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We are curious, creative, and passionate, and looking for a team member to help us tackle challenges at the forefront of wearable robotics.\nAbout the Company\nAt Dephy, our mission is to empower people to move through life with confidence. That starts with building a team that shares our purpose.\nDescription of Role\nWe’re looking for a Technical Project Manager to be the organizational backbone of our hardware and software engineering team. You’ll build and manage project plans, run planning sessions and design reviews, and keep work moving across electrical, software, mechanical, firmware, and manufacturing using an agile approach adapted for hardware’s long lead times and validation cycles. You’ll spot at-risk milestones early, clear blockers, and keep the team focused.\nThe ideal candidate is experienced at operating without direct authority and is confident in negotiation, influence, and constructively pushing back when schedules, scope, or commitments are at risk.\nYou’ll also track component sourcing and purchase orders, so parts arrive when the schedule needs them. If you enjoy bringing order to complex, cross-functional work, we’d love to hear from you.\nKey Responsibilities\nProject Coordination & Agile Facilitation (~75%)\nServe as the primary link between program management and the engineering team, turning program goals and timelines into actionable engineering plans while keeping leadership informed on progress, risks, and schedule impacts.\nBuild and maintain project plans, timelines, and dependency maps across engineering, procurement, and manufacturing in Smartsheet.\nFacilitate team check-ins and planning sessions using a cadence suited to hardware work - not a rigid two-week sprint box, but a rolling planning window that accounts for long lead times and validation cycles\nMaintain a visible task/backlog board (Jira) that reflects both engineering tasks and procurement dependencies side by side\nTrack action items, owners, and deadlines; proactively flag at-risk milestones\nIdentify and remove blockers for engineers - including surfacing supply chain blockers before they stall a build\nRun retrospectives and continuous-improvement check-ins to refine team workflow over time\nCoordinate and facilitate cross-team meetings (design reviews, kickoffs, milestone checkpoints, cross-functional syncs with EE, mechanical, firmware, and procurement)\nIdentify and risk-plan for scope creep and unnecessary context-switching\nUse flow-based metrics (cycle time, WIP limits, throughput) rather than sprint velocity where they better reflect hardware's uneven task sizes\nProcurement & Supply Chain (~25%)\nTrack Sourcing for electrical, mechanical, and other components (ICs, PCBs, connectors, enclosures, cables, fasteners)\nManage quotes, compare distributor/vendor pricing (Digi-Key, Mouser, LCSC, direct manufacturer channels)\nIssue and track purchase orders; expedite critical-path orders\nMonitor lead times and proactively flag components at risk of delaying the schedule\nManage basic vendor relationships and negotiate pricing/terms where applicable\nRequirements\nRequired Qualifications\nBe a good human - get along with the team, build strong working relationships, and execute on Dephy’s Values.\n5+ years in project coordination, program management, or procurement (software/hardware/electronics environment strongly preferred).\nStrong organizational skills and comfort managing many moving parts simultaneously across software, electrical, firmware, and manufacturing. \nConfident operating without direct authority: able to negotiate, influence, and push back constructively when schedules, scope, or vendor commitments are at risk.\nWorking knowledge of agile methodology; scrum master experience or certification a plus (CSM, PSM).\nExperience with project/task tracking tools (Jira, Smartsheet).\nClear written and verbal communication across technical and non-technical stakeholders.\nDesired Qualifications\nExperience working directly with electrical, software, firmware, or mechanical engineering teams\nVendor negotiation experience\nExposure to manufacturing or NPI (New Product Introduction) processes\nAbility to read and understand a BOM and basic component datasheets\nOther Information\nStart date: ASAP- 6 month contract, with possibility to extend.\nAt Dephy, our mission is to empower people to move through life with confidence. Our goal is to do this by attracting, hiring, and building a team of good humans. Humans who are diverse builders with unique collections of tools, cultures, and experiences. We celebrate our differences and foster an environment for our team to learn and ask questions. We trust and respect each other, and value the cultural contribution that we each bring to Dephy. We believe that when people feel respected and included they can be more creative, innovative, and successful. We encourage you to apply, even if you don't meet every qualification or skill.\nCandidates need to be authorized to work in the U.S. Local candidates will be prioritized.\nHourly Rate: $55 based on expereince\nThis position is not eligible for sponsorship of an immigration case in order to employ you (for example, H-1B or other employment-based immigration case).\nThis listing is not for reproduction. 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