Technical Project Manager

Job Description

Company Identity

Mantel Technologies is a diversified defense technology company focused on delivering technical services and products to the National Security and dual use markets. Mantel’s Mission Systems portfolio focuses on technology and product development to enable niche, emerging and future capabilities.

Position Overview

Mantel Technologies seeks a Technical Project Manager to support efforts at the nexus of advanced materials and discriminating mission capabilities. This position requires a strong technical foundation in applied materials and engineering, along with demonstrated experience managing cross-functional teams and delivering complex technical programs. As a Technical Project Manager, you will work closely with technical leadership to drive planning, execution, and delivery across multiple concurrent development efforts, ensuring alignment on scope, schedule, cost, and performance.

Active U.S. Government security clearance is required.

Location: Columbus OH

Responsibilities:

Serve as Project Manager across multiple concurrent and potentially dissimilar technical projects, owning: schedule, cost, milestones, quality, and reporting for assigned efforts

Drive project planning and ensure delivery in alignment with defined scope and budget

Ensure all deliverables are produced in accordance with Mantel scientific and technical standards

Author technical reports and presentations

Represent the project and the company in meetings with stakeholders, including customers and prospective customers

Work closely with the technical lead to form unified project leadership and provide clear direction and priorities to the project team

Coordinate multidisciplinary teams to ensure alignment across technical execution and program objectives

Work closely with technical lead, technical team and company leadership as required to ensure delivery of high quality project outcomes with cost and budget

What We’re Looking For:

Active U.S. Government security clearance required

BS (7+ years) or MS (5+ years) in Engineering, Systems Engineering, or a related field (MS Preferred)

5+ years of experience managing defense-funded development efforts

Must be a quick learner with a self-initiated drive to understand new concepts as required to effectively lead complex programs

Demonstrated experience working and evolving professionally in a technical environment

Prior experience supporting multidisciplinary technical programs

Comfort in interfacing with customers and end users to defined priorities and relate technology under development to requirements resolution

Proven ability to engage stakeholders at all levels, translate requirements into clear priorities, and align technical execution with customer needs.

Demonstrated ability to own schedule, cost, and milestone performance on technical programs

Strong understanding of the challenges associated with advanced materials and physical system development

Experience working in and evolving within a technical engineering environment

Ability to translate technical objectives into executable program plans

Comfort in working closely with technical leadership to define and direct priorities

Exceptional candidates will:

Have experience managing multidisciplinary programs involving advanced materials, embedded systems, or electromechanical systems

Have the ability to represent technical aspects of the project when the technical lead is not present

Have experience authoring high-level technical reports and presentations independently

Have experience supporting technical proposal development

Complement our team’s professional and technical expertise

Why Mantel:

We’re building disruptive defense tech with speed, creativity and zero bureaucracy. At Mantel, you'll be part of a team that:

Moves fast and builds things that matter.

Respects autonomy, agility and purpose.

Supports you with:

Health & Wellness Support: We offer a solid healthcare package that includes Medical, Dental and Vision coverage to support you and your family’s everyday needs

Future-Ready Financial Benefits: Contribute to your future with our 401(k) plan, including company contributions to help you build long-term financial stability

Peace of Mind Coverage: We provide Long-term and Short-term Disability, AD&D, and Life Insurance to help protect you and your loved ones from life’s unexpected challenges

Recharge and Refocus: Take the time you need with our generous PTO policy, designed to help you maintain a healthy work-life balance

Work with Flexibility: We support flexible work schedules to help you do your best work in a way that works for you and your team

About Mantel

Mantel is an Equal Opportunity Employer and supports diversity in the workplace. Applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws.

Mantel is an E-Verify employer. E-Verify is an internet-based system operated by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) in partnership with the Social Security Administration (SSA) that allows participating employers to electronically verify the employment eligibility of their newly hired employees in the United States.

Full-time