Engineering Project Manager

Intralox LLC, a division of Laitram LLC, has a position available for a Project Manager who will work in our New Orleans office within New Products Development, focusing on research and analysis, directly interfacing with a group of scientists focused on bringing specialized skills to our New Product Development teams. This unique role combines project management expertise with scientific research to develop business cases, prioritize research initiatives, and coordinate operations across multiple technical domains including Software Development, Structural Analysis (Strength, Vibration, Acoustics), and Test Lab operations.

Intralox LLC, a division of Laitram LLC, has a position available for a Project Manager who will work in our New Orleans office within New Products Development, focusing on research and analysis, directly interfacing with a group of scientists focused on bringing specialized skills to our New Product Development teams. This unique role combines project management expertise with scientific research to develop business cases, prioritize research initiatives, and coordinate operations across multiple technical domains including Software Development, Structural Analysis (Strength, Vibration, Acoustics), and Test Lab operations.

This role is accountable for accurate and clear representation of stakeholder needs. The candidate must be able to tell the customer's story and work with subject matter experts to deliver both the compelling message behind the ask to your team and the final deliverable to the stakeholders.

Learn about the New Products Team here

Our global workforce of over 4,000 employees in 20+ countries consists of reliable problem solvers, continuously developing and directly delivering solutions that have driven our customers’ growth worldwide for more than 50 years.

Intralox was founded on the principle of doing the right thing, by treating customers, employees, and suppliers with honesty, fairness, and respect.

We invest heavily in these values and aim to practice our business philosophy principles every day, which is why we have been consistently recognized for innovation and workplace excellence. We believe in the power of a good idea no matter where it comes from, using trust as the foundation to how we work, and that self-managed people are our greatest asset.

This position will not be eligible for Sponsorship!

• Develop business cases and strategic plans for research initiatives across Software Development, Structural Analysis (Strength, Vibration, Acoustics), and Test Lab operations.
• Prioritize projects and resources with research and engineering teams, balancing technical feasibility, customer impact, and business value.
• Coordinate project and operations management across teams, including timelines, dependencies, risk management, and escalation paths.
• Lead cross-functional execution from concept through delivery of final products and outcomes to customers.
• Aggregate technical and project data into clear summary reports with recommendations that guide team delivery decisions.
• Organize and maintain project documentation, decisions, and status artifacts to support alignment, traceability, and knowledge transfer.
• Build and maintain research roadmaps aligned to organizational goals, partner projects, and funding priorities.
• Communicate progress, risks, and tradeoffs to technical and non-technical stakeholders, and support continuous improvement in research operations.
• Develop our SharePoint communication site to provide user access to historical research.

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Physical Sciences, Computer Science, or related technical discipline; advanced degree preferred.
• 3+ years of experience in project management, program…