Project Manager

Quick Release • San Francisco, CA

24d • $85,000 - $110,000 • Hybrid

About The Position

QR's reputation for product data management and consultancy has put us at the vanguard of transforming the automotive, aerospace and robotics industries across the globe, as they seek to build better products and a more sustainable future. As a team, we are excited to be supporting the development of some truly planet-changing products, including connected, electric and solar vehicles and an increasingly diverse range of new technologies. We have an opportunity to advance your career in project and people management and data analysis. Quick Release provides hands-on experience with complex, positive-impact projects, together with fast-paced training, mentoring, and a caring company culture that promotes flexibility, fulfilment and work-life balance.

Requirements

• A degree preferred; technical degrees related also acceptable
• 5+ years of experience in project management with an emphasis on automotive is a PLUS
• Hands-on experience in vehicle systems or other vehicle related interests
• Experience with full product cycles from prototype to production
• Working knowledge of program management tools such as MS Project, JIRA, Confluence

Nice To Haves

• Passion for sustainable energy and automotive preferred

Responsibilities

• Coordinate in engineering development, test, and validation schedules on a risk-based approach across all team activities.
• Creating Purchase Requests & Purchase Orders for the team as needed.
• Order & track component delivery to achieve testing requirements by creating parts list and sheets
• Support logistic & shipping activities to ensure vehicles and components are delivered to test facilities on time.
• Create meeting minutes for the team meeting and track progress on action items.
• Track and maintain calibrations for all safety equipment.
• Support teams with general Project Management requests.
• Support the team with general Project Management requests through tools such as online sheets, Smart Sheets, Jira, and Confluence.
• Track and oversee budget by planning for activities, tracking the cost for testing and the expenses.
• Track design teams to ensure test timing alignment with component level testing and design to support team plans.
• Lead maintenance of program schedules in coordination with cross-functional technical (program, design, development, integration, etc), manufacturing and commercial teams as necessary.
• Manage test development plan together with team Project leads for the contract team to assist in scheduling of tests, vehicles, outside facilities, resources and other needs of the team.
• Manage attribute health and associated budgets for each platform and represent the team’s interests in cross-functional meetings.
• Serve as the point of contact between engineering and engineering program managers to align development plans with key program dates and milestones.

Benefits

• fast-paced training
• mentoring
• caring company culture that promotes flexibility, fulfilment and work-life balance
• support, inclusion and encouragement
• learning, development and career progression

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Associate degree