Project Manager

Endera•Ottawa, OH

6d•Onsite

About The Position

Endera was founded with the purpose of making high quality commercial electric fleet vehicles in 2019. Creating the Endera line of all-electric vehicles stems from a belief that our world deserves better. Our founders set out on a mission to build an all-electric commercial vehicle that is dependable, technologically advanced, cost effective, and energy efficient. With a clear goal to guide the way, Endera has grown rapidly and has become the leader in delivering state of the art, high quality commercial electric vehicles to market. We will continue to innovate and do our part to preserve the environment by creating vehicles to reduce carbon emissions. Endera Motors is strengthening its engineering organization and rebuilding the systems that support disciplined execution. We are looking for a Project Manager who can work directly with the Engineering Manager. This role will help connect daily work to long-term goals and ensure every effort moves the company forward. Role Overview The Project Manager supports planning, coordination, and delivery across multiple engineering efforts. You will manage timelines, risks, cross functional communication, and reporting. You will reinforce structure, improve clarity, and keep engineering aligned with the company’s mission. Your work will reduce delays, strengthen decision flow, and support the technical teams as they rebuild processes and standards.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Project Management, Engineering, Business, or a related field.
One to five years of experience supporting or managing engineering or manufacturing programs.
Strong understanding of schedules, risk management, and cross functional coordination.
Ability to brief leadership clearly and accurately.
Experience with program dashboards, requirement tracking, or engineering tools.
Ability to work on site and engage directly with engineering and production teams.

Nice To Haves

Master’s degree in Engineering, Business, or Program Management.
Program Management Certification (PMP, PgMP, or equivalent).
Six Sigma Green Belt or higher.
Training or experience in Quality Management Systems.
Experience with APQP, DFMEA, PFMEA, or similar structured processes.
Exposure to ISO 9001, ISO 10007, or automotive quality frameworks.
Hands on experience with Jira, Azure DevOps, Visure, Polarion, or similar tools.

Responsibilities

Coordinate engineering programs across EV and non EV platforms and ensure alignment with company priorities.
Build and maintain timelines, dashboards, decision logs, and executive level reports.
Identify risks early and track mitigation plans with clear accountability.
Support engineering leads with requirements tracking, design reviews, and documentation schedules.
Maintain program artifacts including roadmaps, KPIs, and change control records.
Improve cross functional communication between engineering, manufacturing, quality, supply chain, and service.
Support ISO aligned change control, configuration management, and document control workflows.
Track supplier deliverables and verify alignment with internal timing and quality expectations.
Prepare weekly and monthly reports for the Engineering Manager.
Ensure program decisions stay connected to the engineering strategy and our mission: We move people forward.