Engineering Project Manager – Madison, WI

Duties And Responsibilities

• Work with management to establish and maintain new product prototype and production schedules.
• Prepare, maintain, and track target production costs; participate in engineering budget planning and work with Finance on significant deviations.
• Prepare and maintain project schedules, dependencies, and deliverables using appropriate project management tools.
• Lead meetings and task-manage hardware and mechanical team members to meet schedules and cost targets, including setting priorities.
• Proactively identify and mitigate technical, schedule, supply-chain, and cost risks; troubleshoot issues that could delay schedules or impact costs.
• Work closely with Procurement to approve component ordering and resolve delivery issues.
• Escalate significant schedule or cost risks to the VP of Research & Development and CEO when they cannot be resolved within the product team.
• Care for mechanical and hardware prototype builds through first and/or second production based on pre-set schedules.
• Maintain new product BOMs, build plans, and jobs in the ERP system through first production.
• Schedule and coordinate engineering resources for ECNs and other cross-functional engineering support needs.
• Care for engineering support for sales, marketing, validation, certification, and quality-readiness activities associated with product launch.
• Care with Production to support and execute new product launches.
• Other duties as required.

Requirements

• B.S. degree in Engineering (Mechanical, Electrical, Industrial, Manufacturing, or related discipline).
• 5+ years of experience managing hardware and/or mechanical engineering projects.
• Strong understanding of new product development from prototype through production.
• Experience with ERP systems, BOM management, and ECN management.
• Strong organizational, communication, and problem-solving skills.

About Sound Devices

Sound Devices is an industry-leading manufacturer of award-winning mixers, recorders, and wireless audio gear used by professionals around the world. A small, close-knit company, Sound Devices has the expansive customer base, global sales network, and ambitious marketing strategy of a much larger company, and is known for its dedication to engineering excellence and renowned technical service and support. Sound Devices’ offices are friendly, casual settings that encourage innovation and professional growth.

Benefits

• Health
• Dental
• VTL
• LTD
• Paid time off
• Parenthood leave

Pay

Based Upon Experience

Schedule

Full Time

Benefits

• Health
• Dental
• VTL
• LTD
• Paid time off
• Parenthood leave