Hardware Project Manager

Motorola Solutions•Allen, TX

1d•$85,000 - $105,000•Hybrid

About The Position

At Motorola Solutions we are helping solve some of the biggest challenges around safety and physical security by developing advanced artificial intelligence (AI) technologies and products that are used to help keep people, businesses, and cities around the world safer. Avigilon, a Motorola Solutions company, designs, develops, and manufactures advanced AI, video analytics, network video management software and hardware, surveillance cameras, and access control solutions that help change the way people interact with their security systems. The Video Security & Access Control (VS&A) Enterprise Physical Security organization Project Management Team has an exciting opportunity for a Project Manager to work on the delivery of key products from the company roadmap. Working with an energetic, highly skilled, and diverse team within engineering and across several business functions, the Project Manager will be responsible for early scoping, planning, innovation, execution, control, and closeout of several small to medium-sized projects. Projects are designed and delivered in a fast-paced and highly collaborative environment, where customer satisfaction and time to market are key success factors. Duties vary depending on the nature of projects but will most often include:

Requirements

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
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
Legal authorization to work in the U.S. indefinitely is required.
4+ years of experience in a hardware project or program management

Nice To Haves

Project Management Professional (PMP) certificate is considered a plus
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

Responsibilities

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