Hardware Operations Specialist

LMI

. Establish, maintain, and monitor project schedules, milestones, deliverables, and dependencies .

Posted 11/4/2026full-timeRemote • United StatesMid-LevelSenior💰 $92,075 - $158,138 per yearWebsite

Core Competencies

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in project coordination and management, with a strong focus on tracking schedules, milestones, and deliverables. Proficient in facilitating communication across technical and nontechnical teams while maintaining comprehensive project documentation and reporting.

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Project CoordinationSchedule TrackingMicrosoft Office ProficiencyProject Management CertificationCross-Functional Team Coordination

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Hard Skills

Project ManagementWorkflow TrackingSchedule ManagementMilestone TrackingDeliverable TrackingAction Item TrackingDashboard DevelopmentKPI TrackingDocumentation ManagementResource Planning

Soft Skills

Strong Organizational SkillsExcellent Communication SkillsProactive Problem SolvingIndependent Work CapabilityTeam Coordination

Tools & Technologies

JiraMicrosoft ExcelMicrosoft PowerPointMicrosoft OutlookMicrosoft Teams

Certifications & Qualifications

PMPCAPM

Industry Keywords

Hardware DevelopmentManufacturingFederal AcquisitionGovernment ContractingProduct Development Lifecycle

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

PMP

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Establish, maintain, and monitor project schedules, milestones, deliverables, and dependencies
Coordinate day-to-day activities across multiple hardware development and manufacturing initiatives
Track project progress and identify schedule risks, resource constraints, and outstanding actions
Facilitate coordination between engineering, firmware, manufacturing, procurement, and program delivery teams
Maintain project documentation, meeting notes, action registers, and status reports
Support leadership in prioritizing competing hardware development and delivery requirements
Coordinate project reviews and communicate decisions and outstanding issues
Create, organize, assign, and maintain Jira tickets, epics, and project boards
Coordinate hardware project tracking within the project management system
Monitor ticket status, ownership, due dates, dependencies, and completion
Work with technical leads to capture and prioritize engineering activities
Develop dashboards and reporting tools for project progress and team workload visibility
Identify overdue actions, workflow bottlenecks, and potential schedule impacts
Support continuous improvement of hardware project management processes
Ensure hardware capabilities are represented in opportunity development, customer discussions, and proposals
Coordinate between the hardware team and SPECTR business development stakeholders
Track hardware requirements and commitments throughout the opportunity lifecycle
Coordinate with technical leads to validate feasibility, timelines, and product availability
Maintain visibility into anticipated hardware demand for manufacturing and resource planning
Prepare materials for leadership reviews, project meetings, and operational discussions
Develop consolidated hardware project status reports and dashboards
Track KPIs related to project execution, milestone completion, and delivery performance
Maintain centralized documentation of decisions, commitments, and outstanding actions
Provide administrative and organizational support to hardware leadership as needed

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor’s degree in business administration, project management, engineering management, operations, or a related field, or equivalent professional experience
3–5 years of experience in project coordination, project management, program operations, or a related role
Experience with project management and workflow tracking platforms
Strong organizational skills and ability to manage multiple concurrent projects
Experience tracking schedules, milestones, deliverables, and action items
Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Ability to coordinate across technical and nontechnical teams
Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications, including Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, and Teams
Ability to work independently, identify issues, and proactively drive actions to completion
Travel as needed to support customer discovery, site assessments, demonstrations, pilots, deployments, and other business needs
Availability during core business hours; additional coordination may be required based on customer and project needs
Applicants must meet eligibility requirements for a U.S. Government security clearance
Only US Citizens are eligible for a security clearance
LMI will only consider applicants with security clearances or applicants eligible for security clearances
Nice to have: experience supporting hardware engineering, product development, manufacturing, or technical programs
Nice to have: familiarity with government contracting and federal acquisition environments
Nice to have: experience supporting business development, capture management, or proposal development
Nice to have: knowledge of product development lifecycles, manufacturing processes, or supply chain operations
Nice to have: experience developing dashboards, workflows, and project reporting tools
Nice to have: familiarity with Agile, traditional, or hybrid project management methodologies
Nice to have: PMP, CAPM, or similar project management certification