Head of Project Management (Remote)

Project Manager
The Project Manager plans and tracks projects and customer production and NPI programs carried out by cross‑functional teams starting with initial requirements and proposals all the way through production and supporting customers during post‑launch activities. The ideal person must be able to communicate well, plan efficiently, build and maintain strong customer relationships, and be able to effectively work with multiple departments within the company. The candidate will bring experience with new product development (NPD) and non‑recurring engineering (NRE) types of projects. The candidate must be a strong advocate for their customers and have experience with purchase orders, invoicing, forecasting, and working with operations for production scheduling.

Project manage multiple types of projects including internal NPD and external NRE

Coordinate new product launches to meet product release target dates

Responsible for margins for assigned NRE projects and positioning Beacon EmbeddedWorks (Beacon) for follow‑on business

Identify and communicate areas of risk and opportunity for Beacon in the following areas: design schedule, project cost, on‑time delivery, and customer satisfaction

Facilitate logistics and time/cost management of assigned projects/programs

Establish and manage a project plan from launch to full production release that reflects all the activities throughout Beacon’s functional departments?

Schedule, hold, and document team meetings per Beacon policy to assure that all significant project issues and tasks are identified, documented, and addressed

Communicate effectively with customers on project updates including schedule, cost, purchase orders and invoices, risks, contingencies, and mitigations

Execute on‑time delivery of project activities across multiple concurrent projects

Provide status updates to sales, engineering, product and operational management

Ensure that the assigned projects follow the Beacon Quality Management System process and meet all required regulations including ISO 9001 and ISO 13485

Document and manage project risks, actions, issues, and decisions (RAID)

Author project documents, templates, and processes

Ensure invoices are accurate and timely, and communicate with customers on current AR policies

Work with functional management to assign team members to accounts/programs to meet project goals

Responsible for maintaining and improving net promoter score (NPS) for assigned accounts

Multiple options for medical and dental coverages

Paid life insurance and disability coverage

Paid holidays

4+ years’ experience in engineering project management activities

Advanced MS Office skills (Word, Excel, Project, Outlook) desired

Strong sense of urgency, and ability to manage and prioritize multiple tasks and meet deadlines

Experience with quality management systems in a manufacturing environment

Able to work in a fast‑paced environment with quickly changing priorities to ensure superior customer satisfaction

Experience with manufacturing and/or operations planning

Experience managing external development teams

medical, aerospace…)

Project Management Professional (PMP)

Bachelor’s degree

Certified Associate in Project Management (CAPM) or higher certification

This position will be on site at our Eden Prairie, MN location

Travel may be required, infrequently

Its innovative System on Modules (SOMs) are backed by an extensive suite of customization, security, and support services and its dedicated team of experts provide in‑house manufacturing and support to accelerate development and reduce risk. All Beacon EmbeddedWorks SOMs are designed, manufactured, and supported in its US‑based facility in Eden Prairie, MN. As dependable, pre‑certified, and feature dense solutions, Beacon EmbeddedWorks SOMs serve the most strenuous applications, including medical, aerospace and defense, and industrial markets. Beacon EmbeddedWorks operates mostly in the US but also has a small customer base in continental Europe and the APAC. Employment Type: Permanent, Full‑time

On‑site vs Remote: On‑site or Remote

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