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• DIGITAL MFG VulcanForms

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STAFF PROJECT MANAGER

• DIGITAL

MANUFACTURING, CONSUMER TECHNOLOGY

\$111,520

• \$153,340/YEAR VulcanForms
• developer of industrially scalable laser metal additive manufacturing solutions.

We build and operate advanced digital infrastructure that enables innovation, accelerates growth, and supports sustainability across aerospace, defense, medical, consumer technology, and other essential industries. Through vertically integrated additive manufacturing and precision machining capabilities, we deliver true end-to-end production at scale by combining cutting-edge technology with proven industrial craftsmanship. About the

Role:

Lead and orchestrate VulcanForms? cross-functional Digital Manufacturing program as the company scales advanced production operations. This role will drive the strategy, structure, and execution needed to establish robust digital manufacturing infrastructure for systematic manufacturing and inspection data collection, integration, storage, traceability, and utilization across consumer technology manufacturing programs. Operating at the intersection of process technology, software engineering, and shop-floor execution, the Staff Project Manager will serve as the central execution owner, aligning New Product Introduction (NPI) Engineering, Digital Engineering, Controls Engineering, IT, Operations, and Quality to translate complex technical requirements into qualified, scalable, and sustainable production systems.

Key Responsibilities:

• Own, establish, and govern the overall Digital Manufacturing program framework
• Define program scope, strategic objectives, workstreams, milestones, and critical deliverables tailored to high-volume consumer technology specifications
• Build and manage integrated, multi-track technical project plans spanning hardware and software interfaces, edge and network data infrastructure, inspection systems, and downstream analytics
• Map critical paths, resource allocation, and complex inter-functional dependencies to ensure deliverables meet committed timelines and business milestones
• Drive alignment on technical requirements and system interfaces between manufacturing equipment, automated inspection systems, enterprise data pipelines, and IT, Quality, and Operations software platforms
• Lead cross-functional coordination across Bluesky NPI, Digital Engineering, Controls Engineering, IT, Operations, and Quality
• Ensure accountability while enabling technical subject-matter experts to maintain domain ownership
• Support the transition of newly developed digital tools and data architectures into sustainable daily production use
• Establish clear operational ownership, service-level agreements, and support models for digital manufacturing systems
• Proactively identify technical risks, architecture gaps, resource constraints, and execution bottlenecks
• Drive timely mitigation strategies and executive-level escalations
• Establish a rigorous program review cadence
• Deliver clear, data-driven status updates, metrics, and risk assessments to executive leadership and key stakeholders
• Ensure technical decisions, architecture specifications, interface requirements, action items, and program deliverables are comprehensively documented and maintained

Qualifications:

• 8+ years of progressive program or project management experience within advanced manufacturing, digital manufacturing, consumer electronics, or technology engineering environments
• Bachelor?s degree in Industrial Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Computer Science, Systems Engineering, or a related technical field
• Deep understanding of manufacturing data systems, SCADA/MES integration, shop-floor data collection, automated inspection data pipelines, and digital thread concepts
• Proven track record leading complex, multi-million-dollar cross-functional engineering programs in fast-paced NPI-to-production scaling environments
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