Sr. Project Manager

Responsibilities

• Lead NPI and product development programs across full lifecycle (concept design validation industrialization launch)
• Drive adherence to SPDP stage-gate governance, ensuring clear decision points, deliverables, and readiness criteria
• Manage cross-functional engineering execution across R&D, testing, manufacturing engineering, procurement, and operations
• Develop and maintain integrated program schedules aligned to product development cycles and commercialization milestones
• Identify and manage technical, schedule, and cost risks with clear mitigation plans
• Facilitate design reviews, gate reviews, and readiness assessments
• Ensure alignment between product design and manufacturing capability (DFM/DFA, pilot builds, ramp-up)
• Track program KPIs including schedule, engineering maturity, quality, and launch readiness
• Coordinate prototype builds, validation testing, and industrialization activities
• Drive issue resolution and key trade-off decisions across engineering, cost, quality, and schedule
• Support engineering change processes (ECR/ECO), scope control, and requirements traceability
• Ensure supplier readiness and component availability for product launches
• Contribute to continuous improvement of SPDP and product development processes

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Manufacturing, or related technical field required
• 7-10 years of experience leading engineering, product development, or NPI programs
• Experience with SPDP, Stage-Gate, or equivalent product development methodologies
• Strong understanding of engineering development cycles, validation processes, and industrialization
• Experience in cross-functional environments across R&D, manufacturing, and supply chain
• Able to manage technical complexity, dependencies, and cross-functional risk
• PMP preferred; Agile or hybrid methodology experience is a plus
• Strong communication and stakeholder alignment skills across engineering and operations

About the role

Mindtris is a minority women-owned enterprise specializing in digital transformation, technology excellence, and business growth solutions. We focus on talent mobilization and innovation to enhance customer experiences in sectors like Information Technology, Telecommunications, Healthcare, Engineering, and the Public sector. Our commitment to workforce diversity makes us an equal opportunity employer.