Project Manager - Hardware Development

Rockwell Automation; Milwaukee (WI); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Insurance including Medical, D0

401k

Paid Time off

Parental and Caregiver Leave

Flexible Work Schedule

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Job summary

Rockwell Automation in Milwaukee, WI seeks a Project Manager to drive hardware and embedded software product development with cross‑functional teams in an Agile setting.

You will manage delivery plans, risks, and budgets, coordinate with manufacturing, and align roadmaps while mentoring teams and communicating progress to leadership.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree required.
• PMI/PMP or equivalent certification preferred.
• 5+ years of relevant experience in project management for hardware/software.
• Experience with Agile/Scrum, SAFe, and cross-functional teams.
• Knowledge of PM tools (Jira, Jama, SAP) and budgeting/forecasting.

Responsibilities

• Create and manage project delivery plans, budgets, and resource plans.
• Identify dependencies, risks, and mitigation strategies.
• Drive decision-making and resolve project issues and risks.
• Communicate progress, decisions, and risks to team and leadership.
• Ensure alignment of initiatives to avoid duplication.
• Contribute to product roadmaps and feature delivery.
• Note: no direct reports in this role.

Skills

Project management

Stakeholder communication

Agile/Scrum

Risk management

Cross-functional leadership

Education

Bachelor's Degree

PMI/PMP certification

Tools

Jira

Jama

SAP

Scheduling software

Job description

Rockwell Automation is a global technology leader focused on helping the world’s manufacturers be more productive, sustainable, and agile. With more than 28,000 employees who make the world better every day, we know we have something special. Behind our customers - amazing companies that help feed the world, provide life-saving medicine on a global scale, and focus on clean water and green mobility - our people are energized problem solvers that take pride in how the work we do changes the world for the better.

We welcome all makers, forward thinkers, and problem solvers who are looking for a place to do their best work. And if that’s you we would love to have you join us!

Job Description

Position Summary: As a Project Manager, you will work with Engineering, Product Managers, Program Managers and Business Managers to bring our product roadmaps to life. Your responsibilities span the product development life cycle from project initiation, through development and test, to product release. In this position, you will manage new products comprised of electronic hardware and embedded software. You will construct a plan and coordinate delivery across engineering teams in an Agile development environment. You will work closely with our manufacturing and sourcing teams to ensure the plant is ready to build the product at release. Facilitating decisions across disciplines and addressing issues early are important to your success in this role. Project teams may consist of resources in global facilities. Working with an international team may be required on some projects. Some travel, including both domestic and international, may be required to meet with team members and facilitate project progress. You will be supported with mentorship and coaching. After success in this role, you will have the opportunity to grow into roles with increased scope and responsibility. You will report to a manager in the Project Management Office and work from Mayfield Heights, OH or Milwaukee, WI.

Your Responsibilities

• Partner with multi-discipline teams to create and manage project delivery plans, finances, and resource plans.
• Look beyond the current project state to identify dependencies, anticipate obstacles and risks, and proactively put mitigation and contingency plans in place.
• Bring your team together to drive decisions, resolve complex project issues and risks, and manage change.
• Concisely communicate progress, decisions, issues, risks, and mitigation plans to your team and senior leadership.
• Ensure project alignment across other initiatives to avoid duplication or misaligned opportunities.
• Provide input to product roadmaps and strategies to optimize new product and feature delivery.
• Note: You will not have direct reports in this role.

The Essentials - You Will Have

• Bachelor's Degree.
• Legal authorization to work in the US is required. We will not sponsor individuals for employment visas, now or in the future, for this job opening.

The Preferred - You Might Also Have

• Typically requires 5+ years of relevant experience.
• Bachelor of Science degree in an Engineering discipline.
• Advanced training or certifications in PMI/PMP, Lean Six Sigma, Business Administration, Management, Operations, Project Engineering, or Agile/Scrum methodologies.
• Experience in product or application development, especially with electronic hardware and embedded software.
• Experience in a project management or project leadership role.
• Partner with management and lead indirect resources.
• Demonstrated experience in project planning (including financial budgeting and forecasting), execution, and risk management.
• Knowledge of project/product management tools such as Atlassian Jira, Jama, SAP, and scheduling software.
• Experience using Agile/Scrum methodologies, especially with the Scaled Agile Framework.
• Knowledge of product certifications, such as 61508 functional safety, 62443 security, UL, CE, and TUV.
• Technical knowledge of industrial controls, new product design, hardware/software, product testing, manufacturing, or continuation engineering.

What We Offer

• Health Insurance including Medical, Dental and Vision
• 401k
• Paid Time off
• Parental and Caregiver Leave
• Flexible Work Schedule where you will work with your manager to enjoy a work schedule that can be flexible with your personal life.
• To learn more about our benefits package, please visit at www.raquickfind.com.

This position is part of a job family. Experience will be the determining factor for position level and compensation.

At Rockwell Automation we are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive and authentic workplace, so if you're excited about this role but your experience doesn't align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right person for this or other roles.

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Rockwell Automation’s hybrid policy aligns that employees are expected to work at a Rockwell location at least Mondays, Tuesdays, and Thursdays unless they have a business obligation out of the office.