Project Mgr. (Product Development)

Project Mgr. (Product Development)

Be part of a fun 4-day workweek team in new product development engineering. Responsibilities include working with the customers and being the bridge between a customer's idea and your engineering team that will design and fully build the prototype. From high-technology electronics to autonomous vehicles. An engineering degree or strong technical industry background in new product development is encouraged to applyelectronics, aerospace, automotive background, no software, please.

Job Description

Control the entire project life cycle. Handle all the resources and coordination from a technical standpoint.

Management of the hardware product development and integration of the project

Set and achieve objectives, ensuring both top quality and control of the project.

Customers' relationship focus, provide updates, overflow discussions, and successes

Proposal preparation and contract negotiation, NDA, ROMS (rough order of magnitude)

Management of technical risk, schedule, cost management, and product performance balance

Identify prototype manufacturing vendors, and assist in vendor management

Participate in meetings, events, and customer test sites

Track progress and milestones

Lead team meetings and team building events and develop best practices.

Work closely with the Business Development team and potential clients

Vendor management; Identify prototype manufacturing vendors.

Qualifications

Minimum 3 years of engineering background with 4 years of project or product management experience in engineering organizations

New product development experience in hardware, automotive, aerospace

Ability to plan, manage, and coordinate multidisciplinary engineering efforts

Embedded hardware / controls development of the project is a plus

Experience in a startup / small business environment

Manage teams in a fast-paced / time-critical development environment

US Citizenship or Permanent Resident

Able to travel 25%, if needed per project.

Experience and understanding of hardware product development, and integration of major engineering components into a cohesive product. i.e Mechanical engineering, Electrical engineering, software development, Industrial design

Additional Information

4-day work week, Full stock kitchen, corporate events / team building days, PTO, Full Benefits option (Medical, Vision, Dental), Retirement 401(k).

Our client is an equal employment opportunity (EEO) employer to all persons regardless of age, color, national origin, citizenship status, physical or mental disability, race, religion, creed, gender, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, and / or expression, genetic information, marital status, status concerning public assistance, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law. In addition, our client will provide reasonable accommodation for qualified individuals with disabilities.