Sr PD Project Mgmt Spec (Senior Project Engineer )

Planet Pharma; Lafayette (CO); On-site; USD 76,000 - 92,000; Full time

Job summary

Planet Pharma is seeking a Senior Project Engineer to coach and enable engineering teams. You will lead Agile Scrum Master activities, facilitate SAFe release trains, and coordinate across hardware, test, and program management teams.

You should possess a Bachelor’s degree in a technical field and at least 4 years of relevant experience (or 2 years with an advanced degree). English communication across global sites is essential, and a passion for continuous process improvement is expected.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a technical field required.
• Minimum of 4 years of relevant engineering experience (or an advanced degree with 2 years).
• Strong written and verbal communication across global teams (Israel and US).
• Demonstrated leadership, facilitation, and mentoring capabilities in Agile environments.
• Experience in Agile, Scrum Master, and SAFe practices is highly valued.

Responsibilities

• Serve as Scrum Master and support SAFe release train activities.
• Coordinate cross-functional teams (hardware, test, program management).
• Facilitate Agile ceremonies to plan, execute, and deliver value.
• Maintain DHF documentation and ensure traceability across teams.

Skills

Organizational Skills

Jira familiarity

Scrum Master/SAFe

Education

Bachelor’s degree in technical field

Tools

Jira

Job description

Pay 55-67/h depending on experience

Top 3 technical skills that are required for the role:

1. Organizational Skills and Jira familiarity
2. Scrum master and SAFe release train activities
3. Communication and ability to work through SOPs and established development processes.

Education Required:

Education Required: Bachelor’s degree in a technical field preferably Software Engineering

Years’ Experience Required:

Years’ Experience Required: Minimum of 4 years of relevant experience, or an advanced degree with a minimum of 2 years of relevant experience

Job Title

SeniorProject Engineer

The Project Engineer role is about coaching and enabling the engineering teams.We are building an environment where continuous improvement of the product development process is our focus, and everyone’s common goal is to deliver outstanding products as fast as possible while having fun.

In this role you will wear many hats, including but not limited to the following: Agile Scrum Master, SAFe facilitator, Agile coach, Design History File (DHF) coordinator, team leader, mentor, and change agent.

As a Project Engineer, you are passionate about communication, group dynamics and coaching and are not afraid to remove impediments from your team.You should have an insatiable appetite for learning new things and improving existing ones.

Job Duties include but are not limited to:

• Working cross-functionally with hardware and test teams serving as liaison to program management
• Working cross-site globally serving as liaison across teams (Israel & US)
• Serve as Scrum Master and support Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) release train activities
• Facilitate Agile and SAFe ceremonies and processes to help teams plan, execute, and deliver value
• Foster an environment for high-performing team dynamics and continuous flow. Provide the support needed by the teams to be self-organizing and self-managing
• Facilitate and coordinate Design History File (DHF) documentation
• Provide regular and open communication across stakeholders for transparency and awareness of progress and impediments
• Support program-level coordination by developing and maintaining timelines, milestones, and release plans
• Identify, visualize, and coordinate upstream and downstream dependencies, risks, and impediments
• Work with team and product owners to ensure a high quality of features in the backlog
• Use feedback and metrics to support delivery, identify improvement opportunities, and help teams implement practical solutions
• Work across stakeholders and teams to continuously improve
• Provide day-to-day team leadership and partner with program and functional leaders to resolve complex issues
• Share Agile and SAFe knowledge across teams and contribute to consistent, effective ways of working

Must Have: Minimum Requirements

EDUCATION REQUIRED:

Bachelor’s degree in a technical field

YEARS OF EXPERIENCE:

Minimum of 4 years of relevant experience, or an advanced degree with a minimum of 2 years of relevant experience

To be considered for this role, please ensure the minimum requirements are evident on your resume.

• Experience working in engineering, research, and development
• Strong knowledge and experience in an Agile environment
• Ability to communicate effectively in writing, verbally, and interpersonally with all levels of the organization, including delivering sensitive or difficult information tactfully. Work is global (Israel and US); the candidate must have a high level of English proficiency.
• Demonstrated team leadership, facilitation, and mentoring capabilities
• Ability to assess problems and solve them with a sense of urgency
• Ability to build alignment and help teams work together effectively
• Ability to effectively analyze data and apply solutions
• Comfort acting as a change agent and supporting adoption of improved processes and ways of working
• Working knowledge of the technical domain to effectively support technical risks that may arise (or ability to quickly develop)

Nice to Have

• Experience in the medical industry or other regulated industry
• Certified Scrum Master (CSM) certification or equivalent
• SAFe certification or equivalent experience
• Experience with Jira or a comparable Agile lifecycle management tool