Automotive Program Manager - Quality & Launch Leader

Flex-N-Gate; Warren (MI); On-site; USD 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Flex-N-Gate in Warren, MI seeks a Program Manager to lead multiple engineering projects from award through 90 days after SOP, ensuring milestones, customer specs and financial targets are met.

You will direct a cross-functional team, communicate status clearly to Flex-N-Gate and customers, manage risks, and keep costs within budget for BOM, tooling and investments.

The role requires 5+ years of program management in automotive, a technical degree, and experience launching engineered products.

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 technical field, or ten years of Project Management experience.
• Thermal forming experience in manufacturing processes or product development.
• Design, tooling or skilled trades experience in automotive manufacturing industry.

Responsibilities

• 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 EMS/QMS requirements.
• Other duties as assigned

Skills

Customer Focus

Communication

Leadership

Team Work

Project Management

Problem Solving

Accountability

Analytical

Timeliness

Technical Knowledge

Ethics and Integrity

Education

Bachelor’s degree in engineering or technical field

Tools

MS Project

MS Office

Project management software

8D Analysis

Job description

Flex-N-Gate in Warren, MI seeks a Program Manager to lead multiple engineering projects from award through 90 days after SOP, ensuring milestones, customer specs and financial targets are met.

You will direct a cross-functional team, communicate status clearly to Flex-N-Gate and customers, manage risks, and keep costs within budget for BOM, tooling and investments.

The role requires 5+ years of program management in automotive, a technical degree, and experience launching engineered products.