The Engineering Project Manager translates business requirements into technical specifications, coordinates engineering teams, manages risks, oversees budget and vendor relationships, and communicates updates to stakeholders.
An Engineering Project Manager (EPM) acts as the bridge between technical engineering teams and business leadership. Unlike a general PM, an EPM must possess enough technical depth to understand complex system constraints while managing the traditional "triple constraint" of scope, time, and cost.
Core Roles & Responsibilities
- Technical Planning & Scoping: Translating high-level business requirements into detailed technical specifications and Work Breakdown Structures (WBS).
- Cross-Functional Coordination: Synchronizing efforts between hardware, software, mechanical, and electrical engineering teams to ensure system integration.
- Risk Management & Mitigation: Identifying technical "blockers" early—such as supply chain delays for components or software dependencies—and developing contingency plans.
- Resource & Capacity Planning: Managing engineering bandwidth and specialized equipment (labs, prototypes) using tools like Jira or Microsoft Project.
- Product Lifecycle Management (PLM): Overseeing the journey from R&D and prototyping to manufacturing and final release, often utilizing PLM software like Autodesk Fusion 360 or Siemens Teamcenter.
- Quality Assurance & Compliance: Ensuring all engineering outputs meet industry standards (e.g., ISO 9001 or IEEE) and internal safety protocols.
- Budget & Vendor Management: Tracking R&D spend, managing specialized engineering consultants, and overseeing procurement of technical components.
- Technical Communication: Distilling complex engineering updates into clear, actionable status reports for non-technical stakeholders and executives.
Essential Technical Stack
- Project Management: Jira, Linear, or Azure DevOps.
- Documentation: Confluence or Notion for technical wikis and API documentation.
- Version Control Awareness: A baseline understanding of GitHub or GitLab to track development velocity.
Top Skills
Autodesk Fusion 360
Azure Devops
Confluence
Git
Gitlab
JIRA
Microsoft Project
Notion
Siemens Teamcenter
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