Manufacturing Project Manager (Boston)

The role

As a project manager for customer engagements, you will have oversight of multiple projects for installations of Micropsi’s software, MIRAI – a groundbreaking, AI-powered control system for industrial robots. Customer installations of MIRAI are part of industrial automation cells, thus prior exposure to manufacturing and operational environments is key. You’ll work closely across a cross-functional internal team that includes Sales and Automation Engineers, and directly work with customer contacts to prepare for, execute on, and close out installations.

As part of a broader customer-facing team, you will also have the opportunity to build out and improve our ways of working, which can include developing and tracking KPIs and internal reporting, in addition to customer-facing project management methods. We’re looking for organized, self-starters who are excited about new technologies and helping our customers improve their operations.

Responsibilities

• Develop project plans, including resource needs, timelines, and activities, for manufacturing shop floor deployments and Proof of Concept projects
• Actively manage projects, timelines, and stakeholders, to deliver successful installations that meet customer success criteria
• Communicate project expectations, updates, and other relevant information both internally and externally
• Standardize and continuously improve project management processes and delivery approach
• Work across all relevant function of the business, including Automation Engineering, Sales, and Product Managemen
  
  

Minimum Requirements

• B.S. in Engineering discipline or equivalent experience
• 5 years in project or program management, management consulting or other client-facing role, preferably in operational or technical industries
• Experience on manufacturing shop floors
• Analytical, data driven thinking and problem solving
• Adaptability for the fast paced, changing environment of a software start-up operating in highly technical customer environments
• Verbal and written communication skills, that adapt to effectively communciate across levels at a customer, from engineers and facilities managers to CTOs
• Willing to travel - approximately 30%
  
  

Nice-to-Haves

• Experience with automation layers, PLCs, and/or industrial robots
• Experience with network engineering
• Experience with project management software
  
  

Benefits

• 401k retirement program with company matching.
• 22 days annual PTO
• 100% coverage of medical, dental & vision insurance.
• Personal development budget for training
  
  

About Us

Micropsi Industries is a robotics software company that brings artificial intelligence to robots. We make a product called MIRAI, a first-of-its-kind robot control system that, using machine learning, supplies industrial robots with the capacity to perceive their work environment and adapt to changing conditions. MIRAI can be used in manufacturing, lab automation, logistics, and other fields. Through MIRAI, Micropsi Industries enables automation where automation was previously not viable, making factories more productive, workspaces more ergonomic, and businesses more resilient.

Ours is a curious, friendly, no-nonsense team that relishes finding elegant solutions to tough problems, be they technical, mathematical, strategic, or design-related. We like to learn for the sake of learning. We put a premium on personal development.

Micropsi Industries comprises about 55 people, among them robotics engineers, software engineers, cognitive scientists, business developers, and designers. We are headquartered in Berlin, and we have an office in San Francisco. The company is backed by Metaplanet, Project A Ventures, Coparion, Vito Ventures, Merck Ventures, Vsquared Ventures, Ahren Innovation Capital, Amplifier, as well as a group of experienced business angels from Munich and Berlin. In 2022, Micropsi Industries received the Deep Tech Award for outstanding achievement.