problem Solving: You identify issues, assess root causes, and implement practical solutions that balance quality, cost, and timing.

• Collaboration: You work effectively across functions and influence stakeholders to achieve shared program goals.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering

• Minimum 3 years of experience in consumer product development engineering or related technical roles

• Experience supporting vehicle or complex product development from pre-production through production

• Strong understanding of cost management, scheduling, and change control processes

• Ability to apply engineering principles to technical and program-level decisions

• Strong interpersonal, written, and verbal communication skills

• Proficiency with Microsoft Office tools including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook

• Ability to multitask, work under pressure, and remain quality and customer focused

• Interest in recreational vehicles or similar consumer products preferred

• Travel up to 10% as required

• This position is not eligible for sponsorship

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The starting pay range for Minnesota is $78,000 to $100,000 per year. Individual salaries and positioning within the range are determined through a wide variety of factors including but not limited to education, experience, knowledge, skills, and geography.  While individual pay could fall anywhere in the range based on these factors, it is not common to start at the high end or top of the range. 

To qualify for this position, former employees must be eligible for rehire, and current employees must be in good standing.

We are an ambitious, resourceful, and driven workforce, which empowers us to THINK OUTSIDE.  Apply today!

At Polaris we put our employees first, by offering a holistic approach to their health and financial wellbeing.  Polaris is proud to offer competitive compensation, including a market-leading profit-sharing plan that is fundamental to our pay-for-performance culture. At Polaris, employees are own