Senior Project Manager, Microelectronics

Massachusetts Technology Collaborative - Westborough, MA

Full-time - Senior

Onsite - Westborough, MA

About the position

In 2023, the Northeast Microelectronics Coalition (NEMC) Hub was selected as one of eight Department of Defense (DoD) Microelectronics Commons Regional Hubs. This selection, along with the accompanying award, is the result of over two years of collaboration and coalition-building with more than 90 industry, academic, and government partners. Led by MassTech, the NEMC Hub is dedicated to enhancing the nation's global leadership in microelectronics and establishing a robust lab-to-fab development ecosystem. As of March 2024, the NEMC Hub has submitted 15 proposals to the federal government's Microelectronics Commons Call for Projects, which encompass collaborative projects involving the Hub's 170 member organizations across the Northeast. The Hub's submissions highlight its strengths in diverse sectors, covering all six critical technology execution areas identified by the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD), including 5G/6G technology, AI Hardware, Commercial Leap Ahead Technologies, Electromagnetic Warfare, Secure Edge/IoT Computing, and Quantum Technologies. The Senior Project Manager will play a crucial role in overseeing multiple microelectronic development projects concurrently, ensuring successful project execution from inception to completion. The ideal candidate will possess exceptional project management and communication skills, along with prior experience managing other project managers. A background in microelectronics, including telecommunications, AI computing, semiconductors, photonics, and IoT, is essential. Experience in project reporting to federal government agencies such as DARPA, U.S. DoD, or NSF is a plus. The Senior Project Manager will interface with engineers, administrative staff, and other stakeholders to drive alignment and achieve project goals, ensuring that all projects adhere to timelines, payment milestones, technical deliverables, and quality standards.

Responsibilities

• Develop comprehensive project plans, including scope, schedule, budget, and resource allocation for various microelectronics development projects.
• Manage the oversight and reporting of projects, ensuring adherence to timelines, payment milestones, technical deliverables, and quality standards.
• Proactively identify and mitigate risks and issues that may impact project delivery.
• Lead a team of project managers, providing guidance, support, and mentorship to ensure successful project delivery.
• Develop and implement project management processes and best practices to optimize efficiency and effectiveness across the organization.
• Coordinate with functional managers to ensure adequate staffing levels and skills alignment for project needs.
• Serve as the primary point of contact for internal and external stakeholders, including engineering teams, administrators, and senior management.
• Facilitate communication and collaboration between cross-functional teams to ensure alignment on project objectives and priorities.
• Synthesize and present project requirements or outcomes to internal and external audiences such as NEMC Hub Members or sponsor agencies.
• Establish key performance indicators (KPIs) and metrics to track project progress and performance.
• Generate regular status reports and updates for stakeholders, highlighting achievements, challenges, and action plans.
• Identify opportunities for process improvements and operational efficiencies within projects.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in business, engineering, management, or a similar area of study.
• PMP or equivalent project management certification is preferred.
• 7+ years of demonstrated project management experience, including oversight for other project managers.
• Demonstrated success in managing multiple complex projects simultaneously, ideally within the microelectronics industry.
• Strong project management skills, including experience with project planning, scheduling, risk management, and resource allocation.
• Proficiency in project management tools and software, such as Microsoft Project or Jira.
• Proficiency in communication and data management tools such as Salesforce or Airtable is a plus.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to effectively engage and influence stakeholders at all levels of the organization.
• Ability to relate well to a broad base of stakeholders across industry, academia, and government in an open constructive manner that inspires collaboration and engenders mutual trust.
• A positive, enthusiastic, can-do attitude.

Nice-to-haves

• Experience in project reporting to federal government agencies (e.g. DARPA, U.S. DoD, NSF, etc).

Benefits

• Hybrid work schedule
• Competitive total rewards package