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Engineering Project Manager
| Company | Xylem |
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| Location | Yellow Springs, OH, USA |
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| Salary | $86700 – $156100 |
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| Type | Full-Time |
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| Degrees | Bachelor’s |
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| Experience Level | Senior |
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Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in engineering or relative technical field
- 5 years of engineering experience working to bring physical products from ideation to mass production/assembly line
- Experience in Project Management
- Project Management certifications are a plus
- Project Management of software projects is a plus
- Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written
- Ability to work with a cross-functional team
- Ability to work in a product development team environment
- Ability to multi-task
- Requires minimal direction
Responsibilities
- Manages projects through a Xylem Product Development (XPD) stage-gate process, from ideation through production launch and year 1 retrospective
- Maintains and is accountable for XPD gate deliverables and presentation to senior leadership team stakeholders for approvals and gate clearances
- Accountable for the project team’s introduction of product items, components, BOMs and other controlled documentation into YSI business systems for production intent
- Works closely with cross-functional assigned project resources from our New Product Development (NPD) engineering team, Sciences team, and Services team within R&D
- Works closely with cross-departmental teams such as Marketing/Product Management, Finance, Quality, Manufacturing Engineering, and Procurement teams
- Completes projects that meet budget, customer requirements, schedules, product cost, and regulatory certifications
- Provides regular updates to management on progress and provides mitigating solutions to risks or delays
- Ensures that all development and design work is thoroughly documented and organized for future reference
- Utilizes modern tools to plan project timelines, tasks, milestones, and deadlines, as well as familiarity with ERP systems such as Oracle or SAP
- Plans and facilitates communication between stakeholders with project meetings to align the project
- Prepares agendas, meeting notes, and project summaries
- Contributes to the continuous improvement of YSI project management standard processes, documentation and training
- Contributor to technical feasibility studies/analysis, cost-benefit analysis, and recommends engineering solutions
Preferred Qualifications
- Project Management certifications are a plus
- Project Management of software projects is a plus
