Senior Technical Project Manager

Simplexity Product Development•Seattle, WA

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Simplifying the Complex. Simplexity is a product development engineering firm, hired by leading technology companies to design their next generation products. In an industry of overly-complex design and production, we strive for simplicity, reducing product cost and improving reliability for our clients through our Product Development Process. Simplexity promotes an inclusive work environment with equitable opportunities for all employees. We believe collaboration is the key to innovation as ideas are shared across multidisciplinary platforms where diverse perspectives are always welcome. Simplexity has a firm belief that when individual parts are brought together, connected, and allowed to interact, an even better system with its own properties and processes emerges. We are seeking a Senior Technical Project Manager with engineering and product development experience. This job is for an experienced project manager with an engineering background. The primary responsibility of the job will be to ensure smooth operation of the project by managing schedules, meeting deliverables and milestones, and communicating effectively across teams.

Requirements

Bachelor of Science in Electrical, Computer, Control System, or Mechanical Engineering or a related field from an accredited four-year university
2+ years of experience in Product Development Engineering
8+ years of project management experience
Proficiency with MS Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
Proficiency with project management software and tools
Excellent organization and analytical skills combined with attention to detail.
Ability to prioritize and plan effectively.
Highly motivated with demonstrated ability to work independently with minimal supervision.
Ability to communicate clearly and write detailed reports
Have a positive attitude and focus on client success
Ethical and honest in every part of the job
Work effectively in a team setting and collaborate openly

Nice To Haves

Experience in any of the following areas is a plus:
Atlassian (Confluence, JIRA, BitBucket) software
Formal project management training or PMP certification
Robotics, mechatronics and electro-mechanical systems including stepper and DC motors, solenoids, gear and belt drive systems, bearings, sensors and electronics
Familiarity with Quality System requirements and hardware development for medical devices (including regulatory requirements)
SQL database knowledge
Working knowledge of good documentation practices (GDP)
Knowledge of manufacturing processes, and mechanical design considerations for injection molding, sheet metal, machining, rapid prototyping
Embedded firmware development
Electronics & PCA design, development, and debug

Responsibilities

Work onsite, embedded with clients and engineers to create project plans and define schedules to meet client and project team objectives
Identify and communicate risks quickly and clearly, and work to find and share potential mitigations.
Manage cross-disciplined project teams across multiple geographic locations to ensure all design activities and project risks are covered
Coordinate communication and requirements definition between functional teams
Hold the team accountable for completing action items and meeting key milestone dates
Develop presentations and lead status meetings, design reviews, and phase review meetings
Ensure team is documenting decisions and following best practices for design updates and issue resolution

Benefits

Excellent Healthcare plan (Medical, Dental, and Vision) fully paid for by the company for the employee; partial payment for dependents
401(k) plan with company match
Long-term and short-term disability, AD&D and Life Insurance
Paid maternity/new parent leave
11 Paid holidays
3 weeks of paid time off (PTO) per year, increasing after 2, 5, and 9 years of service

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