Hardware Project Manager

Company Overview At Motorola Solutions, we believe that everything starts with our people. We’re a global close-knit community, united by the relentless pursuit to help keep people safer everywhere. We build and connect technologies to help protect people, property and places. Our solutions foster the collaboration that’s critical for safer communities, safer schools, safer hospitals, safer businesses, and ultimately, safer nations. Connect with a career that matters, and help us build a safer future. Department Overview At Motorola Solutions we are helping solve some of the biggest challenges around safety and physical security by developing advanced artificial intelligence (AI) technologies and products that are used to help keep people, businesses, and cities around the world safer. Avigilon, a Motorola Solutions company, designs, develops, and manufactures advanced AI, video analytics, network video management software and hardware, surveillance cameras, and access control solutions that help change the way people interact with their security systems. Job Description The Video Security & Access Control (VS&A) Enterprise Physical Security organization Project Management Team has an exciting opportunity for a Project Manager to work on the delivery of key products from the company roadmap.  Working with an energetic, highly skilled, and diverse team within engineering and across several business functions, the Project Manager will be responsible for early scoping, planning, innovation, execution, control, and closeout of several small to medium-sized projects.  Projects are designed and delivered in a fast-paced and highly collaborative environment, where customer satisfaction and time to market are key success factors. Duties vary depending on the nature of projects but will most often include: Create complete project schedule and planning documents including, but not limited to effort estimates, resource requirements, and capital costs Project execution according to the approved project plan and schedule Actively monitor project progress, track outstanding issues and risks and their mitigation plans, follow up on action items, and provide timely project status updates Actively manage and support cross-departmental project teams and technical leaders, ensuring timely delivery of high-quality deliverables Work with manufacturing teams to plan and coordinate prototype production Work with other Hardware, Firmware, and Software project managers to coordinate project dependencies across teams Liaise with 3rd party vendors and suppliers as appropriate Maintenance of project documentation over the life of the project Evolution of project management processes to ensure an efficient project lifecycle Qualifications: Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical, Electrical, or Computer Engineering A solid understanding of NPI projects and Product Lifecycle Management A minimum of 3 years of experience in a hardware project or program management role is desirable Project Management Professional (PMP) certificate is considered a plus Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities: Background in hardware (mechanical, electrical, firmware) design development Ability to plan and work in a fast paced environment with competing priorities, tight deadlines, and diverse stakeholders Experience developing formal project deliverables including reports, charts, status updates, executive summaries, and presentations Understanding of software development and dependencies in relation to hardware delivery Exceptional organizational skills Excellent written and oral communication skills including the ability to deliver presentations and concise updates to project sponsors and senior management Proficient use of engineering change management tools such as Agile PLM is considered a plus Proficient use of issue tracking and wiki based tools where familiarity with Atlassian tools is considered a plus Target Base Salary Range: $85,000 USD - $105,000 U ... (truncated, view full listing at source)