Job Summary:

The Project Manager (PM) will lead project teams to manage and meet customer expectations, with ultimate responsibility for on-time, on-budget product execution. The PM is the day-to-day contact with customers to manage the customer’s project. The PM also leads internal project teams, including the management of product development team activities, the program schedule, budget, scope and the overall design to program objectives.

Job Duties and Responsibilities:

• With the Sales Team and Systems Engineering, lead and develop estimates and proposals for new business opportunities as well as proposals and addendums for follow-on work with existing customers, with limited oversight.
• Lead customer interactions for individual programs, with a strong focus on customer expectation management. Will include a moderate level of business negotiation (e.g. significant scope/cost changes, billing disputes.)
• Develop and maintain program plans and communicate program status to customer(s) and internal teams.
• Will manage multiple projects and customers, generally of medium size and complexity and may typically have 2-5 active programs.
• Lead cross-discipline teams in a matrix organization.
• Responsible for control and communications of project/program level risks, issue management, and project quality.
• With Engineering, identify and execute opportunities for continual process improvement in Minnetronix’ product development processes.

Qualifications and Requirements:

• B.S. or M.S. required preferably in technical field; PMP certification a plus.
• 5-10 years’ experience in a customer-facing product development role
• Experience in the contract engineering service business preferred.

Working Conditions:

• Office Environment