Description

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, sales representatives, as well as through our extensive website.

Position Summary:

The Engineering Project Manager I (EPM) is responsible for coordinating teams to deliver project(s) that span across multiple locations. Manage resources, schedules, documentation, financials and adhere to stage gate quality. This also includes management of issues, risks and project change requests to ensure successful and on-time project delivery.

The EPM will run projects on a day-to-day basis, verify that the project produces the required deliverables of quality, within the specified constraints of time and cost, and to achieve the potential benefits defined in the business case. Basic RF design, fabrication and assembly knowledge are essential.

Salary Range: $98,000 - $110,000 per year

Job Function:

• Oversee and manage a portfolio of projects that span one or multiple areas of business.
• Work independently or in conjunction with a product design team on product development projects, and with all associated departments involved in product design, characterization, qualification, and the release to production and/or the release to the website.
• Work with the department managers of the various functions to assign resources to successfully achieve project objectives.
• Partner with the Purchasing team to focus on the timely and adequate supply of materials for Engineering and Manufacturing Assembly to support deliverables.
• Own the full project life cycle, driving successful project execution from initiation to deployment, managing one major or several minor initiatives concurrently.
• Prepare detailed schedules, estimates and comprehensive plans for all project phases.
• Track milestones and progress daily.
• Work directly with design engineering and marketing team to generate and present business case for new products under consideration.
• Coordinate resources effectively to achieve project objectives within defined timeframes.
• Facilitate clear, timely, and effective communication throughout the project lifecycle.
• Identify, assess, and manage project risks and issues, implementing mitigation strategies to minimize impact.
• Provide weekly status reports on key project deliverables, dependencies, risks, and issues to leadership and stakeholders to include escalation of risks and shortfalls, potential mitigation plans, and opportunities for improvement.
• Prepare comprehensive documentation, project summaries, and authorization forms for individual projects.
• Ensure organized and accurate maintenance of all project files and records.
• Contribute to the establishment of best practices, templates, policies, tools, and strategic partnerships to strengthen the organization’s project management capabilities.
• Support continuous process improvement initiatives to enhance project delivery outcomes.
• Pursue ongoing professional development to stay current with emerging technologies, methodologies, and best practices.

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 or similar engineering field of study required  
• 0-2 years of experience in Project Management in an RF Product Development environment 
• Must have a basic understanding of RF components and the product development process. 
• Demonstrated ability to apply creative and analytical thinking in a collaborative, problem-solving environment, demonstrating teamwork, innovation, and excellence. 
• 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 experience using Excel for database management (sorting, filtering, processing, categorizing, and graphing skills are essential). 
• Exceptional verbal and written communication skills; interpersonal communication skills, with the ability to engage both technical and non-technical audiences. 
• Demonstrated ability to deliver on-time results and be accountable. 
• Detail-oriented and extremely well-organized. 
• Deep understanding of project and program management principles, methodologies, and best practices. 
• Strong leadership, diplomatic, and motivational abilities with the capability to influence across business and technology teams at all levels. 
• Ability to understand and manage the interdependence between technology, operations, and business needs.

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.

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
• 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.