Junior Project Manager {Mechanical Engineering}

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Hubbers are doers, makers and hackers.

At Hubs, we empower engineers to create revolutionary products. Manufacturing is notoriously challenging for companies big and small. We’re changing that by making reliable manufacturing methods instantly available to engineers all over the world through our online platform.

If you're looking for a tech scale-up there are a few to choose from, but none quite with our story. Over the past 8 years, we've built the world's largest distributed manufacturing network and have built the easiest-to-use product for ordering custom parts. We help the companies you know and love to build a better future, from humble startups to big names like Audi, HP, and NASA. Some parts we've produced are floating in space right now.

We are looking for an energetic and committed Junior Project Manager to join our Project Operations team at our HQ in Chicago.

In this role, you will oversee the fulfillment of manufacturing projects (CNC Machining, 3D printing, Sheet Metal Fabrication) from some of the biggest companies in the world, including 27% of Fortune-500 companies. To be successful, you need to have an engineering or manufacturing background, be highly organized and be committed to providing the best support to our customers.

Sound like you? Hit "Apply" above!

• Work closely with our US Sales team and their customers during the quoting and production phase to ensure orders are sourced and fulfilled on-time and on-spec
• Monitor ongoing orders in tandem with our production-facing team, proactively reaching out to customers to keep them up-to-date
• Use our in-house software to manage all incoming requests from US customers over email and phone
• Build and manage dedicated relationships with customers, including investigating and organizing equitable resolution of any issues during or after production of parts

• 1-2 years of experience in an engineering / manufacturing role, interfacing with customers
• Undergraduate degree in Mechanical Engineering (or equivalent experience in Project Management for a technical or manufacturing company)
• Basic understanding of manufacturing technologies (CNC Machining, 3D printing, Sheet Metal, Injection Molding, etc.)
• Experience building and maintaining customer relationships
• Timeliness to meet strict delivery deadlines while managing a large number of different orders simultaneously
• Strong analytical skills and the ability to take ownership of and resolve complex problems with multiple stakeholders

• We offer a competitive salary plus a bonus incentive
• Everyone has the opportunity to make an impact from day one, in a high-paced culture to accelerate our growth as we scale!
• A diverse, international team of 200 people from (30 nationalities) growing to 300 in the next 12-18 months
• Hybrid 2-3 days in the office at an awesome office in Chicago (team of 25 )
• "Work from anywhere" policy 3 months per every single year!
• Everyone's a student and teacher with our LEARN platform, Tech hub, hacks, and innovation sprints 
• Free access to Headspace meditation app
• Stay fit anywhere in the world and sign up to ClassPass and join colleagues who run, climb, cross fit
• Regular team events and company-paid lunches when in the office
• We offer generous health insurance benefits including dental vision and you’ll get 24 PTO days per year
• Learn more about us on our Office Instagram and Careers page

• Our recruiter will have a quick chat to make sure the role is what you think it is, learn more about you and your career ambitions, and cover our interview process and next steps
• After that, we'll have the assessment to cover your skills. The assessment involves a take-home assignment, which one of your team member will review with you on a call
• Then we'll schedule a chat with the hiring manager to learn more about how we do things and to go over the approaches you took in the assignment
• Finally, you'll have a short talk with one of our cultural ambassadors

About Hubs

Hubs (formerly 3D Hubs) is an online platform for custom part manufacturing, providing access to a global network of manufacturing services, including CNC machining, 3D printing, injection molding, and sheet metal fabrication. Founded in Amsterdam in 2013, Hubs has since produced 7 million parts and was acquired for $280M by Protolabs in January 2021. Hubs continue to operate as an independent company aimed at further unlocking the massive distributed manufacturing opportunity together with Protolabs.