Automotive Engineering Program Lead

Flex-N-Gate LLC.; Allen Park, Northern (MI, KY); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

401(k) with company match

Tuition reimbursement

Paid holidays

Vacation time

Safety training

Job summary

Flex-N-Gate LLC is seeking a Program Manager to lead multiple automotive programs at our Allen Park facility from award through 90 days after SOP. You will ensure tasks advance to meet customer specs, timing and financial requirements, while communicating status within Flex-N-Gate and with customers.

Key responsibilities include providing technical leadership for cross-functional teams, managing risks, and maintaining cost controls to deliver high-quality, on-time programs in a dynamic

Qualifications

• 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 a technical field, or ten years of Project Management experience.
• Automotive lighting and/or electronics experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical and project leadership in directing a cross-function team from concept to launch.
• Meet project deliverables and ensure all requirements are met per the SOW.
• 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 chart 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.

Skills

Customer Focus

Communication

Personal Effectiveness/Credibility

Leadership

Team Work

Project Management

Problem Solving

Accountability and Dependability

Technical Knowledge

Ethics and Integrity

Analytical

Timeliness

Education

Bachelor’s degree in a technical field

Job description

Flex-N-Gate LLC is seeking a Program Manager to lead multiple automotive programs at our Allen Park facility from award through 90 days after SOP. You will ensure tasks advance to meet customer specs, timing and financial requirements, while communicating status within Flex-N-Gate and with customers.

Key responsibilities include providing technical leadership for cross-functional teams, managing risks, and maintaining cost controls to deliver high-quality, on-time programs in a dynamic