Project Manager Principal

200 Neo City Wy, Kissimmee, FL 34744, USA

Posted Friday, August 7, 2026 at 5:00 AM

Bold Thinking. World Changing. At Sky Water, our ingenuity helps improve lives around the world by manufacturing U.S. made semiconductors that are essential ingredients of modern life. Automotive safety enhancements, life-saving medical devices, consumer electronics and American security require semiconductors. Working in our Minnesota headquarters, Florida, or Texas location — employees join together to improve the world.

Explore what’s possible. Joining our U.S.

- based team means contributing to and learning about the commercialization of some of the most exciting technologies the world has ever seen. We are turning “science fiction” into everyday reality through technologies such as superconducting, 3D integrated circuits or computer chips, carbon nanotubes, photonic logic devices, micro electro-mechanical systems and other emerging device topologies. We manufacture products for aerospace and defense, medical, automotive, consumer and industrial markets, to name a few.

Our customers include emerging leaders who rely on our intellectual property security and quality manufacturing services.

Step into the future. Sky Water’s values of Integrity, Excellence, Collaboration, Empowerment and Growth Mindset guide us to cultivate an empowered, learning environment. We also invest in developing highly skilled, dedicated employees — and employees who are entering the workforce for the first time, from the military, and a variety of educational backgrounds.

Are you bold thinking? Find your place on our team and help us change the world!

Primary Objective:

The Project Manager Principal is responsible for major internal projects for Skywater FL. Must have ability/interest to understand complex system interactions in business and IT environments. Demonstrated success functioning in a start-up environment. Excellent understanding of project dependencies and defining critical path. Possess ability to influence without position authority, direct resources, enforce processes and ensure projects are executed on time and in budget.

Position offers opportunity to define and execute vision for entire site and high degree of exposure to executive management.

Major Areas of Accountability:

• Project Leadership – Work closely with leadership to overcome challenges, ensuring project aligns with company strategic goals and provide structure to execute project
• Project Planning – Oversee complex multi year projects. Detailed planning, execution, and tracking of projects;
  ** escalate issues
  ** and change of scope requests
• Project Execution – Taking full ownership of project lifecycle and evangelizing team success as a high-impact leader. This dual responsibility enables high-quality delivery while building a strong, visible culture of winning in FL
• Project Financial Management – Report on project budget including vendor management; work with customers and data analytics team to support project scope
• Relationship Management – Build a common team and mission for site. Empowered to host workshops, hold team celebrations and create a culture of winning and excitement in the work Skywater FL does.

Required Qualifications:

• Education. Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering or technical business-related discipline
• Experience:
  
  5 + years in semiconductor, high-tech manufacturing or IT roles. Demonstrated project management skills and history of successes in past work. Previous experience required working in a startup environment.
• Skills:
  
  Curious problem solver, ability to understand and present complex information simply and with confidence. Desire and ability to work at different levels of the organization seamlessly. Special focus on excellent skills in relationship building and influencing without position authority. Deep understanding of project critical path and relentless drive for execution.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Atlassian Certificate or medium + Jirra/Confluence skillsCAPM/PMP
• Understand the basics of databases and using SQL/Scripting methods to retrieve data, develop insights to drive solutions to problems
• Basic understanding of AI in workflows…