On-Site Engineering Program Lead (Multidisciplinary)

gentex; United States; On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Gentex is seeking an Engineering Project Manager II to lead the development of new products across Mechanical, Hardware, Software, and System Engineering disciplines. This on-site role requires coordinating with vendors, OEMs, and customers to document requirements and convert them into actionable roadmaps, balancing Agile and Waterfall methods.

You will guide cross-functional teams, communicate progress to senior leadership, remove blockers, and drive best practices.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering or related field.
• 5+ years of product development, software development, manufacturing, or testing in an engineering role.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office – Word, Outlook, Teams, Excel.
• Leadership experience.
• Experience leading System Engineering teams in product development.
• Experience in Automotive, Aerospace, Medical, or Consumer Electronics industries.
• Familiarity with DOORS.
• Experience with Jira, Microsoft Project or Smartsheet.
• Understanding of Agile and Waterfall.
• ISO 26262 / ASIL experience and/or ASPICE experience.

Responsibilities

• Lead 2-4 Gentex Engineering disciplines in product development.
• Work with outside vendors and communicate timelines with OEMs and customers.
• Coordinate with product management, program management, and engineering teams to document requirements and transform into roadmaps.
• Balance agile and waterfall to create schedules and manage cross-functional dependencies.
• Collaborate, build consensus, and ensure accountability to meet requirements.
• Advocate for stakeholders and communicate to development teams.
• Communicate goals, progress, and process improvements to senior leadership.
• Identify and remove roadblocks for the project team.
• Coordinate regular technical project launch meetings with cross-functional teams.
• Release engineering artifacts: software, BOM, release notes.
• Teach and drive project management best practices across the organization.
• Lead engineering quotations for existing technologies or applications with customer groups.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Cross-functional collaboration

Agile methodologies

Waterfall methodologies

Project management

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Tools

Jira

Microsoft Project

Smartsheet

DOORS

Job description

Gentex is seeking an Engineering Project Manager II to lead the development of new products across Mechanical, Hardware, Software, and System Engineering disciplines. This on-site role requires coordinating with vendors, OEMs, and customers to document requirements and convert them into actionable roadmaps, balancing Agile and Waterfall methods.

You will guide cross-functional teams, communicate progress to senior leadership, remove blockers, and drive best practices.