Contract Senior Technical Project Manager

Senior Technical Project Manager

Simplifying the Complex. Simplexity is a product development engineering firm, hired by leading technology companies to design their next generation products. In an industry of overly-complex design and production, we strive for simplicity, reducing product cost and improving reliability for our clients through our Product Development Process. Simplexity promotes an inclusive work environment with equitable opportunities for all employees. We believe collaboration is the key to innovation as ideas are shared across multidisciplinary platforms where diverse perspectives are always welcome. Simplexity has a firm belief that when individual parts are brought together, connected, and allowed to interact, an even better system with its own properties and processes emerges. We are seeking a Senior Technical Project Manager with engineering and product development experience. This role will support New Product Introduction (NPI), product launch, and product scaling initiatives for complex electromechanical and mechatronic systems. The ideal candidate is an experienced project manager with an engineering background who thrives in ambiguous environments, drives execution, and effectively collaborates across multidisciplinary teams. Primary responsibilities include developing and managing project plans, coordinating cross-functional engineering efforts, supporting product scaling initiatives, managing risks, and ensuring successful delivery of key milestones.

Job Duties

• Work onsite, embedded with clients and engineers to create project plans and define schedules to meet client and project team objectives
• Identify and communicate risks quickly and clearly, and work to find and share potential mitigations.
• Manage cross-disciplined project teams across multiple geographic locations to ensure all design activities and project risks are covered
• Coordinate communication and requirements definition between functional teams
• Engage with stakeholders, customers, and engineering teams to understand product requirements, support technical decision-making, and help translate product objectives into executable development plans
• Hold the team accountable for completing action items and meeting key milestone dates
• Partner with design, manufacturing, process, and test engineering teams to support product launch, manufacturing readiness, and product scaling objectives
• Support development of manufacturing processes, automation solutions, and operational capabilities required to successfully scale new products
• Develop reports and presentations for stakeholders and lead status meetings, design reviews, and phase review meetings
• Ensure team is documenting decisions and following best practices for design updates and issue resolution

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science in Electrical, Computer, Control System, or Mechanical Engineering or a related field from an accredited four-year university
• 8+ years of project management experience
• 2+ years of experience in Product Development Engineering
• Experience working in fast-paced and ambiguous environments with the ability to independently drive execution and deliver results
• Demonstrated ability to collaborate effectively across product development, manufacturing, and engineering organizations
• Proficiency with MS Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
• Proficiency with project management software and tools
• Excellent organization and analytical skills combined with attention to detail. Ability to prioritize and plan effectively.
• Highly motivated with demonstrated ability to work independently with minimal supervision.
• Ability to communicate clearly and write detailed reports
• Has a positive attitude and focuses on client success
• Ethical and honest in every part of the job
• Works effectively in a team setting and collaborates openly

Pluses To Have

Experience in any of the following areas is a plus:

• Experience with robotics, automation, mechatronics, and electro-mechanical systems including stepper and DC motors, solenoids, gear and belt drive systems, bearings, sensors, and electronics
• Knowledge of manufacturing processes, and mechanical design considerations for injection molding, sheet metal, machining, rapid prototyping
• Experience supporting New Product Introduction (NPI), product launch, or product scaling initiatives
• Atlassian (Confluence, JIRA, BitBucket) software
• Formal project management training or PMP certification
• SQL database knowledge
• Working knowledge of good documentation practices (GDP)
• Embedded firmware development
• Electronics & PCA design, development, and debug

Compensation & Benefits

Two types of contractor roles will be considered: W-2 contractor (employee of Simplexity):

• Hourly rate $65 - $85/hr, depending on experience
• Excellent Healthcare plan (Medical, Dental, and Vision) fully paid for by the company for the employee; partial payment for dependents
• 401(k) plan with company match after 1,000 hours of service
• Long-term and short-term disability, AD&D and Life Insurance
• 11 paid holidays
• 15 days of paid-time-off (PTO) accrued each year

1099 contractors (have your own registered consulting/contracting business):

• Hourly rate $90 - $120/hr, depending on experience
• No benefits, holidays, or paid time off (PTO) included

No recruiters please. Job location is at a Simplexity client site in the Seattle metro region. This role is onsite five days per week.

Simplexity is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. Diverse candidates are encouraged to apply. *** Please be advised that Simplexity Product Development will never ask you to respond to a non-SimplexityPD domain such as a gmail, ymail, hotmail, etc. If you suspect that you have been contacted by someone impersonating Simplexity Product Development who is using a fraudulent email address, please do not reply. If you are not sure, please fill out a contact form at to report the incident. ***