Sr. Technology Project Leader

Responsibilities • Owns and controls project Scope, Schedule, Budget, and Quality • Understands customer needs and drives alignment and collaboration across all functions. • Establishes and maintains project scope and inter-dependencies with other projects, including efficient response to change and adequate communication of impacts thereof • Oversees product and process technical design and identifies mis-matches with market needs • Understands technical design aspects and facilitates identification of failure modes and effects – asks probing questions to drive optimal design for product performance balanced with low cost and manufacturability • Understands manufacturing principles and aligns solution to fulfill long term profitability • Conducts risk analysis and develops risk mitigation and contingency plans to minimize effects to schedule and project delivery. • Establishes and maintains project schedule, ensuring sound logic and techniques are used for estimations and uncertainty mitigation • Establishes project budget and maintains spending to budgetary levels • Seeks resources (people, machines, materials) proactively in order to meet milestones and holds resources accountable for delivery • Facilitates rational decision-making processes with team and steering members • Manages resource responsibilities and time allocation within projects to meet milestones • Ensures all the documentation is complete and stored properly • Resolves conflict within the project through leadership & negotiates resolution to external conflict • Communicates the project status internally & externally to the organization & stakeholders in both formal and informal settings • Supports best practices for project management and improves / refines Innovation processes Travel Requirements • Able to travel as needed to visit customers or meet internal team members and evaluate products and processes, up to 25% Education and Experience • BS in Civil, Mechanical, or Electrical Engineering or similar • 5+ years in a Product Development preferred • MS or MBA preferred • Project Management Professional certification desired