PM Lead — Mission-Critical Communications Systems

OTTO Engineering, Inc.; Carpentersville (IL); On-site; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

OTTO Engineering, Inc. seeks a Senior Project Manager for the Communications division in the United States.

The role oversees product development from concept to production, coordinating EE, ME, FW, and SW teams, sourcing, manufacturing, and supplier interactions to meet schedule and budget. The Senior PM will drive phase-gate processes, manage NRE and tooling implications, and lead weekly cross-functional meetings to keep projects on track while reporting to senior management.

Qualifications

• 7 years of project management experience.
• Hands-on engineering experience from concept through production.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Project or equivalent.
• Experience launching projects in a production facility.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate activities across engineering disciplines (EE/ME/FW/SW) to meet project goals.
• Manage timelines, assign responsibilities, and track progress.
• Prepare status reports for upper management and stakeholders.
• Maintain project budgets, risk registers, and resource plans.
• Lead weekly cross-functional project meetings and drive issue resolution.
• Ensure documentation, BOMs, and change controls are up to date.

Skills

Project management

Hands-on engineering

Production launches

Cross-functional coordination

Tools

Microsoft Project

Job description

OTTO Engineering, Inc. seeks a Senior Project Manager for the Communications division in the United States.

The role oversees product development from concept to production, coordinating EE, ME, FW, and SW teams, sourcing, manufacturing, and supplier interactions to meet schedule and budget. The Senior PM will drive phase-gate processes, manage NRE and tooling implications, and lead weekly cross-functional meetings to keep projects on track while reporting to senior management.