Engineering Project Manager

Midmark
Versailles, OH
On-siteCareer-pivot friendly

Who this role is best for

Best suited to candidates with cross-functional project management experience working in the medical devices industry, particularly those with a background in product development and a preference for in-person collaboration in the United States.

Best fit for

  • Individuals who have led engineering projects and managed technical documentation and risk registers
    — “Assists in developing and managing project plans, project strategy, resources, WBS, detailed schedule, budget, risk register, and contingency plans”
  • Candidates with a strong grasp of electromechanical, embedded systems, and software integration
    — “Multidisciplinary product development experience (understanding of electromechanical, embedded systems and software) preferred”

Things to consider

  • Candidates should be prepared to manage scope changes and their impact on timelines, budgets, and resources
    — “Manages and documents scope changes from original specifications and the impact to timelines, resources, and/or project & product costs”

How to stand out

  • Emphasize your experience with risk-based scheduling and conflict resolution in your resume and interview responses
    — “Leads a cross-functional team in the development of a risk-based schedule”
  • Highlight your background in medical device product development and your ability to manage regulatory requirements
    — “5 years of experience developing projects in a highly regulated environment (medical devices, FDA regulated industry) preferred”
  • Showcase your ability to lead cross-functional teams and deliver technical presentations in your application materials
    — “Leads cross-functional project meetings at set cadences. Prepares and presents project status reports, facilitate technical meetings, and design reviews”
  • Demonstrate your experience with product development from concept to launch in your resume and interview stories
    — “Experience in all phases of product development from concept to launch preferred”
  • Include examples of managing external development resources and technical documentation in your application materials
    — “Ability to manage external development resources. Develops and maintains technical and project documentation”
Pace · SteadyCollaboration · HighAutonomy · MediumDecision Impact · Team

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What success looks like

  • plan and execute development activities
  • lead cross-functional teams
  • manage project risks
Typical background
project managementproduct development

Skills & requirements

Required

Project ManagementCross-functional Team ManagementRisk Management

Preferred

Product DevelopmentManufacturing Operations

Stack & domain

Project ManagementProduct DevelopmentManufacturing OperationsEmbedded SystemsSoftwareCommunicationProblem-solvingLeadershipPMIEngineeringHealthcare

About the role

Original posting from Midmark

JOB SUMMARY:

The Engineering Project Manager will work as a member of the Research and Development team. The Engineering Project Manager's responsibilities will be to plan and execute development activities in accordance with corporate procedures, to assure the project deliverables are completed accurately,  on time and within budget. Initiate, plan, schedule, direct and medium to large size projects.

This role is an individual contributor role working within a cross-functional team toward a common goal. This role will also be responsible for communicating project status and updates to management levels.

ESSENTIAL/PRIMARY DUTIES:

Collaborates with functional engineering, advanced sourcing, advanced quality, manufacturing, product management, and other functions to successfully complete engineering projects that meet the project budget, project scope, project timeline, and product cost.Works with product management on customer research to deeply understand customer needs.Ensures proper customer knowledge and capabilities exists on the team to satisfy customer needs.Makes effective decisions when presented with multiple options for how to progress the project.Assists in developing and managing project plans, project strategy, resources, WBS, detailed schedule, budget, risk register, and contingency plans.Leads a cross-functional team in the development of a risk-based schedule.Collaborates with teammates to identify, prioritize, and schedule critical project milestones and deliverables.Coordinates project activities and teammates to ensure project goals and requirements are met.Leads cross-functional project meetings at set cadences.Ensures timelines are reviewed with teammates and appropriate action items are taken and driven to closure.Prepares and presents project status reports, facilitate technical meetings, and design reviews.Manages technical and project risk within the project including adequate risk mitigation efforts and effectively issue escalation.Collaborates with project and functional personnel to resolve problems.Manages and documents scope changes from original specifications and the impact to timelines, resources, and/or project & product costs.Develops and maintains technical and project documentation.Maintains a list of key decisions and their impact that are made during the life of the project. 

SECONDARY DUTIES:

Provides functional managers with feedback and development opportunities for those participating on development teams. 

EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE:

Bachelor’s degree in engineering, quality, or project management and 5 years of experience developing projects in a highly regulated environment (medical devices, FDA regulated industry) preferred. Applicable certification preferred (PMI) but not required. Program leadership roles either as a technical lead or project manager preferred. Experience in all phases of product development from concept to launch preferred. Experience in developing products designed for manufacturability – background and/or functional knowledge in manufacturing operations preferred.

COMPETENCY and/or SKILL: 

Excellent communication skills. Ability to express technical and program issues in a succinct and clear manner to a variety of audiences (ability to tailor the message to the audience)Ability to influence positive outcomes to meet goals at an organizational levelKnowledge of product development process, requirements and regulatory processesDetail oriented, and organizedProficient in MS Office Suite of tools, including Microsoft ProjectLed projects within engineering or a closely related fieldAbility to manage external development resourcesProficient in conflict resolutionMultidisciplinary product development experience (understanding of electromechanical, embedded systems and software) preferred 

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES: 

N/A

Source: Midmark careers

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