Digital Manufacturing Program Lead — Consumer Tech

VulcanForms Inc.; Ayer (MA); On-site; USD 112,000 - 153,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity package

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Life insurance

Paid time off

401(k) with company match

Job summary

VulcanForms Inc. in the United States is seeking a Staff Project Manager – Digital Manufacturing to lead our cross‑functional digital manufacturing program.

You will drive strategy, structure, and execution to establish a scalable data‑rich manufacturing infrastructure across consumer technology programs. Reporting to the leadership, you will coordinate NPI, Digital Engineering, Controls, IT, Operations, and Quality to translate complex requirements into production‑ready systems.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of progressive program/project management experience within advanced manufacturing, digital manufacturing, or consumer electronics/tech environments.
• Bachelor’s degree in Industrial Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Computer Science, Systems Engineering, or a related technical field
• Deep understanding of manufacturing data systems, SCADA/MES integration, shop-floor data collection, automated inspection data pipelines, and digital thread concepts.
• Proven track record of leading complex, multi-million-dollar cross-functional engineering programs in fast-paced NPI-to-production scaling environments.
• Expertise in modern project management methodologies (stage-gate, Agile/Scrum) and advanced toolsets (Jira, Confluence, MS Project, Smartsheet).

Responsibilities

• Own, establish, and govern the overall Digital Manufacturing program framework, defining scope, strategic objectives, workstreams, milestones, and critical deliverables tailored to high‑volume consumer technology specifications.
• Build and manage integrated, multi‑track technical project plans spanning hardware/software interfaces, edge/network data infrastructure, inspection systems, and downstream analytics.
• Map critical paths, resource allocation, and complex inter‑functional dependencies to ensure program deliverables are met according to committed timelines and business milestones.
• Drive alignment on complex technical requirements and system interfaces between manufacturing equipment, automated inspection systems, enterprise data pipelines, and IT/Quality/Operations software platforms.
• Lead cross‑functional coordination across multidisciplinary teams—including Bluesky NPI, Digital Engineering, Controls Engineering, IT, Operations, and Quality—ensuring accountability while technical SMEs maintain domain ownership.
• Support and shepherd the seamless transition of newly developed digital tools and data architectures into sustainable, daily production use with clear operational ownership, SLAs, and support models.
• Proactively identify technical risks, architecture gaps, resource constraints, and execution bottlenecks; drive timely mitigation strategies and executive‑level escalations.
• Establish a rigorous program review cadence and deliver clear, data‑driven status updates, metrics, and risk assessments to executive leadership and key stakeholders.
• Ensure all technical decisions, architecture specs, interface requirements, action items, and program deliverables are comprehensively documented and maintained.

Skills

Program management

Cross-functional leadership

Agile/Scrum

Data-driven decisions

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Industrial Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Computer Science, Systems Engineering

Tools

Jira

Confluence

MS Project

Smartsheet

Job description

VulcanForms Inc. in the United States is seeking a Staff Project Manager – Digital Manufacturing to lead our cross‑functional digital manufacturing program.

You will drive strategy, structure, and execution to establish a scalable data‑rich manufacturing infrastructure across consumer technology programs. Reporting to the leadership, you will coordinate NPI, Digital Engineering, Controls, IT, Operations, and Quality to translate complex requirements into production‑ready systems.