Engineering Project Manager

Midtronics•Willowbrook, IL

11d•$110,000 - $120,000•Onsite

About The Position

Midtronics is seeking an Engineering Project Manager to perform all project management related tasks for the Global Platform development team. This role involves acting as a technical leader, owning the schedule, managing risks, tracking tasks, and ensuring timely and quality project delivery. The position requires interfacing with product management, sales, and customers to meet their needs and is considered a precursor to Lead and/or Supervisory positions.

Requirements

BS in Engineering or related required
3-5+ years’ experience in Engineering project management
Hands on electronics development experience in a manufacturing environment.
Extensive experience with both Hardware and Software design and development
Experience working with Supply Chain teams
Extensive experience creating a detailed schedule, managing projects, and related project management functions
Detailed knowledge of waterfall and Agile design methodologies and all aspects of product design process
Experience with presenting to executive leadership and clearly communicating the status of projects
Ability to establish/revise/execute process change to gain engineering efficiency as well as identify opportunities for improvement.
Leadership qualities to work with cross functional teams, vendors, customers across the globe
Ownership behaviors to gather input and feedback from all stakeholders to arrive at consensus and common goals

Nice To Haves

MS a plus
PMP certification is a plus
Knowledge of cars and the automotive industry a plus
Understanding of manufacturing and creation of marketing materials a plus

Responsibilities

Own project budget, schedule and overall project outcomes.
Coordinate and monitor projects from initiation through delivery.
Drive Hardware and Software proof of concept, design and development projects.
Gather required data from end-users to evaluate and align on Goals, Objectives and Scope.
Facilitate collaboration between departments to ensure that all targets and requirements are met.
Ensure projects are completed on scope, schedule and budget with quality by keeping teams accountable to project goals.
Perform all project management related tasks for global product design and development teams.
Manage Risks and Issues.
Create, track and measure KPIs and Metrics.
Interface with product management, sales, and customers to ensure our customers’ needs are met.