Technical PM – Hardware Development & SMT Manufacturing

Eagle Wireless; Solon (OH); On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Eagle Wireless in Solon, Ohio is seeking a Technical Project Manager to lead cross-functional teams across engineering and manufacturing for electronic devices and cellular modules. You will drive projects from concept through design, validation, and production, ensuring on-time delivery and alignment with customer requirements.

The role requires a strong background in hardware development, NPI, and automated SMT manufacturing, with excellent leadership and stakeholder management skills to

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Engineering Technology, Project Management, or a related technical field.
• 5+ years of technical project management experience supporting engineering or manufacturing organizations.
• Experience leading cross-functional engineering projects involving hardware development and manufacturing.
• Strong understanding of product development lifecycles and New Product Introduction (NPI).
• Experience managing complex project schedules, budgets, resources, and technical deliverables.
• Knowledge of manufacturing processes, including automated production environments and electronics manufacturing.
• Strong leadership, communication, and stakeholder management skills.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Project or similar project management tools, AutoCAD, NavisWorks, Revit

Responsibilities

• Lead cross-functional product development and manufacturing projects from concept through commercialization and production.
• Develop and maintain integrated project plans, schedules, budgets, resource plans, and risk registers.
• Coordinate engineering activities across Electrical, Mechanical, Controls, Automation, Manufacturing, and Software teams.
• Manage New Product Introduction (NPI) projects, ensuring successful transition from prototype builds to full-scale automated manufacturing.
• Facilitate project planning, design reviews, technical reviews, and executive status meetings.
• Monitor project scope, schedule, budget, risks, and key performance indicators while driving accountability across functional teams.
• Coordinate supplier activities, equipment procurement, manufacturing readiness, and production launch schedules.
• Work closely with Manufacturing Engineering to ensure production lines, SMT equipment, automated assembly systems, and test equipment are ready to support product launches.
• Identify project risks and develop mitigation strategies to minimize schedule and cost impacts.
• Support engineering change management, product revisions, and configuration management throughout the product lifecycle.
• Collaborate with Quality and Regulatory teams to ensure products meet applicable industry standards and customer requirements.
• Prepare executive-level reports, dashboards, and project communications for leadership and stakeholders.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives that improve project execution, operational efficiency, and product launch success.

Skills

Project leadership

Cross-functional collaboration

NPI experience

Hardware development

Manufacturing processes

Stakeholder management

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Engineering Technology, Project Management, or related field

Tools

Microsoft Project

AutoCAD

NavisWorks

Revit

Job description

Eagle Wireless in Solon, Ohio is seeking a Technical Project Manager to lead cross-functional teams across engineering and manufacturing for electronic devices and cellular modules. You will drive projects from concept through design, validation, and production, ensuring on-time delivery and alignment with customer requirements.

The role requires a strong background in hardware development, NPI, and automated SMT manufacturing, with excellent leadership and stakeholder management skills to