Engineering Project Manager

Job Title: Project Manager

Department: Finance and Operations

Job Type: Salaried/Exempt

IWT is a solutions-oriented company dedicated to creating revolutionary communications solutions for a myriad of applications with a focus in safety, security, and defense. Our mission is to continue to build a strong and profitable organization by selecting and retaining top-tier, self-driven engineering team members. This team is an integral part of a larger product development, service and support organization; working together to deliver products and services that enrich our customers’ lives by making them safer, more effective and more profitable.

IWT product highlights include the market-leading SENTINEL™ Underground Communications and Tracking System and SENTINEL™ Emergency Mine Rescue Communications and Tracking System. These highly scalable, fault-tolerant, intrinsically safe mesh network systems provide the backbone for critical voice and data communications in challenging underground environments. SENTINEL™ systems are deployed in over 100 underground facilities inside and outside of the United States. In addition to SENTINEL™, the IWT Envōk Sensor Monitoring Network has recently be released to aid with tailings management and remote environmental monitoring and control. Other successful IWT products include the Remote Missile Launch System which is currently being used at Navy and Marine training facilities and the COYOTE Sensor and Communications System™ which has been successfully deployed on both the northern and southern U.S borders.

In addition to product development for the mining, defense, environmental sensor and public safety markets, IWT is dedicated to maintaining its technological edge by continually engaging in cutting-edge research and development with recent examples being advanced mesh networking routing, ultra-wideband (UWB) communications, Bluetooth, LTE/5G and seismic detection and classification algorithms.

Job Function

Engineering, Product Development Project Manager 

Position Summary

• IWT is seeking a Project Manager for electronics product development, enterprise to embedded software development, research and design, and system installation projects.
• Project durations vary in length and are typically about 10 to 18 months.
• Projects can be internal efforts, external engineering services, government grants, or product installations.
• The Project Manager will work with cross-functional teams of various levels of experience and expertise in a matrix organization.
• The Project Manager will receive training on company technologies, participate in several in-field learning activities, and will develop professional and soft skills to effectively manage projects of myriad shapes and sizes.
• This position is primarily in an office building with engineering teams, but also includes some travel for events such as project and customer meetings.
• The Project Manager is expected to lead in a positive, productive, and profitable manner with care for all personnel and property involved.

Essential Functions

• Manage projects for internal, commercial, and governmental entities.
• Communicate effectively with a diverse set of stakeholders, i.e., end-users, subject matter experts, engineers, and executives.
• Manage cross-function hardware and software engineering projects to create new electronics hardware, software, and complete systems from prototypes to market-ready products.
• Work effectively with engineering management and technical leads.
• Develop, maintain, and communicate project details, such as project plans, sequenced activity lists, risks, budgets, and schedules.
• Contribute to proposals for grants, system solutions and sales, and follow-on business.
• Develop budgets with teams, track budget performance, and communicate budget status.
• Lead meetings of various types that may include information gathering, creativity and brainstorming, status, etc.
• Travel at necessary times, such as project kickoff and deliveries, testing and evaluation efforts, and business support meetings (up to 20%)
• Other duties may be assigned.

Qualifications

Required:

• 4 year engineering or technical degree (i.e. EE, ME, CS, MIS).
• At least 2 years of project management experience.
• Contributor for multiple past software and/or hardware engineering projects.
• An effective communicator with many personality types and audience sizes.
• Flexible and adaptable to handling various situations that may unexpectedly arise.
• Must be a US Citizen, not requiring Visa Sponsorship.
• Must be eligible for DoD Clearance.

Desired:

• CAPM, PMP, Google PM, or similar certification.
• Experience with PCB design and manufacturing.

Reasoning Ability:

Candidate must possess the ability to solve complex problems and deal with a variety of variables in situations where only limited standardization exists. Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.

Innovative Thinking:

Individual must display original thinking and creativity; meeting challenges with resourcefulness in a timely manner.

Willingness to Learn

Given the dynamic nature of today’s wireless landscape, the candidate must be willing to continually learn and embrace new concepts, technologies and design methodologies.,

Physical Requirements: Must be able to stand, bend, kneel, lift, reach, or stoop as needed in a typical office setting.

Equal employment opportunity policy

The United States government does not discriminate in employment on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy and gender identity), national origin, political affiliation, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, genetic information, age, membership in an employee organization, retaliation, parental status, military service or other non-merit factor.

Reasonable accommodation policy

Federal contractors must provide reasonable accommodation to applicants with disabilities where appropriate. Applicants requiring reasonable accommodation for any part of the application process should follow the instructions in the job opportunity announcement. For any part of the remaining hiring process, applicants should contact the hiring agency directly. Determinations on requests for reasonable accommodation will be made on a case-by-case basis.

IWT was established in 1997 and is dedicated to providing government and industry with products and engineering services centered on the wireless communications segment. IWT has core capabilities in system engineering, wireless architectures; mesh/ad hoc networks; sensor signal processing; geo-location; wide band/narrow band sensor networks; software/cognitive radio; software application development; signal processing and integrated circuit design and development.

IWT designs and manufactures wireless communications devices and associated software. IWT develops applications level and embedded software for its products. IWT sells software, hardware, and services to government and commercial markets. IWT provides field services to its customers in terms of technical support, installation, and distribution.