Technical Program Manager, Industrial Controls, R&D

Ladders; United States; Remote; USD 144,000 - 211,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

Disability coverage

401K retirement plan

Paid time off (PTO)

Corporate credit card for travel

Job summary

Our client in the Manufacturing & Automotive space is seeking a Technical Program Manager for Industrial Controls & R&D to drive cross-functional programs and align engineering with operations. Remote work arrangement with responsibilities spanning budgets, schedules, risk management, and vendor partnerships to meet key milestones.

You will lead electro-mechanical and automation initiatives, coordinate with controls vendors and systems integrators, and ensure readiness and timely

Qualifications

• 8+ years of relevant experience or equivalent work experience.
• Bachelor's degree in Engineering (Mechanical, Electrical, Mechatronics, Systems, Software, or related field).
• Experience delivering complex electro-mechanical, robotics, or automation systems through the full NPI lifecycle.
• Proven track record in managing workstream budgets, schedules, and risk registers.
• Strong vendor management experience, including SOWs and performance tracking.
• Ability to influence cross-functional teams without direct authority.
• Familiarity with Rockwell Automation, Studio 5000, Beckhoff, Siemens, or warehouse automation preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead execution of industrial controls workstreams for strategic customer new product introduction programs.
• Establish and maintain workstream budgets, schedules, and program plans using Microsoft Project and Jira.
• Manage relationships with external controls vendors and systems integrators.
• Build and manage risk registers, driving mitigations to closure.
• Coordinate across multiple engineering and operational teams to ensure synchronization.
• Lead technical and design reviews, providing data-driven reporting to stakeholders.
• Support engineering and manufacturing readiness activities.

Skills

Technical program leadership

Budget & schedules

Cross-functional influence

Vendor management

Risk management

Stakeholder reporting

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Tools

Microsoft Project

Jira

Job description

For our client, we are seeking a Technical Program Manager, Industrial Controls, R&D to join the team of a leader in the Manufacturing & Automotive space. This role will drive execution for industrial controls workstreams supporting strategic new product introduction programs in a highly cross-functional environment. You will coordinate budgets, schedules, risk management, and vendor partnerships while helping align engineering and operations teams around program milestones. The position requires strong technical program leadership across electro-mechanical and automation initiatives, with a focus on delivering readiness, visibility, and timely decision-making.

Location: Remote

Compensation: $144,000 – $211,200 annually

Responsibilities

• Lead execution of industrial controls workstreams for strategic customer new product introduction programs
• Establish and maintain workstream budgets, schedules, and program plans using Microsoft Project and Jira
• Manage relationships with external controls vendors and systems integrators
• Build and manage risk registers, driving mitigations to closure
• Coordinate across multiple engineering and operational teams to ensure synchronization
• Lead technical and design reviews, providing data-driven reporting to stakeholders
• Support engineering and manufacturing readiness activities

Qualifications

• 8+ years of relevant experience or equivalent work experience
• Bachelor's degree in Engineering (Mechanical, Electrical, Mechatronics, Systems, Software, or related field)
• Experience delivering complex electro-mechanical, robotics, or automation systems through the full NPI lifecycle
• Proven track record in managing workstream budgets, schedules, and risk registers
• Strong vendor management experience, including SOWs and performance tracking
• Ability to influence cross-functional teams without direct authority
• Familiarity with Rockwell Automation, Studio 5000, Beckhoff, Siemens, or warehouse automation preferred

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• Disability coverage
• 401K retirement plan
• Paid time off (PTO)
• Potential for corporate credit card for travel expenses

Our client is an equal opportunity employer.