Engineering Project Manager

PROJECT MANAGERJOB DESCRIPTION Responsible for assisting Principal Investigators (PI) and Project Leaders (PL) with managing a team of technical professionals in completing research & development projects within a set schedule, and within budget while accomplishing project objectives and tasks. Duties include dividing up and monitoring the budget for different project aspects, coordinating project team members' efforts from existing technical teams, and setting or adjusting project schedules to accomplish milestones. The Technical Project Manager (TPM) in cooperation with the PI or PL will also advocate for additional funding, additional time, or adjusted constraints on scope when necessary.Duties and ResponsibilitiesOver the course of a project, the TPM will need to communicate with staff and clients, make decisions, and monitor the progress of the project to keep it on schedule, on cost, and in scope. Important responsibilities for a TPM include:Decomposing contract requirements into tasks, deadlines, deliverables, and compliance mattersCreating long- and short-term plans, including setting targets for milestones and adhering to deadlinesDelegating tasks on the project to employees best positioned to complete them, setting deadlines, and following up with those employeesCoordinating technical and human resources across multiple teams in a matrixed organizationMaking effective decisions when presented with multiple options for how to progress with a projectServing as a point of contact for teams when multiple units are assigned to the same project to ensure team actions remain in synergyCommunicating with stakeholders, project leaders, and executives to keep the project aligned with its goals in terms of schedule, cost, and scopePerforming quality control on the project throughout development and execution to maintain standardsAdjusting schedules and targets on projects as requirements or financing changesUpdating project information in various software tools (including spreadsheets, project management software, etc.)Assisting in preparing reporting or presentation templates compliant with contract requirementsProofreading, editing, and submitting technical reports and presentationsManaging electronic project files Mandatory RequirementsU.S. Citizen; Minimum 2 years of project management or project engineering experience; Technical experience in electronics, radio frequency systems, photonics, engineering, and/or physics; and Experience in office automation software, specifically word processing, presentations, spreadsheets, email, and electronic file management (e.g., Microsoft Word, Powerpoint, Excel, or similar such as Google Workspace)

Created: 2026-05-17