Technical Project Manager
On-siteHinckley, Illinois, United States
Job Summary
Develop implementation plans including cost-benefit and ROI analyses, then manage project execution to ensure adherence to budget, schedule, and scope. Estimate time, costs, and resources needed while monitoring progress to assure deadlines, standards, and cost targets are met. Provide updates to management on milestone status, initiate plan modifications, and confer with team members to identify and resolve problems. Perform technical and project risk assessments, prepare status reports, establish communication plans, and assign duties to project members. Guide teams by setting performance standards, document information in approved formats, and analyze data to process trends. Submit deliverables ensuring quality standards and facilitate project meetings to advise management on process improvements. Collaborate daily with engineers and others to translate business requirements into solution options.
Required Qualifications
- Professional experience as a technical project manager (typically at least 3 years)
- Sufficient knowledge of technology research, development, and productization
- Influencing skills which support meeting the project deliverables through the workforce of other departments
- Excel in organizing, planning, and prioritizing work
- Time management skills which have been successful in managing your own time and that of others
- Accustomed to complex problem solving; identification, information review, options development, and evaluation, as well as solutions implementation
- Background in technology and/or engineering
- Experience with data (management, analysis, etc.)
- Collaborates well with others - we work within our teams, across the organization, with customers, and vendors
- Ability to translate complicated business requirements into multiple solution options and explain the benefits and disadvantages of various approaches
- A flexible mindset - when change occurs, you remain resilient
- Exceptional communication skills, including listening, oral and written
- Success in building teams and assigning tasks
- Experience in learning new relevant information and, as needed, interpreting the information for others
- Exceptional analytical, critical thinking, problem-solving, and decision-making skills
- General knowledge of Windows OS
- BS in Mechatronics, Computer Science, Mechanical Engineering, Robotics, Mathematics, or other related degree
- A valid and current driver's license is required
- U.S. citizenship is required for this position due to federal contract requirements, client‐site access restrictions, and compliance with export‐controlled information under applicable federal regulations (ITAR/EAR)
- Applicants must be currently legally authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis without sponsorship from ARIS Technology
- ARIS Technology participates in E-Verify. Federal law requires all employers to verify the identity and employment eligibility of all persons hired to work in the United States
- Travel Required: 5% or less
Desired Qualifications
- Industrial Automation experience, with an understanding of robotics
- Knowledge of 3D perception and autonomous systems
- PMP or PMI certified
- Professional project management experience with a U.S. Federal Contractor
- Prior work experience with Jira
- Agile methodology
- Familiarity with software engineering projects
- Experience with a tech start-up, other small start-up, and/or a matrix environment
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