Technical Program Manager

Team: Engineering

Location: Austin, TX

Commitment: Full-time

Workplace Type: onsite

Key Duties & Responsibilities

• Managing multiple projects and schedules 
• Implementing and managing changes to ensure project goals are achieved
• Meeting with stakeholders to make communication easy and transparent regarding project issues and decisions on services
• Producing accurate and timely reporting of project status throughout its life cycle
• Analyzing project risks
• Supporting the creation of the project plan with cross-functional teams to define achievable scope and schedule, with dependencies identified early and incorporated into said plan
• Successfully execute the system project plan and support bringing the product to market on time with appropriate trade-offs made
• Managing the overall development schedule and critical path
• Identify and evaluate technical risks and drive mitigation strategies cross-functionally to de-risk the project continuously
• Management and development teams have clear visibility into program progress and are made aware of timeline risks and tradeoff decisions
• Running team meetings for progress reporting 
• Engaging with outside resources for technical support i.e. vendors, supply chain lead times
• Other duties as assigned
 

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering or a related field
• 5+ years of project management experience in hardware product development, from concept to end of life, in a lean, startup environment
• Proven stakeholder management skills
• A basic understanding of nuclear technology and power systems is preferred
• Competency in Microsoft applications, including Project, Word, and Excel
• Competency in relevant program management tools
• Able to discuss implementation details with engineering, quality, regulatory, and supply chain to identify cross-functional dependencies and technical risks to project completion
• Excellent record-keeping and documentation skills
• Extremely organized and attentive to detail