Be part of a fun 4-day workweek team in new product development engineering. Responsibilities include working with the customers and being the bridge between a customer's idea and your engineering team that will design and fully build the prototype. From high-technology electronics to autonomous vehicles. An engineering degree or strong technical industry background in new product development is encouraged to apply-electronics, aerospace, automotive background, no software, please.
Responsibilities: • Control the entire project life cycle. Handle all the resources and coordination from a technical standpoint. • Management of the hardware product development and integration of the project • Set and achieve objectives, ensuring both top quality and control of the project. • Customers' relationship focus, provide updates, overflow discussions, and successes • Proposal preparation and contract negotiation, NDA, ROMS (rough order of magnitude) • Management of technical risk, schedule, cost management, and product performance balance • Identify prototype manufacturing vendors, and assist in vendor management • Participate in meetings, events, and customer test sites • Track progress and milestones • Lead team meetings and team building events, and develop best practices. • Work closely with the Business Development team and potential clients • Vendor management; Identify prototype manufacturing vendors.
Requirements and Capabilities: • Minimum 3 years of engineering background with 4 years of project or product management experience in engineering organizations • New product development experience in hardware, automotive, aerospace • Ability to plan, manage, and coordinate multidisciplinary engineering efforts • Embedded hardware/controls development of the project is a plus • Experience in a startup/small business environment • Manage teams in a fast-paced/time-critical development environment • US Citizenship or Permanent Resident • Able to travel 25%, if needed per project. • Experience and understanding of hardware product development, and integration of major engineering components into a cohesive product. i.e Mechanical engineering, Electrical engineering, software development, Industrial design
Compensation & Benefits: 4-day work week, Full stock kitchen, corporate events/team building days, PTO, Full Benefits option (Medical, Vision, Dental), Retirement 401(k). EEO Statement: Our client is an equal employment opportunity (EEO) employer to all persons regardless of age, color national origin, citizenship status, physical or mental disability, race, religion, creed, gender, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, and/or expression, genetic information, marital status, status concerning public assistance, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law. In addition, our client will provide reasonable accommodation for qualified individuals with disabilities.