ALTEN Technology USA

ALTEN Technology USA

Technical Project Manager

Foster City, California, United States · Contract

Sponsorship not specified$110k-$130kDetected 6 days ago
Project ManagementJiraRoboticsMechanical DesignAerospace EngineeringMedical DevicesCommunicationMentoring

About the role

  • We take pride in fostering a culture where employees feel valued, supported, and inspired to grow.
  • You are known for closing loops without supervision and preventing scope creep in fast-moving environments. • Calm under pressure, concise in communication, and capable of synthesizing shifting priorities into a clear path forward.
  • Please beware of job seeker scams and see this important notice on our careers page for more information about our recruiting process.

Responsibilities

  • Own the delivery status of specific attribute roadmap milestones. You ensure that "on track" is a reality, not just a status color, by identifying and clearing blockers before they stall progress.
  • Work 1:1 with engineering and test leads to surface local execution risks - such as vehicle downtime, instrumentation delays, or hardware shortages - and implement immediate recovery plans.
  • Run, maintain, and continuously improve our JIRA structures, sprint cadences, and reporting rituals. Your goal is to create a system that allows engineers to focus on engineering while self-coordinating through your framework.
  • Manage and disposition all cross-functional requests, ensuring dependencies between stakeholders are clearly defined and closed.
  • Drug Screening Requirement: As a federal contractor, Alten USA maintains a drug-free workplace.

Requirements

  • 2+ years of experience in project management and a Bachelor's in Business, Communications, Engineering, or a related field.
  • Experience with resource management software (e.g., JIRA) to develop project plans and track asset availability against timelines.
  • Successful track record of delivering multiple complex automotive technical projects in parallel.
  • High degree of understanding of vehicle testing and development.
  • Familiarity with prototype or pre-production vehicle testing and development.
  • You are known for closing loops without supervision and preventing scope creep in fast-moving environments.
  • All candidates selected for employment will be required to successfully complete a pre-employment drug screening as a condition of hire.
  • Drug Screening Requirement: As a federal contractor, Alten USA maintains a drug-free workplace. All candidates selected for employment will be required to successfully complete a pre-employment drug screening as a condition of hire.
  • High degree of understanding of vehicle testing and development. You should understand system interactions and dependencies.
  • Expert-level ability to structure boards, workflows, and dashboards that provide real-time visibility into project health without creating "admin debt" for engineers.
  • A "closer" mentality with a high sense of ownership. You are known for closing loops without supervision and preventing scope creep in fast-moving environments.
  • Calm under pressure, concise in communication, and capable of synthesizing shifting priorities into a clear path forward.
  • Bonus Qualifications

Nice to have

  • Background in Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or a related field.
  • Experience in a startup or high-growth "execution-first" environment.
  • Familiarity with vehicle development cycles and prototype hardware management.
  • Experience with autonomous vehicle platforms and software development.

Compensation

  • $110,000-130,000
  • The actual salary offered is dependent on various factors including, but not limited to, location, the candidate's combination of job-related knowledge, qualifications, skills, education, training, and experience

Benefits

  • We're ALTEN Technology USA, an engineering company helping clients bring groundbreaking ideas to life-from advancing space exploration and life-saving medical devices to building autonomous electric vehicles.
  • With 3,000+ experts across North America, we partner with leading companies in aerospace, medical devices, robotics, automotive, commercial vehicles, EVs, rail, and more.
  • When you join ALTEN Technology USA, you'll collaborate on some of the world's toughest engineering challenges, supported by mentorship, career growth opportunities, and comprehensive benefits.

Company info

  • Alten USA is a federal contractor subject to the requirements of the Vietnam Era Veterans' Readjustment Assistance Act (VEVRAA) and Executive Order 11246.
  • We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and consider all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status.
  • As part of the global ALTEN Group-57,000+ engineers in 30 countries-we deliver across the entire product development cycle, from consulting to full project outsourcing.
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