Engineering Project Manager I/II - Cross-Functional Leader

MSA Safety Inc.

Pennsylvania

On-site

USD 90,000 - 140,000

Full time

7 days ago

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Job summary

MSA, The Safety Company in Cranberry Township, PA is seeking an Engineering Project Manager I/II to lead complex product development programs across mechanical, electrical, firmware, and software domains. You will drive scope, schedule, budget, and risk, guiding teams through design reviews and Stage-Gate processes to deliver safe and reliable solutions.

The role emphasizes cross-functional leadership, strong communication with stakeholders, and relentless pursuit of process improvements.

Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree in engineering or other technical discipline.
PMP, CAPM or equivalent certification preferred.
Experience with Agile Development.
Experience with SharePoint, Atlassian (Confluence and Jira), SAP, Microsoft Project, and resource management software/tools.
Two career levels (I or II) with increasing responsibilities.

Responsibilities

Advanced project management acumen to lead complex projects through all phases of the project lifecycle (from requirements elicitation through design and product manufacturing/customer deployment), effectively managing scope, schedule, budget, quality, resources, and risks while solving ambiguous problems.
Monitor and control project performance and technical and business risks, implement corrective actions, and drive informed decision-making.
Lead change management activities by assessing impacts, developing adoption plans, and facilitating successful transition of products to sustaining organizations.
Deliver clear, concise, and accurate project reports, documentation, and presentations that inform and influence technical, business, and executive audiences.
Drive continuous improvement by identifying opportunities for process optimization, standardization, cost savings, and the application of lessons learned.
Build, manage, and empower cross-functional, geographically diverse teams to achieve cohesiveness, collaboration, and a high-performance environment that encourages trust, transparency, and accountability.
Navigate team challenges and mediate project disputes to create open communication and facilitate effective resolution of issues.
Demonstrates strong customer focus, organizational effectiveness, integrity, intellectual curiosity and commitment to delivering successful project outcomes.
Demonstrated leadership, interpersonal, and communication skills necessary to influence without authority, build stakeholder alignment, drive engagement, navigate project challenges, and effectively communicate across all levels of the organization from individual contributors to executive leadership.
Working knowledge of multidisciplinary product development, including mechanical design, software development, electronics development, PCB build cycles, firmware integration, prototyping and product validation activities.
Develop functional area knowledge sufficient to understand and communicate system requirements, architecture, interface dependencies and integration risks, enabling effective decision-making, and constructive challenge of project teams.
Experience managing projects through a formal Stage-Gate New Product Development process, including design reviews and release approvals.
Experience with product integration and working within multidisciplinary engineering teams including mechanical, electrical, firmware, and software.