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Project Manager Communications Division
OTTO designed, manufactured and precision tested, right here in the
USA.
OTTOs opportunity:
Our Project Manager Communications Division manages all the aspects
of product development activities, from concept to production.
Responsibilities include coordinating the activities between the
engineering disciplines (EE, ME, FW, SW), sourcing, manufacturing,
production, and in some cases suppliers, customers, and partners to
achieve project goals in a timely fashion. Set deadlines, assign
responsibilities, and monitor team members. Prepare reports for the
upper management regarding the status of a project. Must have the
ability to translate big-picture business needs into plans for
detailed-oriented tasks. Strong, proactive management and people skills
to encourage collaboration and keep projects on track yet know when
escalation to management is necessary.
Specifically, the Project Manager Communications Division will:
- Work with the project teams to develop product requirements, project
schedules, and milestones that meet or exceed customer expectations
- Experience launching projects in a production facility
- Coordinate internal resources and third parties/vendors for the
flawless execution of projects
- Apply modern project management tools and techniques to keep a
project on schedule and within budget
- Ability to address root cause issues using problem-solving skills
and execute contingency planning with the project team to keep
schedules on track
- Making effective decisions when presented with multiple options
- Depending on project size, the Project Manager may be required to be
part of the project team engineering, analysis, etc.
- Maintain and regularly update NRE hours, tooling costs, part costs,
and test costs
- Manage BOMs, engineering change notices, and all project-related
documents
- Runs weekly project meetings to keep a cross-functional team
informed and on task
- Present monthly project reviews to senior management schedule,
costs, issues
- Adhere to OTTOs phase-gate process and ensure phase requirements are
completed and properly documented
- Assist with other duties as required or assigned