Engineering Program Manager, NPD

Role Overview:

Turtlebox's mission is to engineer the most durable, loudest, and premium sounding speakers on the market. Bringing that to life takes organization, products don't ship unless someone is watching the clock, tracking every open action, and making sure the right people are talking to each other at the right time.

We're looking for a Project Manager who thrives in that role. This position reports to the Product Director. You own the schedule. You run the cross-functional rhythm. You know when something is off track before the team does, and you know how to move people without friction — because you've built enough trust and credibility that when you ask for a status or flag a risk, people respond. You're not here to babysit; you're here to make a high-performing team even more effective by taking the coordination burden off them so they can do the work they're best at.

This is a hub-of-communication role. Every active development program runs through you. Engineering, Industrial Design, Quality, Supply Chain, and Product all count on you to keep the program visible, the blockers surfaced, and the schedule honest.

Key Responsibilities:

Own the Program — Schedule, Budget, and Risk

• Build and maintain master project schedules for all active NPD programs — from kick-off through EVT, DVT, PVT, and launch; keep them current and surface schedule impacts immediately when reality changes
• Define milestones, task dependencies, and critical path items in collaboration with functional leads
• Track program costs against budget — tooling, NRE, third-party testing, and other program spend — and flag variances early
• Maintain a live risk register for every active program — document risks, assess probability and impact, own the mitigation plan, and always be a few steps ahead of the next problem

Run the Cross-Functional Rhythm

• Own the weekly cross-functional project cadence — run efficient meetings, capture decisions and actions, and follow up until they're closed
• Track all open action items across Engineering, ID, Quality, and Supply Chain — know what's on track, what's slipping, and what needs escalation
• Prepare clear, accurate project status updates for leadership — no spin, just the facts on where things stand
• Drive Gate Reviews — build the agenda, prepare the status package, run the session, and give leadership a straight read on where the program stands, what's at risk, and what decisions need to be made

Drive Accountability Without Authority

• Hold every function accountable to their commitments — with persistence, professionalism, and the credibility that comes from knowing the details
• Push the team to produce their best work without adding unnecessary pressure — you know when to apply heat and when to remove a blocker