Project Manager

Job Description

We’re looking for a Technical Project Manager to lead the execution of complex new product development (NPD) initiatives in a highly technical, cross-disciplinary environment. This role is the critical interface between external customers and internal teams - including Engineering, Manufacturing, Quality, Regulatory Compliance, Supply Chain, and Account Management - ensuring seamless project delivery from concept through production release. The ideal candidate is not just a coordinator but a technical lead who thrives at the intersection of innovation, execution, and customer engagement.

Key Responsibilities

• Define and Scope Projects: Collaborate with customers and internal stakeholders to define project scope, technical requirements, deliverables, and timelines.
• Resource Planning: Forecast and allocate technical and operational resources required to meet project goals efficiently.
• Customer-Facing Project Leadership: Serve as the single point-of-contact for customers throughout the development cycle; translate evolving customer requirements into actionable internal workstreams.
• Cost Management: Monitor and communicate cost estimates and updates, including real-time tracking of materials, labor, and design changes that impact final pricing.
• Quote Management: Coordinate with supply chain and manufacturing teams to ensure customer quotes are accurate, timely, and reflect evolving project requirements.
• Purchase Order Tracking: Liaise with Account Management to ensure all customer POs are accurately tracked, updated, and aligned with project milestones.
• Design Review Facilitation: Lead formal design reviews at each development phase; document outcomes and assign follow-ups to ensure technical alignment and risk mitigation.
• Issue Resolution: Maintain a live project issue tracker, resolving open items with internal and customer stakeholders to ensure a clean handoff into released production.
• Schedule Development: Build and maintain detailed project schedules using modern PM tools, proactively identifying critical path activities and potential delays.
• Reporting and Communication: Deliver consistent, data-driven updates to executive and technical stakeholders; adjust strategies and timelines as needed based on risk and performance metrics.
• Risk Management: Continuously assess project risks - technical, operational, and financial - and implement corrective actions to mitigate impact.
• Performance Optimization: Use KPIs and post-project reviews to drive continuous improvement in project planning and execution methodologies.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or related technical discipline
• 5–8 years of technical project management experience, ideally in a regulated, manufacturing or product development environment
• PMP certification or equivalent project management credential strongly preferred
• Demonstrated ability to manage multidisciplinary projects through the full product lifecycle - from concept to production
• Strong working knowledge of project management platforms and collaboration tools (e.g., MS Project)
• Proven problem-solving acumen and a systems-thinking mindset
• Exceptional communication and stakeholder management skills across both technical and non-technical teams
• Strong organizational skills with a bias for action and delivery
• Non-remote position; Must be able to work out of our state-of-the-art facility in Torrance, CA

Company Benefits

• 401K plan
• Medical insurance
• Paid Time-Off, Sick Leave, and Company Holidays
• Bonus program