Starkey Laboratories, Inc., an equal opportunity employer, and a recognized world leader in providing the highest quality hearing technology available, has an exciting opportunity for a Technical Project Manager within our R&D Group.  The Project Manager (PM) is responsible for managing one or more hearing aid or technology development projects.  The PM will work closely with the project team composed of cross-functional membership from Digital Signal Processing (DSP), Wireless, Applications, Product Management, Research, Microelectronic Packaging, Software Engineering, Operations, and other departments to deliver the target functionality on time and on budget.  Projects may be new products, technology development, product extensions, or continuation/improvement projects. The PM will create, manage, and execute a detailed project schedule in a Microsoft Enterprise Project Management (EPM)/SharePoint environment.  This is a high visibility role with regular executive management interaction.

Education

• Education: 4 year degree in Engineering, Project Management, or other relevant field

Experience

• 5 years OR LESS of project management experience in an engineering and new product development environment OR Research Capacity.

Knowledge

• Fundamental understanding of basic electronics and software/firmware programming. 
• Proficient with MS Project and MS Office applications

Skills & Abilities

• Detail, data, and process driven
• Ability to anticipate roadblocks, diagnose problems, and generate effective solutions
• Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to work with diverse groups 
• Strong negotiation, conflict resolution, and interpersonal skills
• Strong analytical and problem solving skills
• Strong organizational and time management skills
• Excellent oral, written, and presentation communication skills
• Experience in development of technology hardware products, software, and systems

• PMI certification
• Experience with hearing aids
• Experience with MS Project Server and MS SharePoint