Technical Project Manager – Laser System
About The Position
Xcimer Energy is hiring a Technical Project Manager to drive execution of the Inertial Fusion Energy Program’s laser system, including high-energy excimer laser driver systems. The role works closely with the Laser System Director, Program Director, Project Controls & Planning, and optics, pulsed power, laser controls, and beamline engineering teams to coordinate, track, and report project activities. The position manages schedules and project documentation, supports engineering reviews, and facilitates communication across the Laser Element’s systems and sub-systems to help meet design-review and build milestones. The ideal candidate is organized, technically fluent in laser/optical or high-energy hardware systems, and experienced in engineering project delivery, preferably in photonics, optics, lasers, and/or RF. This is a full-time, onsite position based at Xcimer Energy’s headquarters in Denver, Colorado. The listed annual base salary range is $100,000–$120,000. Salary is determined individually based on job-related knowledge and skills, education, and experience.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in engineering management, construction management, business management, engineering, physics, or a related field.
- At least 5 years in project engineering, project coordination, project planning and controls, administration, or a similar role supporting laser, optical, pulsed-power, or other complex hardware development in an engineering, national-lab, aerospace, defense, or manufacturing environment.
- Proactive problem-solving approach to identifying and addressing technical and schedule challenges across laser sub-systems.
- Demonstrated ability to build and sequence critical-path schedules.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, including the ability to collaborate across engineering, scientific, and indirect support teams.
- Strong technical acumen and understanding of laser/optical or high-energy hardware development processes, such as design reviews, requirements flow-down, and engineering change requests, and of product lifecycles.
- Experience managing and tracking Bills of Materials (BOMs) for complex hardware systems.
- Must be a U.S. citizen or national, U.S. permanent resident (current Green Card holder), lawfully admitted into the U.S. as a refugee, or granted asylum.
Nice To Haves
- Experience with complex integrated laser, optical, or pulsed-power hardware projects, ideally in nuclear fusion, high-energy density physics, directed energy, or aerospace.
- Working familiarity with the design, assembly, integration, and test of laser systems.
- Proficiency in AI-enabled workflows and data presentation.
- Familiarity with Agile and Waterfall project-management methodologies.
- Proficiency with Jira, Confluence, Flow, and other requirements or program-management tools.
- Experience with procurement, vendor management, or contract administration for long-lead optics, lasers, or pulsed-power components.
- Strong analytical skills and experience with program-planning tools such as Primavera P6.
- Demonstrated experience leading engineering project execution from cradle to grave in photonics, optics, lasers, and/or RF.
Responsibilities
- Drive execution of projects within scope through informed technical decision-making and a bias to action.
- Plan, schedule, and track progress for Laser Element systems and sub-systems using Jira, Flow, and other program-planning tools, in coordination with Project Controls & Planning.
- Monitor engineering release, requirements, and design-review efforts; assess progress toward milestones, identify risks, and escalate issues to the Laser Element Lead and Program Management as needed.
- Manage project documentation, including project plans, architecture and requirements review packages, meeting minutes, and action items.
- Coordinate activities and staffing-resource allocation across laser engineering, laser science, optics, pulsed power, procurement, and manufacturing teams.
- Facilitate issue resolution and smooth execution of Laser Element design loops, builds, and test campaigns.
- Assist with element cost and accounting tracking and develop execution spend plans.
Benefits
- Medical, dental, and vision coverage.
- Basic and supplemental life insurance.
- Short- and long-term disability coverage.
- Paid parental leave for employees at the time of birth or adoption.
- 401(k) with company match of up to 6%.
- Equity for eligible employees.
- Flexible Paid Time Off (ATO).
- Paid sick time.
- 13 company-paid holidays.
- Annual paid company shutdown.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
