Senior Technical Specialist - Manufacturing Process

HCLTech; United States; On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

HCL Technologies Limited is seeking a Senior Technical Specialist - Manufacturing Process to drive factory design programmes from concept through commissioning and operational readiness. You will manage integrated schedules, layout coordination, change requests, and cross-functional dependencies to ensure on-time delivery.

The role requires 5+ years in manufacturing program management, with expertise in factory layouts, equipment integration, and project governance.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering or related technical discipline.
• 5+ years of technical project or program management experience in manufacturing, factory design, industrial engineering, or construction.
• Understanding of factory layouts, equipment integration, material flow, and infrastructure requirements.
• Experience with MaintainX, Quickbase, or similar change management and ticketing systems.
• Proficiency in project scheduling, stakeholder management, risk assessment, and progress reporting.
• Working knowledge of AutoCAD, Navisworks, ACC, and Bluebeam.
• Strong technical coordination, problem-solving, communication, and organizational skills.

Responsibilities

• Oversee factory design projects from concept through engineering reviews, construction readiness, and final implementation.
• Establish integrated project schedules, milestones, resource requirements, and deliverable commitments.
• Coordinate with Industrial/Manufacturing Engineering, Facilities, Construction, EHS, and Operations to define scopes and requirements.
• Own the end-to-end change request process in MaintainX or Quickbase, including scope, approvals, and closure.
• Coordinate factory master layout updates and equipment placement reviews to align with manufacturing needs.
• Identify and drive cross-functional decisions to support successful project delivery and manage risks.
• Maintain dashboards, milestone trackers, and progress logs for status communication.
• Standardize design review, approval, and documentation workflows with construction schedules.

Skills

Factory design knowledge

Project/program management

Scheduling & reporting

Stakeholder management

Coordination & communication

Problem-solving & organization

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Tools

MaintainX

Quickbase

AutoCAD

Navisworks

ACC

Bluebeam

Job description

Career Opportunities: Senior Technical Specialist - Manufacturing Process (186140)

Requisition ID186140-Posted10/28/2026

Technical Program Manager – Industrial Engineering (Factory Design) responsible for driving factory design programmes from concept through engineering, construction, equipment installation, and operational readiness. The role manages integrated schedules, factory layout coordination, engineering change requests, cross-functional dependencies, risks, stakeholder commitments, and programme reporting.

Key Responsibilities

Key Responsibilities

• Factory Design Execution: Oversee factory design projects from concept development through engineeringreviews, construction readiness, and final implementation.
• Project Planning and Tracking: Establish integrated project schedules, milestones, resource requirements, anddeliverable commitments, ensuring forecasted completion dates align with operational deadlines.
• Cross-Functional Scope Alignment: Coordinate with Industrial Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering,Facilities, Construction, EHS, and Operations to establish clear project scopes, technical requirements,responsibilities, and execution priorities.
• Change Request Management: Own the end-to-end change request ticketing process in MaintainX orQuickbase, including request initiation, scope documentation, stakeholder assignments, approval tracking,execution follow-up, and closure.
• Layout Planning and Governance: Coordinate factory master layout updates, equipment placement reviews,space allocation decisions, and design approvals to maintain alignment with manufacturing requirements.
• Proactive Factory Design Coordination: Identify and initiate factory design change requests, represent Industrial Engineering priorities, and drive cross-functional decisions to support successful project delivery.
• Risk and Commitment Management: Identify design conflicts, infrastructure constraints, and executiondependencies; proactively follow up with stakeholders to maintain schedule commitments, resolve delays, andprotect operational milestones.
• Program Visibility and Reporting: Maintain project dashboards, milestone trackers, decision logs, and progressreports to communicate schedule trends, stakeholder commitments, outstanding issues, and execution status.
• Design Process and Construction Integration: Standardize design review, approval, and documentationworkflows while coordinating engineering deliverables with construction schedules, equipment installations,and operational readiness.

• Integrated factory design schedules, milestones, and program dashboards.
• MaintainX/Quickbase change request records, including scope, ownership, approvals, and closure.
• Stakeholder commitment trackers, action logs, and schedule variance reports.
• Factory layout review, approval, and revision-control records.
• Risk registers, decision logs, and weekly program status reports.
• Construction handoff packages and operational readiness documentation.

Skill Requirements

Required Skills

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering or a related technical discipline.
• 5+ years of technical project or program management experience in manufacturing, factory design, industrialengineering, or construction.
• Understanding of factory layouts, equipment integration, material flow, and infrastructure requirements.
• Experience with MaintainX, Quickbase, or similar change management and ticketing systems.
• Proficiency in project scheduling, stakeholder management, risk assessment, and progress reporting.
• Working knowledge of AutoCAD, Navisworks, ACC, and Bluebeam.
• Strong technical coordination, problem-solving, communication, and organizational skills.