Strategic Program Manager - Product Realization & Launch

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 program team across the product lifecycle, ensuring customer satisfaction and on-time launches.

You will facilitate the Product Realization Process and Engineering Change Processes, acting as the primary customer interface on assigned programs. The role requires coordinating scope, budgets, milestones, and risk mitigation while guiding multiple engineering disciplines to meet TS16494, APQP, and AIAG standards; you will report

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering or manufacturing preferred.
• Strong knowledge of APQP processes and AIAG standards.

Responsibilities

• 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.
• 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.
• Present required phase-gate reviews to management.
• Participate in DVP&R, DFMEA, and PFMEA development meetings.
• Support APQP and VA/VE activities.

Skills

Cross-functional team leadership

Project management

Budget management

Stakeholder communication

Risk mitigation

Tools

APQP

DVP&R

DFMEA

PFMEA

Job description

Shape Corp. in Ohio seeks a Program Manager to lead a cross-functional program team across the product lifecycle, ensuring customer satisfaction and on-time launches.

You will facilitate the Product Realization Process and Engineering Change Processes, acting as the primary customer interface on assigned programs. The role requires coordinating scope, budgets, milestones, and risk mitigation while guiding multiple engineering disciplines to meet TS16494, APQP, and AIAG standards; you will report