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Engineering Project Manager
San Antonio, TX 78219 US
Job Description
The Engineering Project Manager will manage programs from inception to completion utilizing program management methodologies and working with departmental or cross-functional teams to deliver new or upgraded products.
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Lead program review and status meetings and communicates project status
- Motivate and drive the program team to ensure optimal performance
- Ensure products are launched on time, within budget and meet all quality metrics
- Provide leadership to cross-functional teams of Design Engineering, Supply Chain, Manufacturing Engineering, Lean Engineering, Sales, and third-party partners in executing new product introduction projects or enhancements
- Effectively mitigate project risks and create opportunities for project execution enhancements
- Execute the NPI process through all stage gates and meet overall schedule
- Coordinate the resolution of issues between business functions to drive overall project process
- Ensure material is available to support all development builds
- Operate with a completesense of ownership and urgency at every stage of the new product development process.
- Knowledge of program management approaches, tools, and methodologies.
- Facilitate cross-functional project team gate and launch assessments and utilize root cause analysis tools to determine lessons learned and Client out counter measures for future projects.
- Experience with PC based Project Management documentation tools including MS Project or equivalent.
Education and Experience Required:
- Bachelor's degree in a technical discipline
- 2 + years of experience in a Technical Project Management role or equivalent
- Demonstrated working knowledge within technical engineering design/manufacturing business units
- Basic knowledge of manufacturing techniques, CNC operations and acquisition of tooling
Preferred Qualifications:
- 5 + years of experience in a Project Manager role or equivalent
- PMP certified 2+ years'experience with electrical/electronic lighting product development
- General knowledge of castings (die and investment), forgings, plastic injection moldings, extrusions, machining, heat sink design, sheet metal, surface treatments (powder coating, painting, plating), stamping, drawing including tooling lead times
- Basic knowledge in light sources and LED Technologies, including LEDs, COBs, PCBs, Drivers, Control Systems, thermal management (simulation and testing)
- Strong and proven experience with driving development of electro-mechanical products utilizing medium volume manufacturing domestically and/or overseas
- Documented track record of managing multiple projects in parallel (5+)
- SolidWorks CAD experience.
- Experience presenting to C-level stakeholders
Working Environment:
- Smoke free workplace