Senior Technical Project Manager

Company Overview:

Second Order Effects (SOE) is an engineering consulting firm that transforms uncertainty into fully functional hardware and software. We work on projects at all stages of development; we perform analysis, build prototypes, and take products to market. Our team solves high-impact problems across numerous industries, including automotive, aerospace, consumer electronics, industrial automation, biomedical, and green energy. Our designs control rocket engines, manage satellite communications, instrument fusion reactors, and are enjoyed by consumers around the world. The only thing we won’t build is weapons.

Founded in 2016, Second Order Effects has 50+ employees (and counting!) in offices in El Segundo, California and Redmond, Washington. We've worked with 130+ clients on 250+ projects as a partner, on retainer, or on demand.

How do we do this? We prioritize others, build the right thing, welcome difficulty, and play the long game. Learn more at soeffects.com!

Team Overview:

The Technical Project Management team is responsible for the success of our projects across SOE. The projects our team manages cover a wide range in scale and complexity, ensuring that there is rarely a dull moment. On projects we organize stakeholders and our teams for success, forecast project performance, work with technical experts in and outside of our company to build the right solution, and foster a community of learning and growth for our employees! 

Job Overview:

As a Senior Technical Project Manager you will be working alongside a highly motivated and hard working engineering team to untangle the complex web of customer needs, company resources, and the laws of physics. You could be working on next generation spacecraft, technology on the forefront of green energy, best in class consumer products, or any of our other high impact projects. Alongside customer work, our senior TPMs also contribute to and influence our internal infrastructure development as our team grows!

What You Will Do:

• Work with clients on the cutting edge of technology development
• Lead teams to build the right thing in a wide variety of industries such as aerospace, automotive, renewable energy, medical devices, and more
• Drive client and internal communication, including difficult conversations on scope, timeline and budget
• Manage team morale, stress and time in order to maintain a healthy project culture and client relationship
• Forecast project performance and plan around identified risks
• Manage and track project budget, resourcing, and schedule across multiple teams and projects
• Drive the creation of project budgets, work breakdowns, rough-order estimates, task prioritization, and integration plans
• Assist in screening of candidates and contractors 
• Participate in the development of internal PM tools, policies and best practices

What You Will Need:

• Bachelor's degree (Engineering, Computer Science, Physics, Math, Management, Business, or related fields)
• 5-7+ years experience working as a technical project manager in a related field 
• Familiarity with the labor breakdown and execution of engineering projects and project planning
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills on technical topics
• Ability to identify project risk, scope creep, and missing critical requirements
• High level of organization and responsiveness
• Familiarity with project management tools, such as Microsoft Project, Smartsheet, Jira, Confluence, etc.

What Would Be Useful: 

• Direct experience in technical engineering project management
• Familiarity with formal project accounting and reporting
• Experience in 1 or more of the following:
  • Electrical engineering design work and knowledge of embedded systems, firmware, power electronics, analog control, and/or discrete logic design
  • Mechanical systems and packaging for aerospace, automotive, and/or consumer electronics products
  • Quality management systems and practices, such as AS9100 or ISO
  • Test systems and/or qualification testing for aerospace, automotive, and/or medical projects
  • Software development flows and frameworks and core concepts of common programming languages (e.g., Python, C, C++, etc.)

Benefits:

• Compensation range of $145,140-$186,610 + equity incentive plan
• Flexible work hours and work from home policy 
• 100% employer-paid health insurance (Medical, Dental, Vision) for employees + 50% dependent coverage
• Unlimited paid time off policy, 11x paid company holidays, 12x paid sick days
• 401(k) retirement account and employer matching (Safe Harbor 4%)
• Generous paid parental leave
• Relocation assistance available if 50+ miles away from the office
• Electric Vehicle (EV) charging ports
• Daily catered lunches, snacks, and accessible kitchen

Additional Requirements:

• Applicant must be willing to work 40 hours a week on-site in El Segundo, California, USA
• Applicant must be eligible to work on ITAR projects
• Job Type: Full-time (Salary)

ITAR Requirements:

• To conform to U.S. Government space technology export regulations, including the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR), you must be a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident of the U.S., protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3), or eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State. Unfortunately, we are unable to provide sponsorship at this time.

If you don’t meet 100% of the preferred skills and experience, we encourage you to still apply!

Second Order Effects is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer; employment with SOE is governed on the basis of excellence and will not be influenced in any manner by race, color, religion, gender, national origin/ethnicity, veteran status, disability status, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, mental or physical disability, or any other legally protected status.