Senior Technical Project Manager

Senior Technical Project Manager

Neya is a leader in advanced robotics developing off-road autonomy for both commercial and defense customers. Our deep domain expertise spans semi-autonomy, autonomy, perception, and mission planning; all of which support a wide range of DoD and commercial thrust areas. Our main center of gravity is in the Pittsburgh area.

We are looking for a senior Project Manager to manage and ensure successful, on-time, on-budget delivery of engineering solutions. You must be a leader that is well-organized and dedicated to committing effective relationships with the teams and customers you collaborate with. This successful individual should be proactive, accountable and able to navigate ambiguity while driving the process across teams and priorities. You will work closely with customers and other stakeholders to understand goals and objectives, develop program needs and manage a direct team. You will Identify, capture, and develop and define program needs.

This position is in person/hybrid in our Pittsburgh, PA office.

Strong collaboration and management across our software, systems, autonomy, hardware, operations, and testing teams in order to achieve program-level activities and milestones

Remove obstacles to drive clarity and progress, identify gaps in communication or schedule, manage issue escalations and provide support to teams balancing competing priorities, and drive results proactively

Management of direct labor, profit, and earned value across project timelines aligning to corporate financial tracking requirements.

Manage the full lifecycle of robotics programs and lead the execution of tasks within functional areas

Manage project financials to include tracking, forecasting, and reporting of project financial status

Proven ability to lead, manage, and accelerate cross-team projects spanning multiple functional teams and cross functional initiatives

Facilitates iteration planning, reviews, and meetings, scope/requirement discussions with technical teams and customers

Guides team in estimating work and facilitates time estimation

Ensures successful iteration execution and communicates with management, team, and customers

Support the team in coordinating and tracking various projects and providing detailed reports

Accountable for supporting the team in timely project completion and delivery

Analyzes and updates existing and active work plans and schedules using project management software

Coordinate project staff rotations during international travel, including documentation, approvals, and scheduling.

This position requires use of information that is subject to the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) and/or the Export Administration Regulations (EAR), Non-U.S. persons selected must meet eligibility requirements for access to export-restricted information. The ITAR/EAR defines a U.S. person as a U.S. Citizen, U.S. Permanent Resident (i.e., 'Green Card Holder'), Political Asylee, or Refugee

A Bachelor's Degree in Business, Computer Science, Robotics, or related field; and equivalent practical experience

At least 5 years of experience with project management, controlling budgets, and resource and task management

Minimum of 3 years of experience in the robotics or autonomy domain areas. Knowledge of general autonomous system software and hardware, including perception, simulation methods and hardware

Experience with software development lifecycles, delivery, and integration cycle

Strong experience with Microsoft Office Suite, software configuration tools, and management systems

Strong teamwork, communication, and presentation skills

Experience with medium to large projects

Strong ability to engage and manage tasking of cross-functional teams of varying skills and experience

Superb written and oral communication skills

Ability to identify gaps, remove obstacles, prioritize, multitask, work within deadlines

PMP certification is strongly preferred

Experience in the mining industry or with mining‑related autonomous systems is preferred.

Willing to travel within the US and internationally at least 15% of the year

Demonstrated ability to coach and mentor junior team members

Some experience writing production-quality object-oriented code in C++, using a git-based workflow in a Linux environment is preferred

Previous experience in agile methodology preferred

Neya offers competitive benefits for eligible employees including:

100% employee-owned company: Employee Stock Ownership Plan and 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan and Trust

Comprehensive medical, dental and vision benefits to eligible employees

Life, disability and accident plans provide eligible employees and their families with substantial financial protection

Programs to help balance personal and professional life with paid holidays, personal leave, bereavement leave, employee assistance program, and flexible work schedules

Incentives to reward and recognize service and outstanding work

Our purpose is to provide a work environment that challenges and rewards our efforts, provides opportunities and allows us to grow.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities