Technical Program Manager - Industrialization & Value Engineering

ABB E-mobility; San Giovanni Valdarno; On-site; EUR 35,000 - 43,000; Full time

Job summary

ABB E-mobility in Italy seeks a leader to drive end-to-end industrialization and value engineering that transforms electromechanical products into simpler, scalable, and cost-effective manufacturing-ready solutions.

You will connect Product Development, Operations, Manufacturing Engineering, Quality, and Supply Chain to make measurable business decisions, optimize cost and CAPEX, and align cross-functional teams around common objectives.

Qualifications

• Degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechatronics, or a related technical discipline.
• Proven experience leading cross-functional technical programs involving both Product Engineering and Operations.
• Strong understanding of complex electromechanical products, manufacturing technologies, and industrialization processes.
• Solid knowledge of Design for Manufacturing (DFM), Design for Assembly (DFA), Design for Testability (DFT), value engineering, and cost engineering methodologies.
• Demonstrated ability to influence stakeholders, challenge established solutions, and successfully drive organizational change.
• Strong analytical, communication, and problem-solving skills, combined with a hands-on, execution-oriented mindset.
• Comfortable working in fast-moving environments with ambiguity, competing priorities, and incomplete information.
• Naturally curious, highly proactive, and passionate about converting technical opportunities into tangible business results.

Responsibilities

• Drive end-to-end industrialization and value engineering programs from opportunity identification through implementation.
• Challenge product architectures, identify opportunities for simplification, standardization, modularization, and cost optimization.
• Embed manufacturability, testability, serviceability, and scalability into engineering decisions from the outset.
• Lead cross-functional teams across Engineering, Operations, Quality, and Supply Chain to align stakeholders.
• Quantify engineering alternatives, translating technical decisions into impacts on product cost, CAPEX, quality, and lead times.
• Identify value creation opportunities across specs, materials, processes, and supplier strategies.
• Simplify industrial and manufacturing architectures to reduce variants and inefficiencies.
• Communicate complex technical challenges clearly for effective decision-making at all levels.

Skills

Cross-functional leadership

DFM

DFA

DFT

Value engineering

Cost engineering

Stakeholder management

Analytical skills

Communication

Execution mindset

Education

Mechanical Engineering

Electrical Engineering

Mechatronics

Related technical discipline

Job description

You will lead high-impact industrialization and value engineering initiatives that transform complex electromechanical products into simpler, more scalable, cost-effective, and manufacturing-ready solutions. By connecting Product Development, Operations, Manufacturing Engineering, Quality, and Supply Chain, you will drive technical decisions that create measurable business value and accelerate industrial performance.

Your Responsibilities

• You will drive end-to-end industrialization and value engineering programs, from opportunity identification and business case development through implementation and results realization.
• You will challenge existing product architectures and design choices, identifying opportunities for simplification, standardization, modularization, and cost optimization.
• You will influence product development activities, embedding manufacturability, testability, serviceability, and scalability into engineering decisions from the earliest stages.
• You will lead cross-functional teams across Engineering, Operations, Quality, and Supply Chain to align stakeholders around common objectives and technical trade-offs.
• You will quantify engineering alternatives, translating technical decisions into clear impacts on product cost, CAPEX, quality, capacity, lead times, and overall business performance.
• You will identify value creation opportunities across product specifications, materials, manufacturing processes, supplier strategies, and make-versus-buy decisions.
• You will simplify industrial and manufacturing architectures, reducing complexity, product variants, interfaces, and operational inefficiencies.
• You will communicate complex technical challenges in a clear and structured way, enabling effective decision-making at both operational and leadership levels.

Your Background

• Degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechatronics, or a related technical discipline.
• Proven experience leading cross-functional technical programs involving both Product Engineering and Operations.
• Strong understanding of complex electromechanical products, manufacturing technologies, and industrialization processes.
• Solid knowledge of Design for Manufacturing (DFM), Design for Assembly (DFA), Design for Testability (DFT), value engineering, and cost engineering methodologies.
• Demonstrated ability to influence stakeholders, challenge established solutions, and successfully drive organizational change.
• Strong analytical, communication, and problem-solving skills, combined with a hands-on, execution-oriented mindset.
• Comfortable working in fast-moving environments with ambiguity, competing priorities, and incomplete information.
• Naturally curious, highly proactive, and passionate about converting technical opportunities into tangible business results.

What's in it for you?

Work with the best specialists in their field, in a diverse environment with unparalleled global reach. Feel inspired by our fast growth. You will have the accountability to own your part in enabling a future of sustainable and efficient mobility. You can also count on a competitive compensation package in line with your capabilities and experience. Diversity, inclusion, and equal opportunities are at the core of what we do. We celebrate different experiences and perspectives, and we aim to empower everyone in the creation of sustainable solutions for people all over the world. Our individual differences make us successful.

Compensation Package

The employment framework is based on the National Collective Labour Agreement (CCNL) for the Metalworking Industry, with an indicative level of B3 and a minimum gross annual salary starting from € 39.000,00. The specific level and compensation package will be defined based on the outcome of the selection process (including experience, skills set, and role fit), in accordance with objective, transparent, and gender-neutral criteria, in line with pay equity and equal opportunity principles. The total compensation package will also include a variable bonus linked to individual and company targets.

About ABB E-Mobility

ABB E-mobility is a world leader in EV charging technology and a partner of choice for the world's biggest electric vehicle OEMs and nationwide EV charging network operators. With a strong R&D pipeline, our robust product portfolio of innovative holistic solutions - from grid to charge point and domestic installations to large fleet depots - means we are actively enabling the future of E-Mobility, not just predicting it.