Engineering Project Manager

Role Overview

The Engineering Project Manager supports the Technical Program Lead (TPL) by driving execution at the task and workstream level.

While the Technical Program Lead owns the end-to-end program vision, scope, capacity alignment, and overall success, the Engineering Project Manager ensures that short- and mid-term engineering tasks are planned, executed, tracked, and reported accurately.

This role is ideal for an experienced project manager who excels at operational rigor, follow-through, and early risk detection.

Key Responsibilities

Execution & Task Management

• Break down program-level plans (defined by the Technical Program Lead) into clear, actionable tasks and milestones.
• Own day-to-day execution tracking for assigned engineering workstreams ( example 3 month milestone).
• Ensure tasks are progressing as planned and completed to definition of done.

Schedule, Dependency & Risk Tracking

• Track timelines, dependencies, and handoffs across engineering sub-teams.
• Identify delays, blockers, or capacity issues early.
• Escalate risks and proposed mitigations to the Technical Program Lead promptly.

Cross-Team Coordination

Coordinate task execution across:

• Engineering sub-teams (e.g., terminal hand, wrist, socket, harness)
• Test and QA teams
• Medical advisors (as needed for validation checkpoints)
• Support coordination with external collaborators, including distributed 3D print farms and manufacturing partners, as defined by the program plan.

Project Management Tool Ownership

• Maintain accurate, up-to-date project plans in OpenProject.
• Ensure tasks, timelines, dependencies, and status updates are recorded consistently.
• Reinforce disciplined use of the project management system across teams.

Reporting & Communication

• Provide regular, structured progress updates to the Technical Program Lead.
• Surface slippage, scope creep, or execution risk with supporting data.
• Ensure leadership has clear visibility into task-level reality.

Process Discipline

• Apply lightweight but effective project management practices suitable for a volunteer-based organization.
• Help teams build repeatable habits around planning, execution, and reporting.