Engineering Project Manager II

Mini-Circuits designs, manufactures and distributes integrated circuits, modules, and sub-systems for high-performance radio frequency (RF) and microwave applications. With design, sales, and manufacturing locations in over 30 countries, Mini-Circuits’ products are used in a range of wired and wireless communications applications. Our products are also used in detection, measurement, and imaging applications, including military communication, guidance, and electronic countermeasure systems, commercial, scientific, military land, sea, and aircraft;

automotive systems, medical systems, and industrial test equipment.

Mini-Circuits sells its products to over 20,000 customers globally through our direct sales force, applications engineering staff, and sales representatives, as well as through our extensive website.

Engineering Project Manager II leads cross‑functional product development initiatives from concept through production and catalog release. This role builds strong internal and external partnerships to deliver high‑quality RF & Microwave solutions, drives structured project planning and execution, and manages multiple concurrent programs. The position applies sound judgment, prioritization, and creative problem‑solving to navigate ambiguity, mitigate risk, and consistently deliver projects on schedule, and within scope.

$105,000 - $120,000 per year

• Works independently or in conjunction with Product Design Engineers, Supply Chain, and Quality on product development projects.
• Works cross‑functionally with all associated departments involved in product design, characterization, qualification, and the release to production and/or the release to website.
• Leadership in managing a team of Project Managers (direct reports, as required) and Engineers (indirect reports) through example, transparent communication and negotiation.
• Works to develop productive working relationships through networking with senior staff in the sister organizations and other organizations both within and outside of Mini‑Circuits.

• Accurately define the project purpose, scope, and objectives (performance, budget, cost, timeline, ROI assessment, project budget, deliverables and key milestones, and resource requirements). A drive to phase gate completion.
• Project Definition includes the agreement and commitments from the supporting functional departments to the project objectives.

• Lead the Project Management Team to ensure the cross‑functional engineers follow the planning requirements of new Product Development projects (i.e. assignment of milestones, schedules, budgets, product costs, deliverables, risks and mitigation plans, and resource constraints).

• On a regular basis, document the status of the work effort relative to the agreed‑upon plan in the Mini‑Circuits Project Generation Process (PGP).
• Executes projects in accordance with established procedures and guidelines (opening, closing, data tracking integrity).
• Develops and clearly communicates project objectives cross‑functionally. Reporting includes escalation of projected project shortfalls in a timely manner to effect appropriate corrections.

• Responsible for the attainment of the project objectives including the review of project deliverables for coverage and quality.

• Partners with the managers of Procurement, Manufacturing Process Engineering, and Test Engineering to achieve timely execution for engineering design, pre‑production, test, and qualification.
• Lead the compliance efforts regarding documentation standards for the engineering process to allow successful results for internal and external audits.
• Accountable for successfully closing projects in accordance with established procedures and guidelines.
• Take proactive steps to address risks/opportunities throughout the project lifecycle.
• Document and implement lessons learned from closed projects.
• Accountable for defining cross‑functional team responsibilities, setting goals, and overseeing the success of the team.

The duties,…