Technical Project Manager

About the role

We are seeking a Technical Project Manager, Manufacturing Operations to support complex custom manufacturing projects from customer requirements through engineering, production, quality review, and final delivery.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain project plans from kickoff through final delivery.
• Break complex projects into actionable tasks, milestones, owners, and deadlines.
• Maintain accurate project status updates within Jira.
• Identify and escalate risks related to scope, timelines, resources, or project requirements.
• Provide information needed to support prioritization and decision-making.
• Partner with Product Engineering teams to understand project requirements, technical dependencies, and readiness milestones.
• Coordinate project handoffs between Engineering, Production, QA, Operations, Sales, and Shipping.
• Ensure all teams have the information and resources needed to complete their work.
• Track progress across design, CAD development, slicing, material selection, testing, production readiness, printing, milling, finishing, quality review, and delivery.
• Identify missing inputs, ownership gaps, and project blockers early.
• Support seamless transitions from engineering development into production execution.
• Coordinate project flow across manufacturing, finishing, quality assurance, and shipping operations.
• Ensure operational teams receive all necessary documentation and project requirements prior to production.
• Track quality checkpoints, approvals, documentation, and outstanding action items.
• Facilitate communication and alignment when priorities shift or parallel workstreams are required.
• Drive project follow-through from initiation to completion.
• Prepare clear internal and customer-facing project updates.
• Support project meetings, status reviews, and coordination sessions.
• Document project decisions, risks, changes, action items, and open questions.
• Maintain alignment between Sales, Engineering, Operations, Production, QA, and leadership teams.
• Organize and maintain project documentation within shared systems.

Requirements

• 3–5 years of experience in project management, technical project coordination, manufacturing operations, engineering coordination, or a related field.
• Experience supporting engineering, manufacturing, hardware, fabrication, production, or other technical environments.
• Ability to translate complex technical information into clear project plans, tasks, ownership, and timelines.
• Experience utilizing Jira and project documentation tools.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Exceptional organizational and follow-up abilities.
• Skilled at identifying risks, resolving issues, and escalating concerns proactively.
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment with shifting priorities and evolving requirements.

Qualifications

• Projects are clearly planned, tracked, and visible to stakeholders.
• Engineering and production teams have clear ownership, milestones, and timelines.
• Teams understand project status, next steps, blockers, and risks.
• Cross-functional handoffs are streamlined and well documented.
• Project tracking systems accurately reflect current project status.
• Risks and missing information are identified early.
• Stakeholders receive timely, accurate, and professional project updates.
• Projects progress efficiently with strong accountability and minimal surprises.