Senior Project Manager – Defense Hardware, Flexible Hours

KÄGWERKS; Vancouver (WA); Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 175,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

PTO 15 days

Federal holidays

Health plan

401(k) match

Employee Assistance Program

Flexible hours

Work from home Fridays

Job summary

Kägwerks designs and develops rugged, tactical operator-worn communications technologies for the warfighter and first responders. Reporting to the VP of Engineering, you will lead multiple product development teams and deliver projects on schedule, within budget, and to quality standards across the full lifecycle—from ideation through production release.

This role is ideal for an organized, hands-on leader with strong communication skills who can collaborate with technical teams and external

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering or another technical field.
• Excellent communication, leadership, and cross-functional collaboration skills.

Responsibilities

• Develop detailed project plans that include technical scope, execution schedules, project budgets, and resource loading.
• Manage the project team’s work assignments to meet committed milestones and deadlines.
• Monitor project expenditures (labor, expense, and capital) throughout the project.
• Provide concise project reports to key internal stakeholders on a monthly basis.
• Identify technical, schedule, and cost risks to project deliverables and develop plans to mitigate them.
• Ensure adherence to the product development stage-gate process.
• Schedule and lead weekly project meetings, monthly project reviews, and all design and gate reviews for the project.
• Coordinate qualification and compliance testing to applicable military standards and customer specifications.
• Review project material purchases to ensure adherence to the project budget.
• Track and report on KPIs related to project execution and provide suggestions for improving team efficiency and execution consistency.
• Oversee subcontractors and suppliers to ensure deliveries are consistent with project requirements.
• Manage the transition of designs into production, working with contract manufacturers and component suppliers.

Skills

Leadership

Cross-functional collaboration

Communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree in engineering or technical field

Tools

Microsoft Project

Smartsheet

Jira

Job description

Kägwerks designs and develops rugged, tactical operator-worn communications technologies for the warfighter and first responders. Reporting to the VP of Engineering, you will lead multiple product development teams and deliver projects on schedule, within budget, and to quality standards across the full lifecycle—from ideation through production release.

This role is ideal for an organized, hands-on leader with strong communication skills who can collaborate with technical teams and external