Project Manager

HME; Carlsbad (CA); On-site; USD 102,000 - 137,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Tuition reimbursement

3 weeks paid vacation

Paid holidays

Medical coverage

Vision coverage

Dental coverage

Pet insurance

Life insurance

401K contributions

Job summary

HME is seeking a Project Manager to lead hardware development projects from initiation through production release. You will coordinate cross-functional teams across engineering, procurement, and manufacturing, ensuring on-time delivery within cost constraints.

The role requires experience in electronics manufacturing, strong organizational and communication skills, and the ability to drive lean product development in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required; PMP or higher preferred.
• Experience managing hardware development projects in electronics manufacturing.
• Strong leadership and cross-functional collaboration capabilities.
• Excellent planning, organizational and time-management skills.
• Ability to influence in a matrix environment without direct authority.

Responsibilities

• Lead NPD or Sustaining project teams.
• Assist other PMs with large scale NPD projects.
• Plan and execute development projects from initiation to production release (hardware focus).
• Improve New Product Development processes and create standard tools and dashboards.
• Define project objectives with customers and craft detailed project plans.
• Monitor milestones, costs, resources and risk; manage contingencies.
• Present project status to senior management and drive risk mitigation.

Skills

Project management

Organizational skills

Communication skills

Leadership

Interpersonal skills

Presentation skills

Confidentiality

Timeline planning

Matrix leadership

Fast-paced environment

Education

Bachelor's degree

PMP certification

MBA

Lean Product Development knowledge

Job description

HME has been creating innovative products for the drive-thru and pro-audio industries since 1971. From the very beginning, we've known these solutions would never have happened without the customer-focused people who make up our company. HME has a team environment with a culture of collaboration, learning, and growth. With subsidiaries located in California, Missouri, Canada, UK, India, and China, companies around the world depend on HME for clear, reliable communication solutions. From setting the standard for drive-thru headsets and timer systems in the quick service restaurant (QSR) industry to developing professional audio equipment used in the Olympic Games, HME strives to create the newest, most innovative products on the market while providing quality care and attention to its customers. At HME you will have the opportunity to learn and grow while developing our future products. Come join our team!

We are currently recruiting for a Project Manager.

What You Will Do In The Position

• General Responsibilities
  • Leads NPD or Sustaining project teams.
  • Assists other Project Managers in managing large scale NPD projects.
  • Leads or assists in planning and execution of development projects, from the initiation phase to production release with a focus on hardware development, test, procurement, manufacturing, and quality assurance.
  • Suggests improvements to the New Product Development Process.
  • Works with other project managers on the creation of standard tools, templates, metrics and dashboards to monitor projects.
  • Details and confirms the project objectives with the customer (nominally the appropriate Product Manager & senior management).
  • Creates the project plans for each approved product development effort. Confirms the timescales, costs and resources needed.
  • Applies advanced project management skills to hardware, software and system projects.
  • Establishes, maintains and communicates program milestones and timelines.
  • Conducts risk assessment and manages risk including monitoring the program critical path and contingency planning; assists management with resource planning.
  • Executes assigned project tasks including technical and business work products.
  • Negotiates with and manages contractors for services as required.
  • Completes projects within time, cost and performance constraints that are acceptable to internal and external customers.
  • Ensures development teams meet interim and final deliverables.
  • Prepares and presents project status to senior management staff, including progress, problems, project risk and potential risk mitigation plans.
  • Implements product development process improvements with the goals of reducing project cycle times while continuing to meet internal needs.
  • Assists with special projects as requested.
• General Support
  • Maintains and develops good working practices within the department.
  • Continually examines and improves the company SOPs and working practices both within the department.
  • Provides support to other projects both within engineering and externally.
• Supervision of Staff
  • Serves as a cross-functional project manager, responsible for coordinating efforts of part of, or all Core and Extended Team members from across the organization to achieve program objectives.
  • Acts as a leader to other employees to implement and improve standard product development and project management practices across the company; drives the discipline needed for project execution excellence.
  • Provides an open environment and promotes teamwork across the organization; acts as a catalyst to remove organizational barriers.
  • Ensures development teams meet interim and final deliverables.
  • Demonstrates and advocates the HME Values.

What You Will Need To Succeed

• Qualifications
  • Firm understanding of Project Management practices.
  • Good knowledge of business practices and protocols.
  • Experience in electronic product manufacturing, programming and test
  • Excellent organizational, planning and time management skills.
  • Technical skills relevant to project management.
  • The ability to work well with others and lead a team.
  • Good interpersonal and communication skills.
  • Strong presentation and influence skills.
  • Must be able to demonstrate good judgment and maintain a high level of confidentiality.
  • Organizational, planning and detail follow-up skills required; demonstrated ability to plan a project and execute to a timeline.
  • Ability to lead and influence in a matrix environment without direct authority over team members.
  • Comfortable working in a fast-paced, dynamic environment while juggling multiple projects.
• Experience
  • 3+ Years
• Education
  • BA or BS (college graduate) - Required
  • Project Management (PMP) Certificate - Preferred
  • MA or MBA (Master's Degree) - Preferred
  • Knowledge of Lean Product Development and the Lean A3 Problem
  • Solving Process - Preferred
• Travel

The posted pay range, $102,400 - $136.500, is what we reasonably expect to pay for the role. This may vary depending on experience and other factors.

• Our benefits package includes tuition reimbursement; 3 weeks paid vacation your first year, paid holidays, medical, vision, and dental coverage, pet insurance, life insurance, and 401K contributions.

The physical demands and work environment described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. The employee will occasionally lift and move up to 10 pounds, 50 pounds with assistance.