Technical Program Manager – Industrial Engineering (Factory Design)

ALTEN Technology USA; North Reading (MA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 185,000; Full time

Job summary

ALTEN Technology USA is seeking a Technical Program Manager for Industrial Engineering (Factory Design) in Pittsburgh, PA. You will lead factory design programs from concept to handoff, coordinating with engineering, facilities, and operations to ensure on-time delivery and design governance.

The role requires 5+ years in technical project management within manufacturing or factory design, proficiency with CAD tools, and experience with change management platforms.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or related technical discipline.
• 5+ years of technical project or program management experience in manufacturing, industrial engineering, factory design, construction, or related environments.
• Strong understanding of factory layouts, equipment integration, material flow, infrastructure planning, and manufacturing operations.
• Experience managing cross-functional projects involving engineering, construction, facilities, and operational stakeholders.
• Hands-on experience with MaintainX, Quickbase, or similar change management and workflow tracking systems.
• Proficiency in project scheduling, milestone management, risk assessment, stakeholder engagement, and executive reporting.
• Experience managing change requests, action items, decision logs, and project governance processes.
• Working knowledge of AutoCAD, Navisworks, Autodesk Construction Cloud (ACC), and Bluebeam.
• PMP certification preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead factory design programs from concept development through engineering reviews and construction readiness.
• Develop and maintain integrated project schedules, milestones, and resource plans.
• Coordinate with IE, Manufacturing, Facilities, Construction, Operations, and EHS teams.
• Manage the full change request lifecycle in MaintainX, Quickbase, or similar systems.
• Drive factory layout governance including equipment placement, space planning, and design approvals.
• Identify and manage design changes, risks, dependencies, and schedule conflicts.
• Facilitate cross-functional decision-making to maintain timelines and commitments.
• Maintain dashboards, milestone trackers, action logs, decision registers, and status reports.
• Coordinate engineering deliverables with construction schedules, installations, and readiness activities.
• Support continuous improvement of PM, design review, and documentation processes.

Skills

Project management

Scheduling

Cross-functional coordination

Leadership

Communication

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering

PMP certification preferred

Tools

MaintainX

Quickbase

AutoCAD

Navisworks

Bluebeam

Job description

Technical Program Manager – Industrial Engineering (Factory Design)

Pittsburgh, PA

We’re ALTEN Technology USA, an engineering company helping clients bring groundbreaking ideas to life—from advancing space exploration and life-saving medical devices to building autonomous electric vehicles. With 3,000+ experts across North America, we partner with leading companies in aerospace, medical devices, robotics, automotive, commercial vehicles, EVs, rail, and more.

As part of the global ALTEN Group—57,000+ engineers in 30 countries—we deliver across the entire product development cycle, from consulting to full project outsourcing.

When you join ALTEN Technology USA, you’ll collaborate on some of the world’s toughest engineering challenges, supported by mentorship, career growth opportunities, and comprehensive benefits. We take pride in fostering a culture where employees feel valued, supported, and inspired to grow.

As a Technical Program Manager – Industrial Engineering (Factory Design) you will be responsible for;

• Leading factory design programs from concept development through engineering reviews, construction readiness, implementation, and operational handoff.
• Developing and maintaining integrated project schedules, milestones, resource plans, and deliverables to ensure alignment with business and operational objectives.
• Coordinating with Industrial Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Facilities, Construction, Operations, and EHS teams to define project scope, requirements, priorities, and execution plans.
• Managing the full change request lifecycle through systems such as MaintainX, Quickbase, or similar platforms, including initiation, approvals, execution tracking, and closure.
• Driving factory layout governance activities, including equipment placement reviews, space allocation planning, design approvals, and revision management.
• Identifying and proactively managing design changes, execution risks, infrastructure constraints, and schedule dependencies.
• Facilitating cross-functional decision-making and ensuring stakeholder alignment to maintain project timelines and commitments.
• Maintaining project dashboards, milestone trackers, action logs, decision registers, and status reports to provide program visibility.
• Coordinating engineering deliverables with construction schedules, equipment installations, commissioning activities, and operational readiness plans.
• Supporting continuous improvement of project management, design review, approval, and documentation processes.

Qualifications;

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Construction Management, or a related technical discipline.
• 5+ years of technical project or program management experience within manufacturing, industrial engineering, factory design, construction, or related environments.
• Strong understanding of factory layouts, equipment integration, material flow, infrastructure planning, and manufacturing operations.
• Experience managing cross-functional projects involving engineering, construction, facilities, and operational stakeholders.
• Hands-on experience with MaintainX, Quickbase, or similar change management and workflow tracking systems.
• Proficiency in project scheduling, milestone management, risk assessment, stakeholder engagement, and executive reporting.
• Experience managing change requests, action items, decision logs, and project governance processes.
• Working knowledge of AutoCAD, Navisworks, Autodesk Construction Cloud (ACC), and Bluebeam.
• Demonstrated ability to identify and resolve project risks, conflicts, dependencies, and schedule challenges.
• Strong communication, leadership, organizational, and problem‑solving skills.
• Experience supporting construction coordination, equipment installations, and operational readiness activities.
• PMP certification or equivalent project management certification is preferred.

Salary Range: $140K-$185K

The actual salary offered is dependent on various factors including, but not limited to, location, the candidate’s combination of job‑related knowledge, qualifications, skills, education, training, and experience.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment and will not be discriminated against on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, age, genetic information, or pregnancy.

Compliance Notice: Alten USA is a federal contractor subject to the requirements of the Vietnam Era Veterans’ Readjustment Assistance Act (VEVRAA) and Executive Order 11246. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and consider all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status.

Drug Screening Requirement: As a federal contractor, Alten USA maintains a drug‑free workplace. All candidates selected for employment will be required to successfully complete a pre‑employment drug screening as a condition of hire.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment and will not be discriminated against on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, age, genetic information, or pregnancy.

As set forth in ALTEN Technology USA’s Equal Employment Opportunity policy,we do not discriminate on the basis of any protected group status under any applicable law.

If you believe you belong to any of the categories of protected veterans listed below, please indicate by making the appropriate selection. As a government contractor subject to the Vietnam Era Veterans Readjustment Assistance Act (VEVRAA), we request this information in order to measurethe effectiveness of the outreach and positive recruitment efforts we undertake pursuant to VEVRAA. Classification of protected categoriesis as follows:

A "disabled veteran" is one of the following: a veteran of the U.S. military, ground, naval or air service who is entitled to compensation (or who but for the receipt of military retired pay would be entitled to compensation) under laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs; or a person who was discharged or released from active duty because of a service-connected disability.

A "recently separated veteran" means any veteran during the three-year period beginning on the date of such veteran's discharge or release from active duty in the U.S. military, ground, naval, or air service.

An "active duty wartime or campaign badge veteran" means a veteran who served on active duty in the U.S. military, ground, naval or air service during a war, or in a campaign or expedition for which a campaign badge has been authorized under the laws administered by the Department of Defense.

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