Project Manager - Product Development

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Located in Lafayette, IN

Salary: $100,000 annually

Project Manager – Product & Engineering Development

Employment Type: Direct Hire, Full-Time
Work Arrangement: In-Person / On-Site
Compensation: $100,000 annually
Benefits: Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP), Health, Dental, and Vision Insurance

Position Summary

We are seeking an experienced Project Manager to lead and coordinate technical projects across product development, software development, and electrical/electronic systems. This position will manage projects throughout the full development lifecycle, from initial concept and requirements through prototyping, testing, validation, and product launch.

The ideal candidate will have hands-on project management experience working with multidisciplinary engineering teams and a strong understanding of how hardware, software, and electrical circuit development come together within a product development environment.

This is an in-person, direct-hire position with no direct reports. The Project Manager will lead projects through cross-functional collaboration and influence rather than formal people management.

Key Responsibilities

• Plan and coordinate product development projects from concept through launch.
• Manage projects involving hardware/product development, software development, and electrical/electronic circuit development.
• Partner closely with engineering, software, product management, and other technical stakeholders to establish project requirements, deliverables, milestones, and timelines.
• Translate technical requirements into actionable project plans and clearly defined workstreams.
• Develop and maintain detailed project schedules, tracking progress, dependencies, critical paths, and project risks.
• Coordinate resources across multidisciplinary engineering and development teams.
• Facilitate communication between hardware, software, electrical, and product stakeholders to ensure development activities remain aligned.
• Track project budgets, expenses, and other project-related costs.
• Coordinate with external vendors, testing laboratories, and technical partners as needed.
• Support product certification, compliance, environmental, durability, and third-party testing activities.
• Identify project risks and roadblocks, develop mitigation plans, and communicate issues to appropriate stakeholders.
• Coordinate product launch readiness, documentation, testing, and cross-functional deliverables.
• Prepare project status reports and facilitate project meetings, design reviews, milestone reviews, and stakeholder updates.
• Drive accountability for project deliverables while working effectively in a matrixed environment without direct supervisory responsibility.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Engineering, Project Management, or a related field.
• 3+ years of project management experience in technical product development or engineering environments.
• Demonstrated project management experience involving product development and new product introduction (NPI).
• Experience managing or coordinating software development projects or software components within a larger product development lifecycle.
• Experience working with electrical/electronic engineering teams and projects involving electrical circuits, circuit boards, electronics, or related systems.
• Demonstrated ability to manage complex, multidisciplinary engineering projects from concept through launch.
• Experience developing project schedules, tracking dependencies, forecasting resources, and managing technical and financial project components.
• Understanding of product development stages, including requirements definition, prototyping, design, testing, validation, and release.
• Experience identifying, tracking, and mitigating technical and schedule risks.
• Ability to coordinate engineering resources and competing project priorities.
• Experience working with external vendors, suppliers, testing laboratories, or technical partners.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities and technical workstreams simultaneously.

Preferred Qualifications

• PMP certification or equivalent project management credential.
• Experience managing projects that integrate hardware, embedded or application software, and electrical/electronic circuits into a finished product.
• Experience with electrical/electronic systems, instrumentation, circuit boards, or other technically complex products.
• Familiarity with product certification and regulatory compliance processes such as CE and FCC.
• Experience with environmental, durability, shock, vibration, or third-party compliance testing.
• Experience working within an engineering, R&D, or new product development organization.

Compensation & Benefits

• Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP)
• Health insurance
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance

Work Environment

This is an in-person/on-site position in a professional, technical office and product development environment. The role works closely with engineering and product development teams and does not have direct reports.

The Project Manager will be expected to provide project leadership, organization, accountability, and cross-functional coordination while partnering with technical subject-matter experts responsible for engineering and development decisions.

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