Engineering Project Manager

Description JOB SUMMARY

We are seeking an Engineering Project Manager who will manage and oversee numerous aspects of development projects. The Engineering Project Manager is responsible for supporting multiple projects in parallel to include coordinating deliverables with internal stakeholders and vendors for project execution, and ensuring that projects are delivered on time, and within scope and budget. The Engineering Project Manager is supported by Engineering Management, but will facilitate between the multiple disciplines within Engineering, namely Hardware, Mechanical, Software, Firmware, and SQA. This position will be located at our Headquarters in Marlborough, MA reporting directly to the Chief Technology Officer.

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS

• Conducts an engineering status meeting for each active development program with the leads of each discipline, Mechanical, Hardware, Software, Firmware, and SQA in attendance.
• Track the minutes, issues, and risks as well as schedule impact
• Manages Agile project development teams and is experienced in Agile project management
• Maintains the schedules and coordinates deliverables across the engineering disciplines
• Maintains the central engineering online dashboard providing weekly updates to communicate status on all programs in development across Doble
• Coordinates and drives external vendors for prototype manufacturing and assembly
• Tracks prototype material and disposition within engineering
• Maintains and coordinates priorities among the engineering projects
• Integrates external vendor deliverables into the overall development schedule
• Supports Jira tracking reports and closure metrics
• Supports the team and develop actions through tracking of quality metrics from production

DECISION-MAKING LATITUDE

• Coordinate the team through project change management in schedule, quality, or change in scope
• Project Risk assessment and mitigation
• Change of priority in tasks to accomplish fastest time to market

QUALIFICATIONS

EDUCATION:

• Bachelor's degree in Project Management, Engineering, or related field OR the equivalent combination of education and experience.

REQUIRED EXPERIENCE:

• 1-4 years of Project Management or Customer Management experience managing small to medium projects.
• Agile Project management experience
• Scheduling and tracking project deliverables
• Hands-on experience with project management software, Confluence, Jira, Kanban

PREFERRED EXPERIENCE (Not Required):

• PMP Certification or equivalent
• SCRUM Master Certification
• Experience in Electrical Engineering or the Electrical Utility Industry
• Basic technical understanding of test equipment product portfolio design and functionality
• Process improvement experience

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS & ABILITIES:

• Ability to work with leads to facilitate prioritization
• Ability to understand the critical path and reorder tasks to improve throughput
• Ability to organize, manage and report on existing open tasks and work
• Experience with Atlassian toolset, specifically Jira and Confluence
• Experience with MS-Office with particularly strong skills in Word, Visio, and Excel, Teams.
• A high degree of accuracy, organization, and attention to detail.
• Demonstrated an ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions.
• Strong communication, collaboration, and relationship management skills to effectively engage with stakeholders and deal with a diverse set of problems.
• Strong organizational skills to take initiative and manage multiple tasks and work independently in a deadline-driven, fast-paced team environment.
• Excellent written and oral English communications skills.
• Ability to respond well under pressure, solve problems with innovative solutions.
• Self-starter qualities.
• Excellent presentation and facilitation skills to validate the requirements/scope of a project and present information to all levels of the organization.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:

While performing the duties of this job the employee is often required to stand, sit, use computers, read, write, type, use copy machines, file paperwork, use telephones, and utilize written and oral communication to interact with clients, co-workers and customers. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals to perform the essential functions of this job. Must be capable of lifting 30 pounds.

Actual base salary offered to the hired applicant will be determined based on their work location, level, qualifications, job related skills, as well as relevant education or training experience.

Salary Pay Range Minimum $100,603.37 - Midpoint $125,754.21

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

We are an Equal Employment Opportunity employer that values the strength diversity brings to the workplace. All qualified applicants, regardless of race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, marital status, gender identity or expression, national origin, genetics, age, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law, are strongly encouraged to apply.

The Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA) prohibits discrimination by employers, in compensation and employment opportunities, against qualified individuals with disabilities who, with or without reasonable accommodation, can perform the "essential functions" of a job. A function may be essential for any of several reasons, including: the job exists to perform that function, the employee holding the job was hired for his/her expertise in performing the function, or only a limited number of employees are available to perform that function.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities
The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor's legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)