Xcimer Energy

Project Delivery Manager

Denver, CO · Director · Part-time

Work authorization required$170k-$215kDetected 141 days ago

RESTSupply ChainProcurementHardware DesignResearchLeadershipCommunicationProblem Solving

About the role

Xcimer has assembled a team of leaders in tough tech, fusion science, and manufacturing with a track record of rapid execution.

Serve as the execution lead for the Element, driving day-to-day delivery performance across Engineering, Manufacturing, and Supply Chain in alignment with technical direction from designated engineering leads.
Own the integrated execution strategy and activity sequencing for the Element, partnering with Program Planning & Controls to maintain the formal schedule baseline and reporting structure.
quantify impact and implement mitigation strategies in coordination with functional and program leadership.
Lead recovery planning and realignment efforts when performance deviates from the plan, ensuring corrective actions are clearly defined, owned, and driven to completion across teams.
Translate scope and design changes into clear execution, cost, and schedule impacts, enabling informed Program Director decision-making.
Proactively identify integration risks, resource conflicts, and sequencing gaps; quantify impact and implement mitigation strategies in coordination with functional and program leadership.
Background in hardware integration and system-level test campaigns, including readiness reviews and build sequencing.
Demonstrated capability integrating supplier schedules, long-lead procurement, and manufacturing readiness into element-level execution plans.

Demonstrated experience managing integrated schedules within multidisciplinary engineering programs.
Experience resolving resource conflicts across engineering, manufacturing, and supporting functions in complex development environments.
Experience leading recovery efforts and coordinating cross-functional teams to address schedule or integration challenges.
Experience working against cost baselines and supporting cost/schedule performance analysis in development programs.
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to influence technical stakeholders without direct authority.
Must be a U.S. citizen or national, U.S. permanent resident (current Green Card holder), or lawfully admitted into the U.S. as a refugee or granted asylum.
Experience supporting technology maturation and manufacturing scale-up within complex hardware development programs.
Familiarity with structured risk management practices, including quantitative schedule risk assessment, to protect delivery commitments.
Education: Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Physics, or a related field (Master's preferred).
Demonstrated ability to identify execution risks early and implement structured, data-informed mitigation strategies.
Experience partnering effectively with Program Planning & Controls organizations to maintain disciplined schedule and cost baselines.

Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Physics, or a related field (Master's preferred).
5+ years leading cross-functional teams.
Strong financial acumen with experience managing multi-million-dollar budgets
EVMS/EIA-748 familiarity is a plus.

Xcimer Energy leverages decades of research on Inertial Fusion Energy (IFE) combined with groundbreaking new laser architecture.
Join us in powering a better world with inertial fusion!

In addition, employees receive paid sick time, 13 company-paid holidays, and an annual paid company shutdown.

Xcimer offers a comprehensive benefits package designed to support employee health, well-being, and long-term success.
Eligible employees also receive equity, allowing them to share in the company's long-term success.
Xcimer operates under a flexible Paid Time Off (ATO) approach.
Rather than a fixed number of vacation days, employees are trusted to take the time they need to rest and recharge while meeting the expectations of their role and team.
are available to regular employees, including part-time and fixed-term roles, as well as interns, with eligibility varying by benefit.

Xcimer Energy is proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer and is committed to attracting, retaining, and developing a highly qualified, diverse, and dedicated work force.
Xcimer Energy hires and promotes people on the basis of their qualifications, performance, and abilities.
We support the establishment and maintenance of a workplace that fosters trust, equality, and teamwork, in which all employees recognize and appreciate the diversity of individual team members.
We provide all qualified applicants for employment and employees with equal opportunities for hire, promotion, and other terms and conditions of employment, regardless of their race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin/ethnicity, age, physical or mental disability, genetic factors, military/veteran status, or any other status or characteristic protected by federal, state, and/or local law.

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