Project Manager (Boston,MA)
Lightelligence, United States

Lightelligence is a venture-backed AI hardware company founded by MIT alumni, working to commercialize cutting-edge technology at the forefront of photonic computing. The company has raised over $200M in pursuit of solving one of today’s most complex engineering challenges. With a culture of internal mobility, there's an opportunity to thrive in a variety of disciplines, this is a place for dreamers and doers to succeed.

We are looking for a Project Manager to join our product development team onsite in our Boston or Marlborough, MA office.

What you’ll do at?Lightelligence:

• Lead cross-functional teams in Lightelligence’s product development and research projects
• Collaborate with senior program managers to deliver specific portions of complex product development programs
• Guide product development teams through a phase-gate based product development process and enforce timely delivery of quality project and program deliverables
• Demonstrate team-first leadership, where the success of the team is valued over that of any one group or individual
• Support engineering teams in the development of architecture and design specifications required to implement product requirements provided by product management
• Guide development teams through the creation of project plans and schedules. Proactively maintain development schedules through the entire project lifecycle
• Lead teams through risk identification, scoring, and mitigation planning activities
• Proactively socialize risks and escalate unresolved obstacles and challenges to management for visibility, support, and resolution
• Partner with external suppliers as needed to acquire intellectual property or design services as well as prototyping and manufacturing
• Provide regular progress updates to executive management and stakeholders on team progress, accomplishments, and challenges
• Work with program participants and stakeholders to resolve differences and negotiate agreements

Requirements

• Highly motivated, self-starting individual who can work independently but also knows when to ask for support.
• High-ownership mindset that values team success over individual success.
• Bachelor’s Degree (BS or BA) required, preferably in electrical engineering, computer engineering, software engineering or other similar technical discipline.
• Minimum of 3 years of experience managing semiconductor or electronics product development projects or programs.
• Ability to guide engineering teams through a work breakdown process and independently assess the quality of that WBS.
• Good written and oral communication skills to support collaboration with and driving of development teams. Able to communicate effectively in complex situations to avoid confusion and bring clarity.
• Experience with either Agile or waterfall project management techniques.
• Skilled with MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Project.

• Demonstrated history of success managing global teams.
• Experience with JIRA, GitLab, or Azure Dev Ops
• PMP or PgMP certification
• Experience in the semiconductor industry; familiarity with machine learning or silicon photonics

Benefits

We offer the following benefits:

• Company subsidized health, vision and dental benefits
• 3 weeks PTO and 1 week of paid sick leave
• 401 (k) with an employer contribution
• 10 Paid holidays
• Free lunch everyday at the office
• A great place to work!

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