Engineering Program Lead, End-to-End Delivery

Generac Power Systems, Inc.; City of Pewaukee, Oakland (WI, CA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 143,000; Full time

Job summary

Generac Power Systems, Inc. in Wisconsin seeks an Engineering Program Manager to lead cross-functional delivery of product development programs, including NPD, technology integration, and lifecycle initiatives.

You will translate objectives into executable plans and maintain visibility to schedules, actions, risks, dependencies, and program health. The role requires coordinating with product management, engineering, service, manufacturing operations, supply chain, marketing, quality, and finance

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required.
• 7+ years of relevant professional experience.
• 5+ years of program management experience leading cross-functional teams through end-to-end delivery.
• Demonstrated ability to independently manage schedules, actions, risks, dependencies, and stakeholder communications.
• PMP or equivalent training or certification preferred.
• Experience with global teams, suppliers, or distributed development organizations.

Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end delivery of assigned programs through planning, execution, launch readiness, and closeout.
• Develop, maintain, and communicate integrated program plans covering scope, schedules, milestones, actions, risks, dependencies, and key decision points.
• Translate defined program goals and business objectives into executable program activities and milestones.
• Identify scope ambiguity, customer requirements, and emerging scope concerns and ensure they are surfaced to the appropriate decision-makers.
• Apply Generac NPD processes and lead required program activities, reviews, and deliverables.
• Identify blockers early, clarify ownership, and escape issues with appropriate context and a recommended path forward.
• Actively manage program risks and dependencies before they become execution issues.
• Lead cross-functional program meetings with clear objectives, decisions, actions, owners, and follow-up.
• Collaborate with engineering teams using working knowledge of hardware, firmware, software, BOMs, subsystems, and development milestones to accurately understand program status and identify when work is off track.
• Execute established change management plans, communicate program changes clearly to affected stakeholders, and flag changes requiring broader alignment or review.
• Contribute to improvements in PgM practices, planning, dependency management, and support adoption within assigned programs.

Skills

Program management

Cross-functional leadership

Schedule management

Risk management

Stakeholder communications

Hardware/firmware/software awareness

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

Generac Power Systems, Inc. in Wisconsin seeks an Engineering Program Manager to lead cross-functional delivery of product development programs, including NPD, technology integration, and lifecycle initiatives.

You will translate objectives into executable plans and maintain visibility to schedules, actions, risks, dependencies, and program health. The role requires coordinating with product management, engineering, service, manufacturing operations, supply chain, marketing, quality, and finance