Software Engineering Project Manager II

Gentex Corporation•Zeeland, MI

11h•Onsite

About The Position

The Engineering Project Manager II will lead the engineering development of new products. This role leads Mechanical, Hardware, Software, and/or System Engineering disciplines to successful project outcomes. Location : This position requires on-site work at Gentex facilities. This role is not eligible for remote work.

Requirements

Bachelor’s of Science degree in Engineering or other related field, or a combination of equivalent education and relevant experience.
5+ years of product development, software development, manufacturing, or testing experience in an engineering position.
Proficiency in Microsoft Office – Word, Outlook, Teams, Excel.
Leadership experience.
Experience leading System Engineering (e.g., Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or Software) teams in product development.

Nice To Haves

Experience working in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Software Design, or System Engineering.
Experience managing a project or leading a team.
Experience in Project or Program Management.
Experience in the Automotive, Aerospace, Medical, and Consumer Electronics Industries.
Familiarity with DOORS.
Experience with Microsoft Project or Smartsheet.
Experience with Jira.
An understanding of Agile and Waterfall.
ISO 26262 / ASIL experience.
ASPICE experience.

Responsibilities

Lead 2-4 Gentex Engineering disciplines in product development.
Work with outside vendors and communicate timelines and expectations with OEMs and customers.
Coordinate with product management, program management, and engineering teams to document and supervise program requirements and technical specifications and transform these into implementation roadmaps, balancing agile and waterfall methodologies to create achievable schedules and manage cross-functional dependencies.
Collaborate, build consensus, and ensure accountability with team members and subject matter experts to make decisions to meet project and customer requirements.
Advocate for stakeholders regarding expectations and communicate to development teams.
Communicate goals, progress, and process efficiencies to senior leadership.
Identify and remove roadblocks for the project team.
Coordinate regular technical project launch meetings with cross-functional engineering teams that are action oriented, result in clear notes covering outcomes and decisions, and next steps have identified due dates.
Release engineering artifacts including product software, Bill of Materials, and release notes according to established processes.
Teach and drive project management best practices throughout the organization.
Lead engineering quotations for existing technologies or applications projects by collaborating with customer facing groups to develop profitable product business cases.
Other duties as assigned.