Senior Technical Project Manager, Sensors

HRL Laboratories, LLC; Malibu (CA); On-site; USD 173,000 - 222,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Life insurance

401K match

Gym facilities

PTO

Sick time

Upward mobility

Job summary

HRL Laboratories, LLC in California seeks a senior technical project manager to lead rapid-paced, transformative technology development projects in sensors and advanced materials. You will partner with PIs and manage bid/proposal stages, planning, and team performance to ensure on-time, within-budget execution.

The role requires a BS/MS/PhD in science or engineering, 8+ years of PM experience in R&D or product development, and strong skills in contracting, scheduling, and risk management.

Qualifications

• BS, MS, or PhD in a science or engineering field.
• 8+ years of project management experience in R&D or PD.
• Experience with contracting, sub-contracting, supplier management, and legal.
• Ability to re-plan projects and communicate changes as constraints evolve.
• Broad technical background across science and engineering, MEMS desirable.
• Costing and scheduling skills; IMS, critical path, earned value, MIS presentation.
• Proficiency in MS Project or equivalent and MS Office.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills to bridge technical and business functions.

Responsibilities

• Strategic planning, scheduling, and management of multi-phase development projects.
• Plan and advocate for resources (personnel, equipment, space).
• Communicate cost and schedule risk to customers, PIs, and laboratory leadership.
• Provide programmatic, financial and technical reporting to customers and internal stakeholders.
• Proactively engage project teams on execution progress, planning and risk management.
• Provide recommendations to senior management for opportunities to improve execution.
• Prioritize workflows and staffing allocations to maximize project innovation and maturation.

Skills

Project management

Contracting/Subcontracting

Resource planning

MS Project

Communication skills

Technical background

MEMS familiarity

Earned value analysis

Vendor coordination

Interpersonal skills

Education

BS/MS/PhD in science or engineering

Tools

MS Project

MS Office

Job description

HRL Laboratories pioneers the next frontiers of physical and information science. Delivering transformative technologies in automotive, aerospace and defense, HRL advances the critical missions of its customers to help them remove limitations and create competitive advantage. HRL then transitions the work back to customers – ready for real-world application. For more than 70 years, HRL’s rich portfolio of scientific discoveries and engineering innovations continues to build on each other — often in unexpected, profound and far-reaching ways. As a private company owned jointly by Boeing and GM, HRL prioritizes purpose over profit, significantly advancing the state of the art.

HRL Laboratories advances critical structural and functional materials and semiconductor devices that enable precision navigation, quantum technologies and extreme-environment performance. With expertise from design through deployment, we deliver scalable, high-performance solutions that transform our customers’ missions. Our work leverages digital manufacturing and scalable microfabrication techniques to meet tomorrow’s toughest challenges.

Position Summary:

The HRL Materials and Microsystems Laboratory (MML) is seeking a motivated and agile senior technical project manager to support the technical teams in executing rapid‑paced, transformative technology development projects in the areas of sensors and advanced materials. The role with partner with project principal investigators (PIs) and help ensure successful project execution through support and management of program bid/proposal stages, project planning, and team and subcontractor performance.

Key Responsibilities:

• Strategic planning, scheduling, and management of multi-phase development projects that rapidly mature and deploy new technologies
• Plan and advocate as required for resources (personnel, equipment, space, etc.)
• Effectively communicate cost and schedule risk to customers, PIs, and laboratory leadership
• Provide programmatic, financial and technical reporting to customers and internal stakeholders
• Proactively engage project teams on execution progress, strategic planning and development and implementation risk management plans
• Provide recommendations to senior management for opportunities to improve execution
• Prioritize workflows and staffing allocations to maximize project innovation and rate of technology maturation

Required Qualifications:

• BS, MS, or PhD in a science or engineering field
• 8+ years of project management, ideally with an emphasis on early to mid-stage research and development (R&D), product development (PD) and government funded contract research and development projects
• Experience with project execution: including but not limited to contracting, sub-contracting, supplier management, finance, purchasing, and legal
• Ability to dynamically re-plan projects and communicate changes as new information and results are acquired and resulting from changes to constraints in resources including staffing, procurements, and financials
• A broad technical background in the fundamental aspects of science and engineering is required. Technical familiarity with microfabrication process flows for electronic components including MEMS is highly desirable
• Costing and scheduling skills include the ability to produce and maintain a networked and resourced master integrated schedule (IMS), critical path analysis, earned value analysis, and presentation of MIS to customers and leadership desirable
• Expertise in MS Project or equivalent, MS office suite
• Effective interpersonal skills to bridge the gap between technical and business functions
• Excellent oral and written communication, interaction with vendors/colleagues and willingness to work in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment

Special Requirements:

U.S. Citizenship with the ability to obtain and maintain a US Government security clearance

Compensation and Benefits:

• Pay Range: $172,900 - $221,600
• Our salary ranges are determined by role, level, and location (California). The range displayed on each job posting reflects the target range for new hire salaries for the position.
• Within the range, individual pay is determined by work location and additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training. Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary range during the hiring process.
• Benefits: HRL offers a generous and very competitive total compensation and benefits package. Our Regular/Full Time benefits include medical, dental, vision, life insurance,
• 401K match, gym facilities, PTO, Sick time, upward mobility, and an exciting and challenging work environment.
• For more information about our company benefit offerings please visit: https://www.hrl.com/careers/benefits

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