Hardware Project Manager

Duties

• Create complete project schedule and planning documents including, but not limited to effort estimates, resource requirements, and capital costs
• Project execution according to the approved project plan and schedule
• Actively monitor project progress, track outstanding issues and risks and their mitigation plans, follow up on action items, and provide timely project status updates
• Actively manage and support cross-departmental project teams and technical leaders, ensuring timely delivery of high-quality deliverables
• Work with manufacturing teams to plan and coordinate prototype production
• Work with other Hardware, Firmware, and Software project managers to coordinate project dependencies across teams
• Liaise with 3rd party vendors and suppliers as appropriate
• Maintenance of project documentation over the life of the project
• Evolution of project management processes to ensure an efficient project lifecycle

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical, Electrical, or Computer Engineering
• A solid understanding of NPI projects and Product Lifecycle Management
• A minimum of 3 years of experience in a hardware project or program management role is desirable
• Project Management Professional (PMP) certificate is considered a plus

Knowledge, Skills, And Abilities

• Background in hardware (mechanical, electrical, firmware) design development
• Ability to plan and work in a fast paced environment with competing priorities, tight deadlines, and diverse stakeholders
• Experience developing formal project deliverables including reports, charts, status updates, executive summaries, and presentations
• Understanding of software development and dependencies in relation to hardware delivery
• Exceptional organizational skills
• Excellent written and oral communication skills including the ability to deliver presentations and concise updates to project sponsors and senior management
• Proficient use of engineering change management tools such as Agile PLM is considered a plus
• Proficient use of issue tracking and wiki based tools where familiarity with Atlassian tools is considered a plus