Sr. Project Manager
About The Position
As Senior Project Manager, you'll spearhead complex hardware development initiatives, steering projects from initial ideation all the way through prototyping, validation, and into manufacturing launch. This is a hands-on individual contributor position with no direct people management. You'll take full ownership of program delivery by aligning cross-functional groups—including mechanical, electrical, firmware, software, design, operations, supply chain, and outside vendors—to hit timelines, quality targets, and volume goals. Reporting lines go to a senior technical authority. Our product development approach is still evolving in a nimble, high-autonomy setting. The goal is to inject useful organization and pace without layering on excessive rules or slowing down execution for a talented, self-directed crew.
Requirements
- 7+ years driving sophisticated hardware projects, especially consumer-oriented electromechanical ones.
- Deep mechanical expertise (think housings, structural integrity, heat handling, design-for-manufacturability) with solid ability to interface with electrical/firmware areas.
- Hands-on history delivering new products through full validation sequences.
- Proven ability handling scale—from small initial runs to large-scale output.
- Knowledge of both internal-led and partner/outsourced production setups.
- Top-notch organization and influence skills to guide outcomes in flat, efficient teams.
- At ease in changing setups: can introduce structure that accelerates rather than hinders.
- Open to periodic travel for vendor coordination or on-site build oversight.
Nice To Haves
- Familiarity with lifecycle management platforms, issue trackers like Jira/Confluence, scheduling tools, or ERP systems.
- Prior exposure to smart/connected hardware or everyday durable goods.
- Background guiding early manufacturing phases, improving yields, and stabilizing launches.
Responsibilities
- Take complete ownership of project lifecycles, end-to-end from early ideas to production handover.
- Create and oversee detailed, multi-discipline timelines that integrate all engineering streams, design, ops, and vendor inputs.
- Direct planning and run-through of prototype and validation builds, including gate reviews, risk spotting, contingency actions, and full readiness checks—covering budget, deadlines, specs, reliability, and sourcing.
- Orchestrate teamwork between in-house groups and outside manufacturing collaborators as initiatives progress.
- Jump in during active builds to troubleshoot problems, weigh options, and clear roadblocks quickly.
- Team up with lead engineers to keep technical quality high while pushing for fast cycles and quick learnings.
- Play a key part in shaping, tweaking, and expanding how we run development workflows, supporting tools, and daily/weekly rhythms.
- Draw on metrics like test outcomes, reliability data, production yields, and real-world usage info to make smart calls and reduce uncertainties.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
