Program Manager (Parts Manufacturing)

Noveon Magnetics Inc.; San Marcos (TX); On-site; USD 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical/Dental/Vision insurance on day

Health Saving Account (HSA) with E

401(k) retirement plan and match

Short Term Disability

Long Term Disability

Paid Time Off

Sick Leave

Company Paid Holidays

Job summary

Noveon Magnetics is seeking a Program Manager for Parts Manufacturing in San Marcos, TX. This role coordinates customer programs, NPI activities, and sample coordination within a multi-disciplinary team to ensure on-time, on-spec launches.

The ideal candidate will bring strong project management, communication, and operational coordination skills to drive programs from customer request through production readiness and launch.

Qualifications

• 3–7 years of professional experience in program management, automotive launch management, engineering coordination, or manufacturing project management.
• Experience in automotive (tier-1/tier-2), aerospace, industrial manufacturing, or high-volume precision production environments.
• Hands-on track record supporting multi-tiered NPI cycles and complex product launches.
• Strong organizational, customer-facing communication, and fast-paced problem-solving skills, with ability to balance multiple projects and deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Manage the life cycle of customer programs from initial request to production launch and ongoing engineering support.
• Coordinate and track all NPI activities across design, engineering, operations, production, quality, planning, and supply chain.
• Monitor and update complex project schedules, critical paths, risks, and resources to keep programs on schedule.
• Drive production readiness activities including manufacturing documentation, process validation, work instructions, and launch planning.
• Direct APQP process from gates to final manufacturing handoff and support PPAP submissions.

Skills

Project management

Cross-functional communication

Operational coordination

MS Office

ERP/MRP systems

Project tracking tools

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Business

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering

Bachelor’s degree in Operations Management

Related technical field

Tools

MS Office Suite

Project tracking tools

ERP/MRP manufacturing systems

Job description

Job Title: Program Manager (Parts Manufacturing)
Reports to: VP of Production
Location: San Marcos, Texas

About This Role

The Program Manager is responsible for managing customer programs, new product introduction (NPI) activities, and sample coordination within a manufacturing environment. This role serves as the primary liaison between customers, engineering, operations, production, quality, and supply chain teams to ensure the successful execution of customer requirements, project timelines, and product launches. The ideal candidate will possess strong project management, communication, and operational coordination skills with the ability to drive programs from initial customer request through production readiness and launch.

What We Have To Offer

• Competitive Base


• Medical/Dental/Vision insurance on day 1 of employment


• Health Saving Account (HSA) with Employer contribution


• Employee Assistance Program


• 401(k) retirement plan and match program


• Short Term Disability (Employer Paid)


• Long Term Disability (Employer Paid)


• Paid Time Off (eligible after 90 days of employment)


• Sick Leave (eligible after 90 days of employment)


• Company Paid Holidays

Diversity

At Noveon Magnetics, we believe our diversity makes us who we are, and we strive every day to build a culture where everyone feels welcome.

What You’ll Be Doing

Program Management & NPI Launch Execution

• Managing the life cycle of customer programs from initial request and concept phases through successful production launch and ongoing engineering support.


• Coordinating and tracking all New Product Introduction (NPI) activities across design, engineering, operations, production, quality, planning, and supply chain departments to guarantee perfect cross-functional alignment.


• Monitoring and updating complex project schedules, critical path milestones, project risks, and resource deliverables to ensure programs remain strictly on schedule.


• Driving comprehensive production readiness activities, including technical manufacturing documentation, process validation reviews, work instructions, and robust launch execution planning.

APQP, PPAP, & Quality Delivery

• Directing and managing the structured APQP (Advanced Product Quality Planning) process from initial phase-gates to final manufacturing handoff.


• Partnering directly with the Quality Department to compile, review, track, and deliver formal PPAP (Production Part Approval Process) packages and customer submissions to secure swift compliance approvals.


• Overseeing the logistical tracking of customer sample requests, custom prototype builds, manufacturing qualification runs, and technical engineering submissions.

Commercial Alignment & Customer Interface

• Serving as the definitive, primary point of contact for customer communications regarding program timelines, delivery commitments, engineering change notices (ECNs), and floor production status.


• Partnering closely with the Business Development and Applications Engineering teams to assess new opportunities, scope technical feasibility, and align commercial priorities with operational capabilities.


• Proactively coordinating customer timing expectations and technical requirements back to internal teams, ensuring customer timelines directly match company engineering and manufacturing capacities.

Data Integrity & Continuous Improvemen t

• Maintaining highly accurate program documentation, change management logs, status milestone tracking reports, and comprehensive historical customer records.


• Driving strategic, continuous improvement initiatives focused on shortening program execution cycles, tightening cross-team communication, and elevating launch performance.


• Collaborating hand-in-hand with manufacturing and quality teams to swiftly resolve floor production bottlenecks, process non-conformances, or customerrelated field concerns.

We Are Looking For Someone Who

• Has a Bachelor’s degree in Business, Engineering, Operations Management, or a related technical field is preferred.


• Possesses 3–7 years of professional experience in program management, automotive launch management, engineering coordination, or manufacturing project management.


• Can exhibit a solid experience within an automotive (tier-1/tier-2), aerospace, industrial manufacturing, or high-volume precision production environment.


• Has hands-on track record supporting multi-tiered New Product Introduction (NPI) cycles and complex product launch activities.


• Can display exceptional organizational, customer-facing communication, and fastpaced problem-solving skills, with a proven ability to successfully balance multiple complex projects and deadlines simultaneously.


• Has a high proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite, modern project tracking tools, and robust ERP/MRP manufacturing systems.

Preferred

• Holds a strong, practical knowledge of automotive core tools, specifically APQP phase gating, FMEA, Control Plans, and compilation of PPAP levels.


• Possesses demonstrated success working cross-functionally with customer account executives, sales/business development personnel, and applications engineering teams to negotiate priorities and scope lines.


• Has a strong working familiarity with ISO 9001, IATF 16949, or similar regulated aerospace/industrial quality management systems.


• Is highly detail-oriented with exceptional follow-through, internal accountability, and comfort adapting within fast-paced manufacturing dynamics.

Physical Requirements

• Able to move up to 50lbs.


• Can wear PPE.


• Comfortable standing for long periods of time, up to and exceeding 60 minutes.


• Can make repetitive movements including, but not limited to, sitting, squatting, and walking up and down stairs.


• Can withstand the manufacturing/furnace environment with exposure to heat, dust, and industrial equipment.

About Noveon Magnetics

At Noveon Magnetics, we’re reimagining the rare earth magnet industry and changing the way we electrify the world. We’re a fast-growing, diverse team of scientists, engineers, entrepreneurs, and innovators from across the globe united by a shared mission to support the commercialization of our magnet manufacturing technology and forge a new path toward resource efficiency, resource independence and a low-carbon economy.

As the only U.S manufacturer of permanent rare earth magnets essential to a range of technologies that rely on an electric motor--from electric vehicles to medical devices to aerospace and defense systems to clean energy--we’re ushering in an electric future that is 100% Made in America. All our operations, from R&D through production, assembly, and delivery, are conducted out of our state-of-the-art manufacturing center in San Marcos, Texas.

Noveon Magnetics is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to diversity in the workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, national origin, citizenship, ancestry, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability, veteran or military status, or any other basis prohibited by law.