Program Manager

Shape Corp.; Tanner (AL); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Shape Corp. is seeking a Program Manager to lead a cross-functional team through the product realization process from concept to launch. You will manage scope, budgets, and milestones, facilitating PRP and PCR/ECN activities while ensuring customer satisfaction and production readiness.

You will act as the primary customer interface for assigned programs and drive phase-gate reviews. The role requires strong leadership, risk management, and the ability to coordinate multiple engineering

Qualifications

• Proven program management experience in manufacturing.
• Ability to lead cross-functional teams across departments.
• Strong scheduling and milestone tracking skills.

Responsibilities

• Define program scope and manage the program budget.
• Provide status reports to stakeholders and leadership.
• Drive product realization processes and engineering changes.
• Lead design reviews, tooling, and phase-gate activities.
• Mentor team members and enforce performance standards.

Skills

Program management

Cross-functional leadership

Project scheduling

Risk management

Tools

APQP

DVP&R

FMEA

Job description

Position Summary

The Program Manager is responsible for managing a cross-functional Program Team to ensure successful program execution and launch throughout product life cycle. Responsible for facilitating the Product Realization Process (PRP) and Engineering Change Processes (PCR/ECN) to ensure Customer Satisfaction, Production Readiness, and PPAP's on time. Act as the primary customer interface on all assigned programs.

Position Summary

The Program Manager is responsible for managing a cross-functional Program Team to ensure successful program execution and launch throughout product life cycle. Responsible for facilitating the Product Realization Process (PRP) and Engineering Change Processes (PCR/ECN) to ensure Customer Satisfaction, Production Readiness, and PPAP's on time. Act as the primary customer interface on all assigned programs.

Essential Job Functions include, but not limited to, the following:

• Define and manage the scope of the program on behalf of the company and its suppliers.
• Summarize and report status to teammates, suppliers, customers, and management.
• Initiate and manage programs throughout the product realization process, including engineering requests of all types.
• Utilize the open issues matrix which includes risk mitigation plan.
• Develop and manage the program budget and report updates to management as required.
• Develop and drive program timing with internal milestones, e.g., design reviews, tooling, PRP gate reviews, and external milestones.
• Manage multiple discipline engineering teams to meet internal and customer requirements such as TS16494, APQP, and AIAG.
• Support the Business Unit or Regional Strategic Plan, facilitating activity execution and communicating to stakeholders as required.
• Manage experimental process development activities as needed.
• Manage new tooling engineering requests and program launches throughout the product realization process.
• Present required phase-gate reviews to management.
• Participate in DVP&R, DFMEA, and PFMEA development meetings.
• Support APQP and VA/VE activities.
• Supervise Quality Engineers, along with other functional Engineers as requested.
• Conduct timely and meaningful performance evaluations for direct reports, and provide input into the performance evaluations of associates reporting under your indirect supervision.
• Assess current and future development needs for direct reports and take steps to mentor and develop them accordingly.
• Set the direction for team members and hold individuals accountable to performance standards and strategic objectives.
• Identify and train a back-up(s) to manage key tasks when absent.
• Additional functions not specifically outlined in this position description as directed by the leader.