Technical Project Manager

Hexcel; Salt Lake City (UT); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Hexcel is seeking a Technical Project Manager in Salt Lake City, UT. The role focuses on coordinating qualification activities for new or modified products, translating customer expectations into technical tasks, and managing cross-functional teams across ISC, Operations and Engineering.

Candidates should have a Bachelor's degree in a related field and 2–3 years of experience, with strong communication, attention to detail, and time management.

Qualifications

• A Bachelor's degree in Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, Material Science, Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or related field.
• Two to three years of related experience and/or training.
• Familiar with material specifications and their applications.
• Working knowledge of MS Word, Excel, Project, PowerPoint and MiniTab.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Experience in project management and ability to maintain a high level of attention to detail required.
• Strong time management skills.

Responsibilities

• Coordinating with cross-functional Change Management team to define the scope of work required to qualify new or modified products to customer specifications related to source changes.
• Translating customer expectations into technical tasks to finish the qualification on time.
• Coordinating with ISC, Operations, and Engineering to manufacture batches of material for source change qualifications.
• Placing orders for required quantities of materials to carry out testing; ensuring process control documents are in place.
• Authoring test panel fabrication instruction paperwork for laminates, sandwich panels, or other material forms.
• Reviewing testing progress and updating expected completion dates; escalating priorities for on-time completion.
• Maintaining complete traceability of all elements of a qualification project.
• Authoring complex engineering test reports.
• Interfacing with customers and internal stakeholders to provide status updates and resolve conflicts.

Skills

Project management

Time management

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Chemistry/CH.E./Material Science/M.E./A.E. or related field

Tools

MS Word

MS Excel

MS Project

PowerPoint

MiniTab

Job description

With our strong investment in research and development and our culture of continuous improvement, Hexcel is the industry leader in the manufacturing of advanced lightweight composite materials, including carbon fiber, woven reinforcements, resins, prepregs, honeycombs and engineered core and composite structures. We invite you to join the Hexcel team at various manufacturing sites, sales offices, and R&D centers around the globe. Become a part of the "strength within." Hexcel is currently seeking a Technical Project Manager for our Salt Lake City, UT, USA location.

The selected individual will be responsible for but not limited to the following obligations:

• Coordinating with cross-functional Change Management team to define the scope of work required to qualify new or modified products to customer specifications related to source changes.
• This requires coming to a complete understanding of customer expectations (via Product Management) and translating them into the various technical tasks that need to be completed to finish the qualification on time.
• Coordinating with ISC, Operations, and Engineering to manufacture batches of material for source change qualifications.
• This requires placing orders for the required quantities of materials of each type to carry out all required testing; assuring that process control documents are in place and in some cases, coordinating and witnessing of manufacturing runs.
• Writing test panel fabrication instruction paperwork for laminates, sandwich panels, or any other material forms required for testing.
• Reviewing testing progress and updating expected completion dates, elevating any lack of priority to management for resolution in order to complete testing on time.
• Maintaining complete traceability of all elements of a qualification project.
• Authoring complex engineering test reports.
• Interfacing directly with customers and internal stakeholders to provide status updates, resolution of any conflicts, and facilitating reviews of reports.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, Material Science, Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or related field from a four-year college or university and two to three years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Familiar with material specifications and their applications.
• Working knowledge of PC’s and related software, specifically MS-Word, Excel, Project, PowerPoint and statistical software (MiniTab).
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Experience in project management and ability to maintain a high level of attention to detail required.
• Strong time management skills.

Eligible candidates must be a: U.S. citizen, U.S. national, person lawfully admitted for permanent residence, temporary resident under sections 210(a) or 245(A) of the Immigration and Nationality Act, person admitted in refugee status, or person granted asylum.

Hexcel (NYSE: HXL) is a global leader in advanced composites technology, a leading producer of carbon fiber, and the world leader in honeycomb manufacturing for the commercial aerospace industry.

Hexcel is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, physical or mental disability, status as a protected veteran, or any other protected class.