Senior Hardware Project Manager

Compensation

Base pay range: $/yr – $/yr.

Lafayette, Indiana Metropolitan Area

• Own and manage the end-to-end product development lifecycle, from early requirements through product launch.
• Clearly report project statuses and risk(s) to key stakeholders throughout project life cycles.
• Collaborate closely with engineering teams to translate technical developments into actionable project timelines and milestones.
• Develop, maintain, and communicate detailed project schedules that account for dependencies, risks, and resource constraints.
• Manage resource allocation across internal teams, contractors, and external partners to maintain project velocity and balance workloads.
• Oversee and track ODC (Other Direct Costs) and Capital expenditures, ensuring alignment with budget expectations and financial targets.
• Coordinate certification and compliance activities, including CE, CSA, FCC licensing, shock and vibration testing, environmental tests, and third-party validations.
• Identify, assess, and mitigate project risks, leveraging data and team input to proactively keep deliverables on track.
• Partner with the Product Management team during pre-launch and launch phases to ensure readiness across documentation, training, operations, and market rollout.
• Facilitate cross-functional communication, ensuring transparency, alignment, and timely decision-making.

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Engineering, or a related field.

• 8+ years of project management experience, with a strong focus on product development and

• Project management methodologies and frameworks (e.g., Waterfall, Agile, hybrid approaches) and how to apply them appropriately across different development stages.
• Engineering resource planning, including workload balancing, capacity forecasting, and coordinating efforts across multidisciplinary teams.
• Best practices for vendor, contractor, and third-party coordination, including scoping work, managing deliverables, and overseeing outsourced testing or certification efforts.
• Technical development workflows common in R&D environments, including design reviews, prototype builds, verification/validation cycles, and production transfer.
• Budget ownership principles, including ODC tracking, capital planning, and understanding cost drivers in technical product development.
• Risk identification and mitigation strategies tailored to engineering programs, including dependency mapping and contingency planning.

• Demonstrated ability to manage complex, multi-disciplinary engineering projects from concept to launch.
• Experience developing schedules, forecasting resources, and managing technical and financial aspects of projects.
• Understanding of product certification processes (e.g., CE, FCC, CSA), environmental and durability testing, and third-party compliance testing.
• Ability to clearly report-out and articulate critical project information to stakeholders, ensuring stakeholders clearly understand any impact to avoid delays in decision-making.
• Strong communication, leadership, and organizational skills.

• Master’s degree in Business, Engineering, or related discipline.
• PMP certification or equivalent advanced project management credential.
• Experience in electrical/electronic systems, instrumentation, or other regulated technical product

• Mid-Senior level

• Full-time

• Engineering, Project Management, and Product Management

• Utilities and Electrical Equipment Manufacturing

• Medical insurance
• Vision insurance
• 401(k)
• Paid maternity leave
• Paid paternity leave
• Pension plan