Engineering Project Manager

Engineering Project Manager

Location: Rochester, New York

Department: Engineering

Reports to: Senior Project Manager

Job Grade: 13

Work arrangement: On-site

Travel: Occasional travel may be required to support customer, program, or supplier needs.

Compensation:  The target hiring range is generally $115,000–$140,000, depending on relevant experience, skills, education, internal equity, and business needs. This role is eligible for QED's annual performance-based incentive program with a target opportunity of 15% of base salary, as well as a comprehensive benefits package and 401(k) program.

At QED Technologies, we are building what's next.

For 30 years, QED has helped customers solve complex challenges in precision optics through advanced fabrication and metrology technologies. Our proprietary solutions support applications across aerospace and defense, semiconductor manufacturing, space and astronomy, research, fusion, and other advanced industries.

Our work depends on talented people who bring curiosity, precision, collaboration, and ownership to difficult problems. We are building a high-performing culture where people are trusted to make an impact, teams work across boundaries, and continuous improvement is part of how we operate.

The Engineering Project Manager helps QED deliver complex, cross-functional engineering and product development initiatives from concept through release, ensuring projects are executed efficiently and high-quality solutions launch on time and within budget.

Reporting to the Senior Project Manager, this individual-contributor role leads and aligns Engineering, Operations, Supply Chain, Quality, Applications, and Sales throughout the product development process. You will plan and manage multiple concurrent projects, including new product introductions, technology development, and process improvement initiatives.

The successful candidate will bring strong project-management expertise, sound judgment under pressure, and the ability to influence and drive accountability across teams without direct authority. You will be comfortable managing technical, schedule, and resource risk across the product development lifecycle while communicating clearly with engineering leadership and executive stakeholders.

The primary work location for this position is QED's main headquarters in Rochester, NY. Applicants must reside within commuting distance of the Rochester location. Relocation will not be provided for this role.

QED Technologies is an equal opportunity employer. We value a diverse and inclusive workplace and consider qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran status, genetic information, or any other status protected by applicable law.

QED Technologies provides reasonable accommodations to qualified applicants and employees with disabilities and for sincerely held religious beliefs, in accordance with applicable law. If you require an accommodation to complete the application process, please contact [insert contact method].

Employment is contingent upon the successful completion of a background check, consistent with applicable law.

This position requires access to information, technology, software, or products controlled under U.S. export-control laws and regulations, including the International Traffic in Arms Regulations and Export Administration Regulations. Applicants must qualify as a U.S. Person as defined by ITAR and be eligible to work in a CMMC environment with access to Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI).