Technical Programs Manager

Advanced Robotics for Manufacturing (ARM)•Pittsburgh, PA

7d•Hybrid

About The Position

The Advanced Robotics for Manufacturing (ARM) Institute is seeking a Technical Project Manager to join their growing team. This role involves overseeing a portfolio of robotics and advanced manufacturing projects, collaborating with industry leaders, researchers, startups, manufacturers, and government partners to address real-world challenges. The Technical PM is responsible for ensuring projects are completed on time and within budget, measuring performance, and developing mitigation plans for any issues that arise. This is a hybrid position requiring occasional on-site work in Pittsburgh, PA, and US citizenship is mandatory.

Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree in engineering or physical science or similar field required.
Minimum of 5 years of experience in engineering design, integration or test experience on a development or manufacturing program or industrial automation preferred.
Minimum of 5 years of project management experience desired.
Licensed as PMP, PMI; or equivalent preferred.
Must be a US Citizen.

Nice To Haves

Demonstrated related experience may substitute for preferred education.
Industrial automation experience preferred.
Licensed as PMP, PMI; or equivalent preferred.

Responsibilities

Manage technical projects to ensure that projects are delivered along their scope, quality, time, and cost as defined in their respective sub-awards.
Organize project resources and activities and monitor progress against project deliverables.
Manage development and verification-validation-qualification programs to ensure that projects are executed, and deliverables are delivered along their scope, quality, time, and cost as defined in their contracts.
Actively monitor and forecast budget, deliverables, and evaluate outcomes of projects.
Conduct periodic assessments of planning, scheduling and budget & risk for projects.
Measure and report on project performance along technical and logistic dimensions.
Act as first line of communication for sub-awardees to provide management guidance.
Engage project investigators to develop mitigation plans when necessary.
Define and develop best practices, processes, and policy related to projects to ensure alignment with ARM’s business strategies and goals, in conjunction with leadership.
Advise and help support compliance of all aspects of program contracts and sub-awarded projects, including financial, deliverables, and milestones.