Deputy Manager - Project Management

Greythr; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 1,800,000 - 2,800,000; Full time

Job summary

IPEC’s India Private Limited, Bengaluru, seeks a Deputy Manager - Project Management to lead initiatives from project initiation through serial production, interfacing with customers, external stakeholders, and internal teams.

You will guide the project team to meet customer needs, mentor junior program managers, and oversee DFMEA/DV testing, PPAP packages, and risk tracking across the program lifecycle.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s in engineering in Electrical/Electronics or equivalent.
• 8+ years in project or program management within automotive/electronics.
• Experience coordinating with OEMs and Tier-1 suppliers.

Responsibilities

• Lead cross-functional teams from RFQ to SOP and manage customer interfaces.
• Define reliability, quality and cost targets; prepare overall project summary.
• Oversee timelines for A/B/C sample parts; complete DFMEA and DV testing.
• Coordinate long-lead tooling, PFMEA and Control Plans per customer requirements.
• Manage Run-at-Rate readiness, PPAP packaging for customer sign-off.
• Drive Start of Production and transition to serial production with yield focus.
• Identify risks using RAG status; manage ECRs and cost/timing impacts.
• Run cross-functional team meetings and participate in management reviews.

Skills

Project management

Electrical/Electronics

Automotive industry

SAP ERP

PMP

Stakeholder management

Education

Bachelor of Engineering (B.E) – Electrical / Electronics / Equivalent

Tools

SAP ERP

Job description

IPEC’s India Private Limited is a strong and upcoming player in the space of charging infrastructure with a strong and diversified customer base. IPEC is committed to rapid growth across the next 5 years as India’s focus on charging infrastructure grows.

As part of the program strengthening initiatives, IPEC is committed to hiring talented program managers who can contribute towards the fast-paced growth through participation and contributing towards the restructuring and development of key customer bases for IPEC across India and in the future globally.

Job Description:

As a Deputy Manager - Project Management your primary responsibility will be to successfully lead a project from project initiation to serial production up to 3 months. You will be the primary point of contact between the customer, external stakeholders as applicable and Internal stake holders.

You will lead the project team to achieve the project goals and meet the customer's needs. You may need to mentor junior program managers in execution of programs as required from time to time.

Key Responsibilities:

• Leading cross-functional teams (CFT) from RFQ to SOP, managing customer interface, Internal stakeholders and risk with key focus on the following:
• Establishment of Reliability, Quality, and Cost targets. Define Customer Volume with the CFT and prepare an overall project summary
• oversee a detailed timeline for A-Sample, B-Sample, and C-Sample parts. Completion of DFMEA and Design Verification (DV) testing.
• Interface and monitor for release of long-lead tooling (housing, SiC module molds). oversee finalization of PFMEA and Control Plans in line with customer requirements.
• Interface with respective teams for Run-at-Rate execution to verify capacity. Submission of Production Part Approval Process (PPAP) package for customer sign-off.
• Interface for Start of Production (SOP). Transition to serial production with focus on yield stability and lessons learned.
• Identify technical, commercial, and timing risks using a RAG (Red-Amber-Green) status.
• Manage Engineering Change Requests (ECR) and their impact on cost/timing.
• Run a CFT meeting as per cadence established by company policy from time to time.
• Strategic forecast and Risk Outlook in Management reviews including the following
• Supply Chain & Technical Risk Matrix:

Timeline: Potential delay in days and impact on customer launch.

Quality: Risk to field reliability, PPAP timing etc

Risk Mitigation & Action Tracker: Detailed mitigation plans including assigned owners (DRI), resource requirements, and specific "Target-to-Close" dates. Executive Escallation requiring Steering Committee intervention for Capex approval or customer negotiation.

Qualifications: Bachelor of Engineering (B.E) – Electrical /Electronics / Equivalent

Experience: 8 - 12 years

Desirable Experience and Skills:

• Experience in project or program management of electrical/electronic projects within the automotive or auto ancillary industry.
• Experience in interacting with automotive OEMs
• Experience in Tire 1 Supplier operation model is favorable
• Working knowledge in SAP/ERP systems
• Conversant with Manufacturing Processes
• Experience in complete at least 2 end to end projects as program manager
• PMP Certification is an advantage.

Job Type: Full-time