Engineering Project Manager

## Engineering Project Manager Apply:
Andover, MA:
Full time:
Posted Today:
R23464
** A Day in Your Life at MKS:
** The Project Manager drives execution of NPI and sustaining projects across a business unit, managing cross-functional development projects from concept through production launch. Reporting to the Director of Project Management and working closely with engineering directors and functional leads, this role requires the ability to coordinate cross-functional teams, maintain disciplined project tracking, and communicate status clearly and transparently.

The right candidate is proactive, technically curious, and comfortable operating in a matrixed environment where building relationships is essential to getting things done.

** You Will Make an Impact By:*
* · Manage execution of multiple projects across the product development lifecycle, including scope, schedule, budget, and risk management
· Coordinate across engineering, manufacturing, quality, supply chain, and business teams to drive project milestones and resolve blockers
· Build and maintain project schedules, tracking task dependencies and surfacing risks and delays early enough to act on them
· Track project financials including budget consumption and variance reporting, escalating concerns before they become problems
· Prepare and lead project status at gate reviews and regular program reviews, with clear and accurate communication of progress, risks, and open issues
· Maintain project documentation consistent with ISO quality system requirements, ensuring deliverables and decisions are traceable and audit-ready
· Identify resource conflicts and scope changes early, working with functional managers to resolve them or framing escalations with recommended actions
· Support the division's project prioritization process by maintaining accurate and current project data
** Skills You Bring:*
* · Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience required
· 5+ years of related experience required
· Experience managing cross-functional projects with engineering, manufacturing, and quality stakeholders
· Technical proficiency – comfortable in technical discussions, with background in engineering (e.g. electronics) and/or analytical product development preferred
· Working knowledge of stage-gate or similar product development processes
· Ability to build and maintain project schedules with clear dependency tracking
· Comfortable working in matrixed environments without direct authority over project team members
· Continuous improvement mindset – apply MKS Product Development Process to the project objectives and develop process and team working principles to continuously improve outcomes
· Ability to travel up to 15%
** Preferred

Skills:

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* · Bachelor’s degree in engineering, science, or a related technical discipline strongly preferred
· Experience managing projects in a hardware development environment strongly preferred
· PMP certification or equivalent a plus
· Experience in semiconductor equipment, industrial technology, or a related precision manufacturing industry
· Familiarity with ISO 9001 or similar quality management systems and audit processes
· Experience participating in or supporting customer-facing engineering discussions
· Experience with project budgeting and financial tracking
** Physical Demands &

Working Conditions:

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* · Perform activities such as sitting, standing, or typing for extended periods of time
· Must be able to communicate information and ideas so others will understand
· Must be able to exchange accurate information
· Operates in a professional office environment
· Constantly operates a computer and other office productivity machinery
· Ability to observe documents and details at close range (within a few feet of the observer)
· Noise level…