Technical Project Manager

Job Overview

EcoShot is seeking a full-time Technical Project Manager (TPM) to join our team in Indianapolis, IN. We are a growing company that supplies the NA die casting industry with cutting edge automation equipment, including die spray, thermal management, extractor robot, and other turnkey manufacturing solutions.

The TPM will lead delivery of die casting automation projects from technical scope development through engineering, manufacturing, debugging/acceptance testing, installation, commissioning, customer acceptance, and closeout. Working closely with customers and EcoShot’s sales, engineering, purchasing, and manufacturing teams, this person will translate customer requirements into practical equipment solutions and keep project scope, schedules, and budgets aligned.

This role offers broad ownership, direct access to company leadership, and the opportunity to help shape EcoShot’s project delivery processes as the business grows. It combines technical judgment, customer management, leadership, and hands-on involvement during equipment builds, testing, and commissioning.

Key Duties

• Define project scope and support quoting: After Sales generates a lead, communicate with the customer to clarify project requirements and scope. Work with Engineering and Manufacturing to determine material and labor costs, and support Sales in preparing a quotation.
• Lead project kickoff and resource planning: Clarify scope, timelines, milestones, and responsibilities with internal and external stakeholders. Coordinate work assignments across Engineering, Purchasing, and Manufacturing, taking internal capacity into account and strategically allocating work to vendors and partner companies.
• Maintain project schedules: Create and update project Gantt charts to track milestones, dependencies, and progress toward delivery. Identify delays and coordinate corrective action.
• Oversee technical scope: Work with Mechanical, Electrical, and Robotic Engineering to ensure designs meet customer requirements while avoiding unnecessary complexity, over-engineering, and scope creep.
• Manage scope changes: Track additional customer requests, assess their impact on cost and schedule, and collaborate with Sales to quote scope changes when necessary.
• Coordinate engineering approvals and customer communication: Obtain customer approval of engineering designs, manage customer expectations, and guide the internal team’s response to customer requests while keeping project scope and budget in mind.
• Maintain project documentation: Ensure project records, drawings, approvals, schedules, meeting minutes, and correspondence remain organized and accessible for current work and future reference.
• Oversee project purchasing and material readiness: Coordinate with Purchasing to ensure required parts arrive on time. When delivery issues arise, work with suppliers and the internal team to identify replacement parts or alternative solutions and coordinate customer support as needed.
• Coordinate the handoff to Manufacturing: Ensure Manufacturing receives the parts, drawings, technical information, and project requirements needed to proceed as materials arrive.
• Oversee quality checks, debugging, and acceptance testing: Coordinate internal team to final quality confirmation & equipment debugging internally prior to customer review. Organize & ensure preparation for factory acceptance testing with the customer.
• Resolve customer feedback: Coordinate resolution of customer comments and requested corrections while considering the original project scope and budget.
• Oversee shipment readiness: Supervise planning and readiness for final shipment, with Purchasing/Logistics team coordinating shipment arrangements. Ensure Logistics team supplies proper shipping documentation, packing lists, as-shipped pictures.
• Plan installation resources: Schedule installation resources according to internal capacity and customer requirements. Create an installation checklist to clarify required preparation, tasks, and responsibilities.
• Installation/On-site travel: TPM will be expected to support installation on an as-needed basis, including occasional hands-on support.
• Training/Manuals/Final documentation: Assign or facilitate creation of training documentation and manuals for customer.

Requirements

• Ability to understand & provide constructive feedback on mechanical, electrical drawings and navigate CAD models for factory automation systems
• Experience working with factory automation & integration
• Experience managing project scope, schedules, costs, changes, risks, customer communication, and closeout; proficiency with Microsoft 365 and project scheduling tools.
• Valid driver’s license
• Ability and willingness to travel throughout the United States, Canada, and Mexico; valid passport or ability to obtain one.
• Fluent English

Preferred Experience

• Engineering degree (Preferably robotic and electrical experience to support on-site installations)
• Experience in die casting 3+ years
• Experience with cross-cultural communication a plus
• Japanese speaking ability a plus
• Formal project-management training or PMP certification; experience with project forecasting, commercial terms, and supplier management.
• Success Measures
• Deliver projects safely against agreed scope, schedule, budget, quality, and acceptance criteria; identify risks and changes early; maintain accurate forecasts and records; communicate clearly and close agreed actions on time; improve repeatable project practices through lessons learned.

Work Arrangement:

Primarily in person or on-site travel, occasional remote.

Work Schedule:

M-F 8:30AM to 5:30PM, flexible. Occasional weekends.

Travel Requirements:

Negotiable, about 25%

Work Authorization

Candidates must be authorized to work in the United States.