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Technical Project Manager

Pittsburgh, PAOnsiteFull TimePosted 16 days ago

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Required skills

  • AI enabled computing sensors
  • prototype to high volumes
  • onshore production
  • technical guidance
  • customer facing contact
  • budget
  • performance
  • schedule
  • technical expertise
  • cross-functional teams

Nice to have

  • developer
  • start-up environment
  • multiple stakeholders
  • transitioning projects into production

Role summary

Hellbender Inc. is seeking a Technical Project Manager to lead AI-enabled computing sensor projects from conception to production. This role involves customer-facing responsibilities, managing project budgets, performance, and schedules. The ideal candidate will have expertise in electromechanical systems, experience leading engineering projects, and strong cross-functional collaboration skills. The position is based in Pittsburgh, PA, and emphasizes an inclusive work environment.

Who We Are

Hellbender Inc. is a Pennsylvania Benefit Corporation who partners with innovators to mature their Artificial Intelligence enabled computing sensors and produce their solutions onshore at prototype to high volumes.

Hellbender is intentionally forming an inclusive work environment and is committed to uplifting the historically marginalized identities including veterans, women, trans and underrepresented races in our community and industry.

Must be a U.S. Person

Job Summary

As a Technical Project Manager at Hellbender, you will be responsible for planning and executing multiple concurrent projects and for providing the technical guidance needed to transition projects from conception, through design, and into production. You will be the main customer facing contact and directly responsible for the budget, performance, and schedule of assigned projects.

This role requires technical expertise, attention to detail, as well as the ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams. The ideal candidate will have a solid background in electromechanical systems and experience leading technical teams through complex engineering projects. United States veteran and diverse candidates are encouraged to apply at any experience level.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

  • Establish trust and build effective relationships with customers, executives, engineering and production teams, and a variety of cross-functional stakeholders
  • Manage and ensure successful, on-time, on-budget delivery of engineering solutions for multiple concurrent projects
  • Organize project teams by assigning responsibilities, developing schedules, and determining resource requirements
  • Identify risks to the contracted scope and develop mitigation plans
  • Interface with all departments including design, procurement, manufacturing, assembly, and testing to ensure project alignment
  • Support business development and new work proposals, and generate additional scopes of work for current projects as required

    • Qualifications, Skills, and Attributes

  • A Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Materials Science, Robotics, or equivalent education
  • Experience leading technology-based products through the various developmental phases including requirements definition, design, testing, field trials, and production
  • Experience balancing resources across multiple projects, as well as tracking scope, schedule, and budget
  • Strong experience with Microsoft Office Suite, software configuration tools, and project management systems
  • Experience leading cross-functional teams of varying skills and experience
  • Excellent written and oral communication skills
  • Experience working with software, firmware, mechanical, and/or electrical engineering teams as a developer preferred
  • 2–5+ years Product Management experience
  • Previous experience in a start-up environment, working on complex software and hardware projects with multiple stakeholders is highly preferred
  • Prior experience transitioning projects into production is highly preferred

    • Benefits

  • Automatic 5% employer contribution to 401k by Hellbender
  • Base level health, dental and vision insurance, 100% by Hellbender for employees and their families
  • Ten holidays, plus company-wide week shutdowns at the Independence Day week and Christmas/New Year’s week
  • Accrue 15 hours of PTO per month
  • Hellbender Inc. stock through our Equity Incentive Plan

    • Work Location

    Pittsburgh, PA with some travel between two local locations

    Opportunity for Advancement

    Hellbender is a growing business and follows a policy that prioritizes internal promotions. As new positions are created new opportunities for advancement will be created as well.

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