Hiring: Technical Project Manager – Digital Engineering Company: Integer Technologies Location: Columbia, AR Job Posted Time: 2026-09-03 10:45:15 Employment Type: Contract Target Skills & Keywords : Azure DevOps, Confluence, Jira, MATLAB, Project Management, R, Secret Clearance, Simulink, Systems Engineering About the job Experience: •4+ years of professional experience managing complex technical projects in a research, development, or test and evaluation context. Required Skills: •This role reports to the Digital Engineering Director and works across multiple principal investigator-led research teams at academic partner institutions. You will be the connective tissue between the technical work happening at Integer and in university labs and the delivery expectations of customers. •This is a role for someone who thrives in ambiguity, can build structure from scratch, and finds the challenge of coordinating between academia, industry, and government genuinely interesting. •Manage a portfolio of concurrent defense R&D programs from initiation through delivery, maintaining technical roadmaps, work breakdown structures, and integrated master schedules. •Drive success by coordinating with principal investigators, Integer development teams, and university research teams to align on scope, budget, deliverables, and schedule without direct authority over academic staff. •Serve as the primary interface between Integer Technologies, U.S. Navy program offices, prime contractors, academic partners, and equipment manufacturers. •Translate operational requirements and government direction into clear engineering tasks and deliverables for distributed research teams. •Conduct regular risk assessments, issue tracking, financial reporting, and status reporting (technical briefings, performance dashboards) to the DE Director and program stakeholders. •Develop and enforce project documentation standards: design decisions, test plans, results, lessons learned, and configuration records maintained in a structured, accessible repository. Qualifications: •U.S. Citizenship with the ability to obtain and maintain a Department of War (DoW) Secret clearance (eligibility for Top Secret is a plus). •Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Applied Science, or a related technical field. •PMP certification, DAU PM certification, or demonstrated equivalent experience in structured project management practice. •Demonstrated ability to coordinate across organizations without formal authority. Experience working with university research teams, government customers, or prime/sub contractor structures is strongly preferred. •Sufficient technical depth to credibly engage with topics of digital engineering (e.g., simulation, MBSE, digital twins, HIL, HPC) and understand the work being managed, without needing to execute it personally. •Excellent written and verbal communication skills; ability to produce clear technical reports and give concise briefings to senior military and government stakeholders. •Proficiency with project scheduling and collaboration tools (e.g., Microsoft Project, Azure DevOps, JIRA, Confluence). •Professional experience managing programs that apply simulation, digital twin, or model-based engineering to defense hardware or system performance optimization. •Operational familiarity with university research environments, sponsored research agreements, IP considerations, academic calendars, and the dynamics of PI-led teams. •Professional experience supporting system test and evaluation activities, including empirical or lab-based testing in a defense or research context. Compensation: •Integer fully covers medical, prescription, vision, and dental insurance costs for the employee and dependents Interested candidates, please apply directly through the job posting on company's career page or try via AI auto apply on this platform. Don't miss this opportunity to join a forward-thinking team!