What are the responsibilities and job description for the Engineering Project Manager position at KPG99 INC?
Project Manager--Hybrid 2 days a wekk in Chicago, IL
A DAY IN THE LIFE:
- Own project budget, schedule and overall project outcomes.
- Coordinate and monitor projects from initiation through delivery.
- Drive Hardware and Software proof of concept, design and development projects
- Gather required data from end-users to evaluate and align on Goals, Objectives and Scope
- Ensure projects are completed on scope, schedule and budget with quality by keeping teams accountable to project goals.
- Manage Risks and Issues
- Create, track and measure KPIs and Metrics
- Interface with product management, sales, and customers to ensure our customers’ needs are met.
WHAT YOU’LL NEED:
- BS in Engineering or related required, MS a plus
- 5 years’ experience in Engineering project management
- PMP certification is a plus
- Hands on electronics development experience in a manufacturing environment.
- Extensive experience with both Hardware and Software design and development
- Experience working with Supply Chain teams
- Extensive experience creating a detailed schedule, managing projects, and related project management functions
- Detailed knowledge of waterfall and Agile design methodologies and all aspects of product design process
- Experience with presenting to executive leadership and clearly communicating the status of projects
- Ability to establish/revise/execute process change to gain engineering efficiency as well as identify opportunities for improvement.
- Leadership qualities to work with cross functional teams, vendors, customers across the globe
- Ownership behaviors to gather input and feedback from all stakeholders to arrive at consensus and common goals
- Knowledge of cars and the automotive industry a plus
- Understanding of manufacturing and creation of marketing materials a plus