Project Manager

Job Description

Job Description

Job Title: Manufacturing Operations - Project Manager
Location: Foster City, CA (Onsite)
Duration: 06+ months (Possible Extension)
Pay rate: $80/hr. – $85.00/hr. on w2 (All Inclusive)

Job Description:

• Manage vehicle hardware projects and deliverables through the full product life cycle, from concept and development through validation, production ramp, and end of life.
• Own project planning and execution: build and maintain schedules, track milestones, deliverables, dependencies, and risks, and drive mitigation plans to closure.
• Lead change management activities for hardware systems: assess impact, coordinate cross-functional reviews, and drive engineering changes (ECR/ECO) through approval and implementation.
• Plan and facilitate program meetings, milestone checkpoints, and readiness assessments; drive decisions, capture action items, and follow through to closure.
• Serve as a central point of contact between engineering, operations, and program stakeholders, streamlining communication, surfacing escalations, and creating visibility across programs.
• Maintain program and change data integrity across Jira, Confluence, and PLM/change management tools, ensuring content meets expectations ahead of reviews and milestones.
• Provide leadership with clear program status through reports, metrics, and dashboards.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering (Mechanical, Electrical, Mechatronics, Automotive, or a related engineering discipline) or equivalent engineering formation and background.
• 3+ years of project or program management experience with direct, hands-on experience in automotive hardware or hardware systems development.
• Demonstrated experience managing products through the hardware life cycle (concept, design, validation, production, end of life) and applying structured change management (ECR/ECO processes, PLM systems).
• Proficiency in productivity and collaboration tools such as Google Workspace, Jira, Confluence, and Slack; experience with PLM/change management systems is a strong plus.
• Familiarity with vehicle development milestones (prototype builds, DV/PV, SOP), hardware/software integration, and issue resolution is a strong plus.