Mfg. engrs - Project Manager

Viant Medical; Fremont (CA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Viant Medical in Fremont, CA seeks an R&D Project Manager to lead medical device programs from discovery through design transfer, ensuring customer needs are met and budgets are controlled.

You will coordinate internal teams and external partners, drive risk management, and document plans with MS Project, Smartsheet and JIRA. Strong communication and technical background in mechanical, electrical, or biomedical engineering are required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical, Electrical or Biomedical Engineering is desired; Masters preferred.
• 1–3 years of medical device product design and development experience.
• Familiarity with FDA and ISO 13485 medical device regulations and standards.
• Working knowledge in CAD modeling, DOE, PCBA development and other technical areas.
• Strong communication, concise and professional verbal and written skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead projects from discovery to design transfer, owning milestones and deliverables.
• Manage information flow among team members, management and clients.
• Identify and communicate project risks related to scope, timeline and budget.
• Organize, delegate and track tasks across internal teams and external partners.
• Lead design reviews and risk management documentation.
• Maintain detailed project documentation throughout R&D phases.
• Engage stakeholders with effective communication and negotiation.

Skills

Project management

Cross-functional collaboration

Budget management

Risk management

Communication

Leadership

Agile methodologies

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical, Electrical or Biomedical Engineering

Masters degree preferred

Tools

MS Project

Smartsheet

JIRA

MS Office

Job description

COMPANY OVERVIEW

Viant Medical is a global medical device design and manufacturing services provider that partners and innovates with customers to provide the highest quality, life enhancing medical devices. We do this through our depth and breadth of capabilities, end-to-end integration, technical expertise, and relentless focus on our customers and on operational excellence. With nearly 6,000 associates across 24 locations worldwide, we offer a unique combination of small-company service and attention with big-company resources. For more information, visit viantmedical.com or follow us on LinkedIn.

POSITION SUMMARY

The R&D Project Manager leads from the front, applying hands‑on technical expertise to drive projects through all medical device product lifecycle stages. This role ensures customer needs are met, facilitates regular communication, and maintains budget control. The PM fosters seamless collaboration between internal teams and customers to deliver best‑in‑class design and quality.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Leverage technical expertise to lead projects from discovery to design transfer, taking ownership of key milestones and deliverables.
• Manage consistent information flow among team members, management, and clients.
• Identify and communicate project risks such as changes to scope, timeline and budget.
• Organize, delegate and track tasks across internal teams and external partners (vendors, clients) to ensure projects stay on schedule and within budget.
• Analyze and track current project deliverables and ensure alignment with internal and external stakeholders.
• Develop project plans outlining phases, tasks, dependencies, timelines, resource allocation, and costs.
• Establish and track weekly, monthly goals, budgets and schedules for projects and team members.
• Lead design reviews and risk management documentation.
• Ensuring the planning, coordination, execution, tracking and reporting using software tools like MS Project, Smartsheet, JIRA etc.
• Working Proficiency with MS Office.
• Maintain detailed project documentation throughout all phases of research and development.
• Employ excellent communication, negotiation and interpersonal skills with all levels of personnel and management.

REPORTING STRUCTURE

• N/A

REQUIRED EDUCATION, EXPERIENCE, SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical, Electrical or Biomedical Engineering is desired, Masters preferred
• 1-3 years of medical device product design and development experience
• Familiarity with FDA and ISO 13485 medical device regulations and standards
• Working knowledge in one or more areas is desired:
  • Technical areas (example: CAD modeling of housings; design of experiments, PCBA development etc.
  • Product areas (example: interventional/diagnostic medical devices; intravascular devices; bioelectronics devices)
  • Risk Management, Manufacturing Quality and Operations
  • Financial Budgetary Tracking and Reporting
• Strong communication are critical to the position:
  • Concise, timely and professional communications (verbal, written) are a must
  • Express ideas, recommendations and solutions clearly, logically and concisely
• Management of resources:
  • Well organized and uses time efficiently. Familiar with all reference materials and can locate needed information as necessary.
  • Takes initiative for self-development. Prioritizes tasks effectively. Demonstrates initiative and creativity in the use of available resources.
• Ability to work in a fast‑paced, fast‑growth R&D/business environment
• Flexibility, persistence, passion, resourcefulness, a drive to succeed, and an entrepreneurial spirit are highly desired

CORE COMPETENCIES

Communication Skill

All verbal and written communications are concise, technically accurate, timely, and professional. Demonstrates strong verbal presentation and negotiation skills. Represents in a positive and professional manner. Expresses ideas, recommendations and solutions clearly, logically and conc