Project Manager

Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories, Inc.; Boise (ID); On-site; USD 82,000 - 123,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive pay

Employee stock ownership (ESOP)

Top-tier benefits

We’re 100% employee owned

Paid holidays

401(k) plan and retirement benefits

Job summary

Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories, Inc. (SEL) in Boise, ID is seeking a Project Manager to lead R&D initiatives for Meter Systems products. You will own Jira backlogs, coordinate across firmware and software teams, and report progress to engineering leadership.

The ideal candidate has 2+ years in project management, strong Scrum/Agile experience, and excellent written and verbal communication skills. This full-time role offers competitive pay, comprehensive benefits, and employee ownership.

Qualifications

• Associate’s degree or equivalent experience required.
• Typically 2+ years of related experience in a professional setting.
• Excellent coordination, organization, and prioritizing skills.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office products (Word, Excel, Powerpoint).
• Ability to learn technical concepts.
• Strong writing, documentation, and speaking skills.
• Ability to learn new skills and assume new responsibilities.
• Ability to work cooperatively in a team environment.

Responsibilities

• Own and maintain Jira backlogs for Firmware and Software teams, ensuring epics, features, stories, tasks, and bugs are accurately defined, prioritized, linked, and ready for development.
• Partner with engineering managers, technical leads, and product stakeholders to understand project objectives and identify all firmware and software work required to achieve delivery goals.
• Break down projects into actionable work items and coordinate with technical leads to ensure work is appropriately scoped, estimated, and assigned to upcoming sprints.
• Facilitate backlog grooming, sprint planning, and release planning activities to ensure teams maintain a healthy pipeline of prioritized and ready work.
• Monitor project progress across multiple concurrent initiatives, tracking completion of key milestones, deliverables, dependencies, and technical commitments.
• Proactively identify schedule risks, blocked work, and gaps in project execution, escalating issues and driving resolution with appropriate stakeholders.
• Develop and maintain Jira dashboards, reports, metrics, and planning artifacts that provide clear visibility into project status, sprint progress, backlog health, release readiness, and team capacity.
• Drive continuous improvement of backlog management, sprint planning, estimation, and cross-functional coordination processes to improve predictability and execution efficiency.
• Prepare and communicate project status updates, dependency summaries, risk assessments, and delivery forecasts to engineering leadership and project stakeholders.
• Follow SEL Values, Principles of Operations, and World-Class Manufacturing principles.
• Other duties as assigned.

Skills

Coordination skills

Organizational skills

Microsoft Office

Technical adaptability

Written and verbal communication

Team collaboration

Background check clearance

Drug test

Education

Associate’s degree or equivalent experience

Tools

Jira

Confluence

Job description

Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories (SEL) is looking for someone to join our R&D team as a Project Manager in Boise, ID. The Meter Systems team develops products that power SEL's industry-leading metering solutions.

In this role, you will work closely with stakeholders to coordinate development activities, maintain healthy and actionable backlogs, and provide transparent communication across concurrent initiatives. This role is intended for an individual who is well-versed in Scrum, Agile workflows, and software and firmware development practices. Your work will help ensure priorities are clear, dependencies are managed proactively, and engineering teams can focus on delivering high-quality products that meet customer and business needs.

Typical Responsibilities

A typical day as a Project Manager might include:

• Own and maintain Jira backlogs for Firmware and Software teams, ensuring epics, features, stories, tasks, and bugs are accurately defined, prioritized, linked, and ready for development.
• Partner with engineering managers, technical leads, and product stakeholders to understand project objectives and identify all firmware and software work required to achieve delivery goals.
• Break down projects into actionable work items and coordinate with technical leads to ensure work is appropriately scoped, estimated, and assigned to upcoming sprints.
• Facilitate backlog grooming, sprint planning, and release planning activities to ensure teams maintain a healthy pipeline of prioritized and ready work.
• Monitor project progress across multiple concurrent initiatives, tracking completion of key milestones, deliverables, dependencies, and technical commitments.
• Proactively identify schedule risks, blocked work, and gaps in project execution, escalating issues and driving resolution with appropriate stakeholders.
• Develop and maintain Jira dashboards, reports, metrics, and planning artifacts that provide clear visibility into project status, sprint progress, backlog health, release readiness, and team capacity.
• Drive continuous improvement of backlog management, sprint planning, estimation, and cross-functional coordination processes to improve predictability and execution efficiency.
• Prepare and communicate project status updates, dependency summaries, risk assessments, and delivery forecasts to engineering leadership and project stakeholders.
• Follow SEL Values, Principles of Operations, and World-Class Manufacturing principles.
• Other duties as assigned.

Required Qualifications

• Associate’s degree or equivalent experience
• Typically 2+ years of related experience in a professional setting
• Excellent coordination, organization, and prioritizing skills
• Proficient in Microsoft Office products (Word, Excel, Powerpoint)
• Ability to learn technical concepts
• Strong writing, documentation, and speaking skills
• Ability to learn new skills and assume new responsibilities
• Ability to work cooperatively in a team environment
• Background check results satisfactory to SEL
• Negative drug test result(s)

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with Jira and Confluence
• Scrum Master, Agile, or SAFe certification
• Experience supporting software and/or firmware development teams

Location – Boise, ID

This position is located in Boise, ID, capital of the gem state, and on the Boise River in the southwestern part of the state. You will enjoy local restaurants in a vibrant downtown full of small businesses, easy access to mountain foothills and 190 miles of trails. The city is also home to great schools and universities including Boise State University. Boise has been ranked as one of America's fastest growing cities, making it a great place to live and work.

About Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories

SEL designs, manufactures, and supports products and systems that protect, monitor, control, and automate electric power systems. Our technologies help detect faults, prevent equipment damage, and reduce the impact of power outages. Our mission is to make electric power safer, more reliable, and more economical. Employees contribute to practical, high-quality solutions used every day, where attention to detail and quality directly support the reliability of the electric grid.

Benefits

• Competitive pay.
• Superior benefits.
• Inspiring work.
• People are at the core of our company and we hire employee-owners.
• We welcome you to learn more about how we support employees.
• We’re 100% employee owned.
• Retirement benefits include an employer funded stock ownership plan (ESOP) and personal 401(k) options.
• We offer top tier medical, prescription, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance.
• We recognize the importance of a healthy life balance and offer: 10 paid holidays, annual vacation accrual starting at 12 days, 9 paid sick days, and paid family and medical leave that covers 90% of your pay.
• We foster growth and development of our employees through avenues such as STEM courses, apprenticeships, tuition assistance, and engineering development programs.

Pay Range Data

Pay Range Data: $82,000 - $122,900 annually

We set starting pay based on job-related factors such as your experience, training, knowledge, and skills. We are looking to fill this position at the Project Manager II level, and we welcome applicants with a range of experience. Depending on your background, we may consider you for a different level, with compensation aligned accordingly.

Salary by Level

• Project Manager I: $64,500 - $95,700 annually
• Project Manager II: $82,000 - $122,900 annually
• Project Manager III: $88,400 - $132,700 annually

SEL is an Equal Opportunity Employer: Vets/Disabled.

SEL invents, designs, and builds digital products and systems that protect power grids around the world. This technology prevents blackouts and enables customers to improve power system reliability and safety at a reduced cost. A 100 percent employee-owned company headquartered in Pullman, Washington, SEL has manufactured products in the United States since 1984 and now serves customers worldwide. Our mission is simple: to make electric power safer, more reliable, and more economical.