Work Flexibility: Hybrid or Onsite

Who we want:

Analytical problem solvers. People who go beyond just fixing to identify root causes, evaluate optimal solutions, and recommend comprehensive upgrades to prevent future issues.

Dedicated achievers. Relentless about quality, people who thrive in a fast-paced environment and will stop at nothing to ensure a project is complete and meets regulations and expectations.

Goal-oriented orchestrators. People who can effectively coordinate and focus the work of skilled employees toward an important goal, prioritizing the right activities that lead to success.

Motivated product launchers. Engineers who bring strategic direction and drive for execution to ensure products are developed and launched with precision.

Curious learners. Technical project leaders with an innate curiosity that drives them to understand all aspects of New Product Development.

What you will do:

Project managers have accountability and authority for achieving a project’s objectives.  They direct a multidisciplinary team to complete a project. This position will be in NPD focused on managing the project’s resources, budgets, and project timelines. The role demands proven project management skills. He/She needs to frequently interface with cross functional divisional counterparts and stakeholders and a vendor base located globally. Another aspect of this role is leading process improvement and other initiatives.

Technical Responsibilities:

• Lead the team in the development of the project charter and management plan.  Direct, manage, monitor, and control the project.  Evaluate tradeoffs within the project.

• Meet with project stakeholders to understand and refine project scope, review with manager for approval.  Create a detailed Work Breakdown Structure.

• Develop and manage the detailed project Gantt chart.  Analyze critical paths and major workstreams.

• Collaborate with supervisor and/or project PM to establish sub-project budget.  Monitor and maintain costs within budget.

• Partner with project team to create project Quality Plans using 1-2 quality planning tools and techniques. Monitor and maintain plans.

• Develop a risk management plan for the project. Identify, analyze and understand project risks, develop and monitor a risk response plan.

• Contribute in the development of a Procurement Management Plan and collaborate on the selection of procurement partners

• Estimate, acquire and assign project team resources.   Define the role, responsibility, and deliverables for each team member.  Provide direct feedback to functional manager on performance reviews.  

• Develop a Stakeholder management plan for the project, based on the identification, analysis and understanding of Stakeholder expectations.

• Develop and execute the communications management plan for project team and the needs of key stakeholders

• Additional role-specific technical areas of responsibilities may be added as deemed necessary.

Knowledge and Capabilities:

• Builds successful working relationships with internal and external personnel in various departments. Understands quality system(s).

• High in emotional intelligence and stays calm under pressure. Adept in conflict resolution

• Drives results in support of the business, even in the face of demanding timelines. Steps up to take on additional responsibility where appropriate

• Adept at team management selects the right people to the right tasks all while maintaining team morale and recognizing contributions. 

• Can influence without direct authority in a way that makes others want to be on their team.

• Incorporates end-user feedback to refine scope through the project lifecycle and can communicate changes, updates and decisions to key stakeholders

• Can understand and communicate how goals fit into broader organizational goals, and prioritize tasks/schedule accordingly.

• Keeps the customer at the heart of what we do

• Exercises good judgment and can weigh benefits and risk in order to make solid decisions despite ambiguity

• Growth mindset – ability to learn quickly and adapt to a changing environment.

What you will need:

(Must have):

EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS- BS/BE/B.Tech/ME/M. Tech in any Technical Engineering, preferably.

• 10+ years of work experience, with a minimum 5+ years of project management experience from mechanical background

• New product development experience.

• Preferred- PMP or equivalent

Should be ready to travel to divisions as required. Travel – up to 25%.

Travel Percentage: None