What are the responsibilities and job description for the Technical Project Manager position at Volk Optical Inc.?
Volk is the world's leading brand in ophthalmic diagnostic and surgical lenses. Our purpose is to eradicate preventable blindness through all aspects of the work we do. Volk is a highly regarded, global organization and is a subsidiary of Halma, a FTSE 100 company. To support our ongoing growth, we are looking for you!
As a Technical Project Manager, you will be responsible for:
Our ideal candidate brings experience and knowledge in developing and executing strategies, while building commitment within the team. In addition, this person should possess:
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As a Technical Project Manager, you will be responsible for:
- Defining, planning, and managing project milestone activities
- Coordinating a product development design or project team consisting of multiple engineering disciplines (electrical/firmware, mechanical/optics, software, testing, quality, and manufacturing engineering)
- Working with product management/marketing and engineering team members to develop agreed-upon specifications
- Managing and coordinating activities across the enterprise to meet product development or project requirements
- Leading the teams to deliver on engineering/cost/quality goals and timing
- Partnering with sales and product management to identify new ideas/business development opportunities
- Maximizing the value to the enterprise ensuring the commercial business case is strong throughout the new product development process
Our ideal candidate brings experience and knowledge in developing and executing strategies, while building commitment within the team. In addition, this person should possess:
- Bachelor’s degree in engineering or technical field.
- 5 years of project management experience, including launching products in a commercial/OEM environment.
- Exhibit understanding of the cross-functional relationships between inter-company groups and the expertise required to take a product through development and on to production.
- Ability to understand technical aspects of the product and support top level discussions.
- Ability to work in a global environment across multiple cultures.
- Experience in estimating budget, cost, and materials on complex projects for capital-funded projects.
- Familiarity with different NPD processes a plus (particularly lean, agile processes).
- Experience working in a regulated medical device environment
- Experience with optical, opto-mechanical, and electronic products a plus.
- SOLIDWORKS capabilities and APQP, DFMEA/PFMEA knowledge or experience a plus.
- PMI Certification a plus.
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