Engineering Program Manager

Job Description – Program Manager

Department

Engineering

Reports to

Engineering Manager

Summary

The Program Manager manages multiple 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, 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
• Leadership
• Team Work          
• Project Management      
• Problem Solving   
• Accountability and Dependability
• Technical Knowledge       
• Ethics and Integrity
• Analytical
• Timeliness

Job Duties

• Provide technical and 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
• Maintain project costs within the baseline budgets for BOM, tooling, and investment
• 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
• Build and manage 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 importance of conformance with environmental policies, procedures, and with the requirements of the EMS.
• Has awareness of the significant environmental aspects of own work activities and the benefits of improved personal performance.
• Other duties as assigned
• The incumbent is responsible for the awareness, understanding, specific responsibilities and management of the Environmental Management System (EMS) as stated in EMS policy CEVPL.00005.

• The incumbent is responsible for the awareness, understanding, specific responsibilities and management of the Quality Management System (QMS) as stated in CQAM.00001 – Corporate Quality Manual.

Requirements

• 5 years of program management experience with engineered products
• Multiple product launch experience in the automotive industry as a Tier 1 supplier
• Bachelor’s degree in technical  degree, or ten years of Project Management experience
• Automotive lighting and/or electronics experience preferred