Project Manager - Engineering

Fieldpiece is hiring a Project Manager to join our growing team! You’ll work with internal teams and external suppliers to plan, prioritize, and manage NPD projects from concept through production. You'll ensure resources are effectively managed, hurdles are jumped, projects are completed, and KPIs are met. You have a product engineering background, understand the project life cycle, and can lead teams to bring new products to life in an OEM environment.

Recognized as a Best Places to Work in SoCal in 2023, Fieldpiece has been delivering rugged, professional-grade, and feature-rich tools and testing instruments to HVACR technicians since 1990. HVACR pros trust us to help them do their jobs better, faster, and easier with tools like spanning meters, manifolds, leak detectors, scales, and more. Awarded the Kepner-Tregoe Critical Thinking Cultural Excellence Award, we utilize this framework to enable clear thinking skills to flourish.

We offer a hire-to-retire philosophy to encourage career growth, a flexible work schedule, and a kitchen full of snacks to keep you charged throughout the day. We're a team of innovators where curious experimenting is celebrated, learning is encouraged, and initiative is rewarded.

What You'll Do

Collaborate with internal and external resources to define, prioritize, plan, manage, and report on projects to ensure on-time, on-budget completion. Develop and manage project governance plans, schedules, goals, success criteria, milestones, resources, and budgets. Establish data collection and reporting processes to capture key metrics of project activities and provide reports to stakeholders. Take ownership and responsibility for issue management, risks, decisions, and the overall success of a project with internal and external (suppliers) teams. Ensure all project-related documentation and deliverables are completed.

What You Bring

Bachelor’s degree - preferably in STEM - or equivalent experience; PMP certification is a plus. 3+ years of project management experience. 5+ years of product engineering experience - preferably NPD/NPI. Experience with MS Project, Gantt charts, and Gate Phase methodology. Strategically-minded analytical self-starter with the ability to manage and report on multiple, simultaneous projects and ensure resources are used efficiently. Exceptional communication and negotiation skills to consistently arrive at mutually accepted conclusions. Ability to lead cross functional teams and manage resources by planning, organizing, scheduling, and coordinating the work of others. Thrives in a collaborative environment, remains calm under pressure, and builds trust and positive relationships with others. Ability to travel up to 15% - nationally and internationally.

Excellent benefits!

Matching 401k up to 4% with immediate vesting. Healthcare premiums covered at 80% for you and your family with HSA and FSA options. Supplemental Term Life, Employee Assistance Programs (EAD), and more. Hire to Retire philosophy that includes personal career development plans. Bonuses based on company and personal performance. Music program that pays for onsite guitar and piano lessons for you and your family - take a break in the music room!

The California base annual salary range for this role is currently $100,000 - $135,000 plus bonus. Pay scales are determined by role, level, location, and alignment with market data. Individual pay is determined through interviews and an assessment of several factors that that are unique to each candidate, including but not limited to, job-related skills, relevant education and experience, certifications, abilities of the candidate and pay relative to other team members. We can share more information about our bonus program and benefits during the hiring process.

EOE AA M/F/Veteran/Disability