Senior Project Manager, Manufacturing

Role Description

Symbotic is seeking a Senior Project Manager, Manufacturing (Steel), who is responsible for manufacturing and third-party activities at our contract manufacturers for autonomous robots, automated cells, and engineered structures. As a Principal Project Manager, you will lead execution according to our schedule for production ramp and customer installation.

• Understand and identify challenges, making proactive decisions after anticipating contractual requirements and cross-functional impact.
• Strong operational, quality, compliance, and technical background with proven project management and supplier management abilities.
• Travel to partner sites for potentially frequent and/or extended periods, with occasional travel elsewhere as needed.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Operations, Manufacturing, or Engineering or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Master's degree preferred.
• Minimum of 12 years’ experience in manufacturing, quality, automation development, with preference in robotics.
• Strong technical background in automation equipment deployment.
• Expert project management skills and experience managing complex projects.
• Strong leadership and an innate ability to collaborate and build relationships.
• Demonstrated proficiency in managing projects across broad internal and external stakeholders.
• Track record of exceeding project deliverables while remaining on time and within budget, with a focus on mitigating risks.
• Demonstrated ability to implement creative solutions while working under pressure.
• Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions.
• Superior verbal and written communication skills.
• Proficient with MS Office.
• Familiar with scheduling software (MS Project, Primavera) and earned value management systems.

Requirements

• Lead the efforts and partnership with product solutions architect, quality engineers, technology providers, and infrastructure functions to support concepts, high-level designs, and end-to-end solutions.
• Understand complex technical issues; communicate well with internal and external technical personnel; triage issues based on priority, impact, risk, release timing; and facilitate resolution.
• Develop and update Design Failure Modes and Effects Analysis (DFMEA) to ensure requirements are aligned with Symbotic’s goals and all potential product failure mechanisms are identified and mitigated.
• Lead projects with Quality activities including PPAP, PFMEA, SPC, and process capability.
• Lead engineering change requests (ECR) per document control procedures.
• Review engineering and manufacturing tasks and initiate any necessary corrective actions.
• Review new and existing system designs and make recommendations for improving or altering the systems.
• Ensure the safe execution of all activities through the life cycle of a project, from manufacturing to implementation.
• Assure engagement and alignment from required project constituents including outside resources such as engineering partners and contractors.
• Ensure projects are engineered for the long-term seeking reliability and life-testing results to ensure Customer Loyalty and strong ROIC.
• Up to 25% domestic travel expected.

Benefits

• Base range for this position is $135,000.00 - $180,000.00, depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience.
• Compensation package includes medical, dental, vision, disability, 401K, PTO, and/or other benefits.