Program Manager II

Shape Corp.; Trenton (OH); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Shape Corp. in Ohio seeks a Program Manager to lead a cross‑functional team through the full product lifecycle.

You will facilitate the Product Realization Process and Engineering Change Processes, ensure customer satisfaction, production readiness, and timely PPAPs, and act as the primary customer interface on assigned programs. The role requires coordinating scope with suppliers, managing budgets and milestones, reporting status to stakeholders, and guiding teams through APQP, TS16494, DVP&R,

Qualifications

• Lead cross-functional program teams throughout the product life cycle.
• Facilitate PRP and PCR/ECN processes to ensure customer satisfaction and production readiness.
• Serve as primary customer interface on assigned programs.

Responsibilities

• Define and manage the program scope with the company and suppliers.
• Summarize and report status to teammates, suppliers, customers and management.
• Initiate and manage programs through the product realization process.
• Develop and manage the program budget and report updates to management.
• Drive program timing with internal milestones and external milestones.
• Manage multiple engineering teams to meet TS16494, APQP and AIAG requirements.
• Perform performance evaluations for team members and contribute to evaluations of others.

Skills

Cross-functional leadership

Program management

APQP

DVP&R

DFMEA

PFMEA

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

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.
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.