Senior Engineering Project Manager

Mini-Circuits designs, manufactures and distributes integrated circuits, modules, and sub-systems for high-performance radio frequency (RF) and microwave applications. With design, sales, and manufacturing locations in over 30 countries, Mini-Circuits’ products are used in a range of wired and wireless communications applications. Our products are also used in detection, measurement, and imaging applications, including military communication, guidance, and electronic countermeasure systems, commercial, scientific, military land, sea, and aircraft; automotive systems, medical systems, and industrial test equipment.

Mini-Circuits sells its products to over 20,000 customers globally through our direct sales force, applications engineering staff, and sales representatives, as well as through our extensive website.

Position Summary:

The Sr Engineering Project Manager is responsible for overseeing projects that span all product lines within the Core Business Unit (CBU). These are often complex situations that require a balance of business and engineering implications while maintaining quality and consistency of products within the product lines. This is largely leading without authority, driving progress to deadlines & digging deep into the cross functional details. This position is also to help with management/reporting of the CBU as a whole such as Quarterly Business presentation preparation, yearly CBU business strategy and other projects focused on improving CBU.

Job Function:

• Work independently and in conjunction with CBU PMMs, PMEs, product line managers, CBU Product management and with the corresponding Design Engineers along with all associated departments involved in running the business unit.
• Work with the department managers of the various functional departments to assign resources to the project to successfully achieve the project objectives.
• Drive execution progress on projects to a successful completion of objectives.
• Accurately define the projects’ purpose, scope, and objectives, project deliverables, key milestones, and project resource requirements and fully document as necessary with a project charter.
• Document the status of the work effort relative to the plan using various project tracking tools; partner with appropriate stakeholders to document project progress/gaps/actions.
• Responsible for the attainment of the project objectives including the review of project deliverables for coverage and quality.
• Work with the Engineering Test Department manager to assign characterization test resources and qualification resources.
• Prepare and maintain documentation and folders in accordance with established procedures in preparation for compliance audits.
• Close projects in accordance with established procedures and guidelines.

The duties, responsibilities and expectations described above are not a comprehensive list and additional tasks may be assigned to the member, within the scope of the position.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering + 7-10 years of experience in a related field, OR
• Master’s degree in electrical engineering + 5-7 year of experience in a related field
• Must understand basic project and product line financial metrics: ROI, GM, R&D Spend and contribution margin
• Proficient in the use of Project Management, ERP and PLM tools (JIRA, SmartSheet and/or Arena desirable)
• Strong research, analytical and presentation skills
• Must have ability to communicate at the right level of detail for the consumer. Details for the people working the various projects but also executive summaries worthy of consumption by VPs, Sr VPs and C suite.
• Exceptional verbal and written communication skills; interpersonal communication skills
• Demonstrated ability to deliver on-time results and be accountable.
• Detail oriented and extremely well organized.

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk and hear. The employee frequently is required to stand, walk, sit and use hands to operate a computer keyboard. The employee is occasionally required to reach with hands and arms. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 10 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, and ability to adjust focus. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Cultural Focus

• Displays enthusiasm and Passion for their work
• Works to the standard of Uncompromising Quality by meeting or exceeding stated objectives and embracing continuous improvement
• Exercises sound Business Judgement, ensuring that efforts are on track with the Company’s goals
• Operates with the mindset of Customer Obsession – by meeting or exceeding expectations to both internal and external customers
• Takes Accountability by taking ownership and accepting responsibility for their conduct and contributions
• Demonstrates a strong sense of urgency and accomplishes tasks with Speed and attention to detail
• Cooperates, collaborates and contributes to shared goals with a strong sense of Teamwork
• Conducts themselves with Honesty & Integrity and treats all members with Trust & Respect

Additional Requirements/Skills

• Comply, understand, and support corporate safety initiatives to ensure a safe work environment
• Ability and willingness to abide by Company’s Code of Conduct
• Valid driver’s license and ability to drive for extended periods of time
• Occasional travel, some overnight, as required

Disclaimer: The listed qualifications and requirements for each position are intended as guidelines. Mini-Circuits reserves the right to hire outside of these guidelines at Management’s discretion.

Mini-Circuits is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of actual or perceived age, race, creed, color, national origin, sexual orientation, military status, sex, disability, predisposing genetic characteristics, marital status, familial status, gender identity, gender dysphoria, pregnancy-related condition, and domestic violence victim status or protected class characteristic, or any other protected characteristic as established by federal or state law.