Project Manager (Engineering)

Overview

Are you a strategic thinker with a passion for leading cross-functional engineering teams through complex product development cycles? We’re looking for an experienced Project Manager (Engineering) to drive innovation across hardware and software initiatives at Shure, a world class leader in audio products.

 

In your role as Project Manager, you’ll lead projects from concept to completion, ensuring seamless execution and collaboration. If you're ready to make a measurable impact in a fast-paced engineering environment, we want to hear from you.

 

This position is hybrid, and based in our Niles, IL location. 

Responsibilities

• Supervises the activities of the Core Team in the development of architectural and requirement documents and negotiates scope of work and details Project Charter together with Team and Project Stakeholders.
• Supervises Team activities in developing Project Plans utilizing standard project management tools and templates as outlined by the Program Management department, guides and resolves conflict, and coordinates estimation of project manpower and task duration to determine overall project timeframes.
• Assess and monitor risk in key areas including project budgets, schedules, and quality/functionality, and communicate risks to the Project Team and Project Stakeholders. Negotiate and guide decisions towards budget and schedule adherence.
• Resolves technical problems by exploring alternatives, soliciting opinion, pursuing root cause, and coordinating experiments.
• Assure team complies with the new product development process and report progress to project governance bodies via regularly distributed status reports and collateral.
• Negotiate and maintain relationships with outside partners in collaboration with Supply Chain Associates, including outside design firms, co-development partners, and vendors in order to achieve project goals.
• Review all project activities at the end of a project, compile lessons learned, assess project adherence to targets, and suggest improvements for the revision of the new product development process.
• Drive upfront work and collaborate closely with all departments to get new concepts and projects approved, planned, staffed, and set up for success. 

 

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a related field, Engineering preferred
• PMI PMP certification or PDMA NPDP certification preferred
• Minimum 6 years of experience in new product implementation
• Minimum of 4 years of experience leading teams in a direct report or dotted/matrix environment.
• Proven expertise working with both in-house and OEM/ODM/JDM projects on a wide range of projects involving some or all of the following disciplines: Analog and Digital Audio Circuitry, Signal Processing, User Interfaces, Microphones, Acoustic Design, Mechanical Design, Packaging, Software/Firmware
• Product development experience and understanding of conference room platforms and technologies strongly preferred.
• Experience with products requiring domestic and international agency approvals (FCC, ETSI, CE, UL, TUV, etc.)
• Strong Negotiation skills to influence changes to project scope and targets as necessary.
• Able to exhibit leadership in situations without formal authority.
• Demonstrated ability to lead Project Teams through motivation, influence, and coaching of Team Members
• Able to communicate effectively across all levels of the organization, building relationships with Stakeholders and Project Team Members that enable Project Manager leadership.
• Ability to leverage knowledge of organizational roles and responsibilities to guide activities.
• Desire to continuously maintain knowledge of key disciplines (e.g., electrical, mechanical, acoustical, and software engineering; marketing; operations and quality) that allow for effective leadership of cross-functional Teams.
• Experience designing, leading, piloting, or implementing alternative project management techniques such as Critical Chain or Lean / Agile development.

 

Applicants for this position must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis. Shure will not sponsor applicants for this position for work visas.

 

WHO WE ARE

Shure’s mission is to be the most trusted audio brand worldwide – and for over a century, our Core Values have aligned us to be just that. Founded in 1925, we are a leading global manufacturer of audio equipment known for quality, reliability, and durability. We engineer microphones, headphones, wireless audio systems, conferencing systems, and more. And quality doesn’t stop at our products. Our talented teams strive for perfection and innovate ever