Senior Project Manager

Are you looking for a Senior Project Manager role in a technology company building mission-critical applications? Then, we need to talk!

American Innovations protects people and the environment by providing proven compliance solutions to oil and gas professionals from the field to the office. More than 30 years of experience drives innovative solutions that address the need for efficient data collection, reporting, and analysis – an integrated family of hardware, software and professional services backed by relentless customer service.

Are you ready for the next chapter in your professional career? Are you looking to join a company that is the leader in our core market and are rolling out our next generation of products now? Join our R&D team and take our company to the next level!

What we can offer you:

- Competitive benefits focused on your physical well-being, including Medical, Dental, and Vision insurance and company provided Life and Disability.

- Programs to improve your financial well-being, including a 401(k) plan with an employer match up to 4% with immediate vesting and financial education courses.

- Opportunities to give back to the community.

- Supportive and collaborative environments, happy hours, and fun events.

- Assistance to further your learning and development, and Lunch and Learns.

- A rewarding culture, with a focus on positive business practices and protecting the environment.

What you can offer us:

- Lead end-to-end planning, execution, and delivery of new hardware and firmware products for Cathodic Protection and related application.

- Ensure launches are on time, on budget, and meet organizational quality standards.

- Manage vendor and partner relationships, including component suppliers, contract manufacturers, and testing labs to support prototyping and pilot.

- Drive cross-disciplinary project teams through all phases of the product lifecycle-from concept, design, and prototyping through pilot, product release, and launch.

- Collaborate with engineering, quality, and product management teams to ensure ISO compliance and readiness for audits and regulatory reviews.

- Champion best practices for continuous improvement across R&D, manufacturing, and support operations; fostering a culture of learning and operational excellence.

- Facilitate and lead effective team meetings, cross-functional discussions, and project status updates to promote collaboration, transparency, and timely issue resolution.

What you need to succeed:

- 5+ years’ experience as a Project Manager (or similar role) in an R&D, hardware, or technology environment, with a demonstrated track record of structured project planning, execution, and delivery.

- Demonstrated success leading cross-functional project teams to deliver complex technical hardware and/or firmware projects on time and within budget, utilizing formal project management processes.

- Strong working knowledge of project management methodologies and best practices, including those outlined by PMI (e.g., scope, schedule, cost, risk, stakeholder, and quality management).

- Experience with Agile, Scrum, and/or Kanban methodologies (formal certification such as CSM preferred); ability to flex between Agile and traditional/waterfall approaches as needed.

- Familiarity with product development lifecycles—especially NPI

- Proficiency with project management and collaboration tools (e.g., Jira, Confluence, MS Project, or equivalent).

- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills; able to manage project risks, resolve issues proactively, and facilitate root-cause     analysis.

- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills; skilled at stakeholder management, expectation setting, and reporting at all organizational levels.

- Ability to foster a collaborative, high-performance team environment, even without direct authority.

- High level of initiative, adaptability, and results orientation in dynamic R&D settings.

- Aptitude for learning and applying new technologies, including AI and automation tools, to improve project outcomes.

- Bachelor’s degree in engineering, science, or related field (MS preferred).

Preferred qualifications:

- PMP or CAPM certification (or progress toward certification).

- 7+ years in project management within a technology or industrial product company.

- Experience with Agile and/or managing projects with distributed teams.

- Direct experience with hardware/firmware products.

Successful applicants must be eligible to work in the US (visa sponsorship is not provided at this time) and must be able to pass a pre-employment background and drug test. American Innovations is an Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.