MECHANICAL ENGINEERING PROGRAM MANAGER – CONSUMER PRODUCTS

Job Responsibilities as Program Manager

• Independently leads projects and leads new technology developments with support of Management.
• Leads schedule Sessions to collaboratively develop timelines for projects.
• Develops and manages project schedules with focus on critical path.
• Responsible for delivering project timing, cost, quality, and budget.
• Partner with Brand Marketing to define project scope & design.
• Translate consumer, customer, and compliance requirements to technical specifications.
• Identify possible IP conflicts and seek inputs on how to mitigate.
• Work with broader R&D team to develop product test plans to confirm requirements.
• Review Supplier or Plant engineers designs and recommends improvements.
• Hands on product evaluation, including personal informal testing, and review of cross functional formal testing to assure technical objectives are achieved in prototype and off tool samples.
• Assure technical and compliance objectives are achieved in design and off tool samples.
• Able to input with updating project spend and CAPEX budgets.
• Lead team meetings & communication methods that drive project execution.
• Communicates project expectations and plans to the project team members, management and other stakeholders in a clear and concise fashion.
• Identifies, negotiates and supports the resolution to issues within cross functional teams. Escalates when needed
• Leads the stage-gate development process.
• Ensures project outputs are consistently high-quality, on time and within budget to all business objectives.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, preferably Mechanical or Electrical, or similar.
• Consumer products industry experience preferred
• Previous experience in plastics molding, metal forming, PCBA design, or product assembly preferred.
• 3-5 years of experience in product development and/or project leadership roles.
• Ability to facilitate relations between business groups and technology departments.
• Review skills of 3d Cad designs (Creo) is preferred
• Familiarity with structured project management methodologies (e.g., critical path).
• Logical and creative problem-solving and analytical skills.
• Possesses basic business financial knowledge.
• Proficient in project management tools such as Project Online and SharePoint.
• Possesses influencing skills (leads by example, articulates business cases and interpretation of cause-effect impact).
• Maintains constructive and cooperative working relationships.
• Effective organization and planning skills.
• Ability to interact appropriately with cross-functional personnel.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills and presentation skills are required.
• Exhibits self-confidence.

Applicantions are welcome from less experienced canddiates