Electronics Program Manager

Summary

The Electronics Program Manager manages multiple electronics projects from award through 90 days after SOP. Ensure that all tasks are progressing at a rate which will achieve the successful completion of a project which meets customer specifications, project timing, FNG processes, and financial requirements.  Effectively communicates the status of the project within Flex-N-Gate and with the customer.

Core Competencies

• Customer Focus
• Communication
• Personal Effectiveness/Credibility
• Ethics and Integrity
• Timeliness
• Team Work          
• Project Management 
• Effort and Budget Estimation   
• Problem Solving   
• Accountability and Dependability
• Electronics Development Knowledge       
• Leadership
• Analytical

Job Duties

• Provide project leadership in directing a cross-function team from concept to launch
• Meet project deliverables and project all requirements. Full knowledge of customer SOW and requirements
• Effectively communicate project status and proactively manage risk
• Acts as primary interface to customer for all project issues
• Tracks project costs within the baseline budgets
• Develop and maintain a project timing charts depicting ability to meet customer’s milestones
• Establish countermeasures when the project deliverables are at risk
• Initiate, maintain, and publish the program open issues report
• Coordinate an effective team
• Initiate the review of lessons learned/best practices of other programs and document new ones from each project.
• Supports internal and external cost cutting requirements.
• Has awareness of the significant environmental aspects of own work activities and the benefits of improved personal performance.
• Other duties as assigned

Requirements 

• 5 years of program management experience with electronics products 

• Multiple product launch experience in the automotive industry

• Bachelor's degree in technical degree, or ten years of Project Management experience 

• Knowledge of Polarion ALM, ASPICE and APQP

• Project Management Professional certification is preferred