Technical Project Manager

Gulf Coast Automation Group • Fremont, CA

13d • $60 - $75 • Hybrid

About The Position

TalentFish is casting a line for a Technical Project Manager . This is a Contract (W2 Only) role in Fremont, CA on a 3-day hybrid schedule with our premier client! The role exists to lead software-centric project delivery for RF radio testing and compliance , ensuring scope clarity, sprint readiness, Gantt-based planning, stakeholder alignment, and on-time delivery for a high-visibility special project.

Requirements

• PMP certification (PMI) required
• 5+ years of experience managing technical software projects in hardware, embedded systems, or RF environments
• Proficiency with ClickUp for planning, scheduling, and dependency management
• Strong experience setting up and managing sprints , with exceptional prioritization, delegation, and organizational skills
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to articulate trade-offs, risks, decisions, and status to engineering and leadership
• Solid understanding of the Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC) (role is not hands-on coding)
• Authorization to work in the U.S. without current or future visa sponsorship

Nice To Haves

• Agile delivery experience; familiarity with Jira or Trello (not required)
• Basic familiarity with Python and JavaScript sufficient to understand test tooling, automation concepts, and data parsing

Responsibilities

• Translate business requests into epics, user stories, and tasks
• Define acceptance criteria and test-readiness gates
• Confirm scope, dependencies, and success metrics
• Build and maintain Gantt-based schedules in ClickUp
• Map dependencies and critical path; manage slack
• Maintain real-time dashboards; flag risks and schedule slippage
• Set up and manage sprints; run daily scrums
• Enforce task prioritization; track burndown metrics
• Drive incident and bug follow-ups; support retrospectives
• Coordinate workflows with RF compliance, engineering, and lab operations
• Align software tasks with RF test plans and lab run sequences
• Track documentation, approvals, and equipment readiness
• Publish weekly status updates: schedule variance, risks, readiness
• Lead change-control discussions and decision reviews
• Keep executives and cross-functional teams aligned on scope and progress
• Standardize templates and operating rhythms
• Monitor KPIs such as predictability, defect leakage, and MTTR
• Maintain program trackers and risk registers

Benefits

• health insurance
• 401(k)
• paid time off

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed