Engineering Project Manager

A globally leading technology company is looking for an Engineering Project Manager (EPM) to join its innovative SoftGoods team focused on developing products made from materials such as textiles, silicone, and soft polymers. In this role, you ll collaborate closely with cross-functional design and engineering teams to bring precision and creativity to soft-material products that define the next generation of consumer experiences. The ideal candidate combines strong technical acumen with a passion for product development and hands-on problem solving in a fast-paced, collaborative environment. If you re excited about shaping the future of soft-material innovation, we invite you to apply!
Job Responsibilities:
Drive the day-to-day activities to meet the overall program objectives related to mechanical design, development, and engineering validation.
Build and maintain project schedules, assess and mitigate risk, and lead cross functional teams via great communication and diligent oversight.
Enable team success by crafting and monitoring a streamlined development plan, managing critical path, and driving timely issue resolution.
Lead team meetings, document action items, drive follow-up, and be accountable for communicating development and schedule status to senior management.
Coordinate with Product Design, Industrial Design (ID), Operations, Reliability and other key cross functional teams.
Understand technical issues and drive them to closure by bringing together key partners and facilitating problem solving and decision-making.
Be empowered to build great relationships across high-energy teams.
Work closely with manufacturing suppliers and OEM partners.
The role will require international travel to support manufacturing builds in Asia.
Minimum Qualifications:
BS ME or equivalent.
Project management experience related to developing computer accessories or related consumer products.
Experience working closely with product design and other cross functional teams to drive closure of technical issues and communicate risk.
Experience creating schedules
You are someone who is analytical, professionally assertive, and exhibit excellent attention to detail.
Strong verbal & written communication and executive level presentation skills.
You exhibit a deeply curious mindset about new ideas.
Preferred Qualifications:
Experience as a practicing mechanical engineer or related product development role prior to becoming a project manager.
Experience working with industrial designers or other similarly creative product developers.
Experience fostering relationships with manufacturing suppliers and coordinating development builds.
Experience managing program finances and tracking budget.
Prior experience working with soft goods materials and processes (synthetics, textiles).
Prior experience traveling internationally to work closely with manufacturing suppliers.

Type: Contract
Duration: 10 months (with extension possible)
Work Location: Cupertino, CA (on-site)
Pay range: $ 64.00 - $ 79.00 (DOE)