Technical Project Manager

Piper Companies is seeking an experienced Technical Project Manager to lead complex new product development initiatives within a high-speed connectivity and electronics environment. This role will be responsible for driving cross-functional project execution, providing technical leadership, and ensuring successful delivery of product development programs from concept through production. This is a full-time opportunity located in RTP, NC or Santa Clara, CA. This position is required to travel up to 50-60% in the beginning.

Responsibilities for the Technical Project Manager include:

• Leading product development projects from initiation through launch, ensuring alignment with business objectives, timelines, and customer requirements.
• Serving as the primary point of communication for project status, schedules, risks, action items, and resource requirements.
• Facilitating project meetings, tracking deliverables, and driving accountability to maintain schedule and milestone commitments.
• Managing project budgets, capital expenditures, product costing activities, and scope changes while ensuring adherence to financial objectives.
• Providing technical leadership throughout the product development lifecycle, including Design for Manufacturability (DFM), manufacturing readiness, and production planning activities.
• Overseeing supplier performance, capacity planning, and operational readiness to ensure products can be manufactured and delivered successfully.

Qualifications for the Technical Project Manager include:

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Manufacturing, Industrial Technology, or a related technical discipline.
• 4+ years of project management or product development experience within connectors, electronics, telecommunications, datacenter, networking, manufacturing, or related industries.
• Experience leading cross-functional engineering projects involving new product introduction, manufacturing, and supplier management.
• Ability to interpret technical drawings, specifications, engineering documentation, and manufacturing procedures.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, root cause analysis, and decision-making capabilities.
• Proficiency with project management tools, Excel, PowerPoint, Word, and related business applications.
• Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively with technical teams, suppliers, customers, and executive stakeholders across global organizations.
• Ability to work independently, manage multiple priorities, and drive projects to completion with minimal supervision.
• Able to travel up to 50%-60% to sites and over to the offshore manufacturing warehouses.

Compensation for the Technical Project Manager includes:

• Salary range: $70,000 - $100,000
• Comprehensive benefits package including Medical, Dental, Vision, 401k, PTO, holidays, and sick leave as required by law.

Keywords: Project Manager, Engineering Project Manager, Technical Project Manager, New Product Development, NPD, New Product Introduction, NPI, Product Lifecycle Management, Cross-Functional Leadership, Technical Leadership, Program Management, Manufacturing, Operations, Supply Chain Management, Supplier Management, Vendor Management, Capacity Planning, Production Planning, Manufacturing Readiness, Product Launch, DFM, Design for Manufacturability, Product Costing, Budget Management, Capital Expenditures, Risk Management, Issue Resolution, Schedule Management, Resource Planning, Engineering Documentation, Technical Drawings, Root Cause Analysis, Continuous Improvement, Process Improvement, Telecommunications, Networking, Datacenter Infrastructure, High-Speed Interconnects, Connectors, Cable Assemblies, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electronics Manufacturing, Global Teams, Stakeholder Management, Executive Reporting, Microsoft Project, Excel, PowerPoint, Word, Engineering Operations, Product Engineering, Design Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering.

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This job is open for applications on 7/17/2026 and will remain open for at least 30 days from the posting date