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Engineering Product Manager
Job Description
- The Tracked Automotive Vehicle Subsystem Integrated Product Team (IPT) Lead provides engineering leadership of a cross-functional team with responsibility and authority to deliver key automotive products and to integrate and test them at the subsystem and vehicle level. The IPT lead oversees related performance activities and drives key engineering decisions to meet project schedule and cost goals.
- This is a Hybrid role, comprising of 80% in office work and 20% remote.
- Possess, understand and apply the fundamental concepts, practices and procedures of project management to plan and execute engineering projects.
- Generate and execute project plans and integrated schedules.
- Establish funding mechanisms to facilitate work scope.
- Forecast and maintain project demand files.
- Establish & utilize metrics to drive and monitor project performance.
- Facilitate and support technical and programmatic events.
- Lead vehicle system-level design, integration, build, and test activities.
- Represent the project and engineering organization to leadership and our customers.
- Prepare bids and provide bid support for any applicable RFI or proposal efforts.
- Serve as a primary technical interface for internal & external customers.
- Coordinate incoming problem reports for prioritization and processing.
- Support change processing metrics through tracking, measuring and managing aging issues to resolution.
- Evaluate and disseminate customer comments to proposed changes for immediate action.
- Propose/assess process improvements to increase through-put of design updates and customer satisfaction.
- Minimum of Bachelors degree in Engineering or related field. Other degrees will be considered with relevant experience.
- Minimum of 7 years of relevant work experience.
- Proven ability to establish and maintain effective customer relationships.
- Demonstrated ability to form and lead teams.
- Experience in leading design, development and integration of complex systems.
- Proven leadership skills and competencies.
- Ability to assess technical risk and develop corrective actions and/or mitigation plans.
- Must have excellent analytical, planning and problem-solving skills.
- Must have strong oral and written communication skills.
- Must have excellent business acumen and negotiating skills.
- Ability to travel as needed.
- This position will require eligibility to obtain a US security clearance. (Non-US Citizens may not be eligible to obtain a security clearance).
This assignment is a US Government Contract which requires all applicants to be US Citizens.
NO SUBCONTRACT REQUIREMENT:
No third-party applicants will be considered. If you are a third party contracting company, please do not respond to this position.
Meet Your Recruiter
Joe Fisher
Technical Recruiter
I am a seasoned Technical Recruiter and retired U.S. Army Human Resources Specialist with two decades of experience building high-performing teams within government and defense; holding active Secret Clearance. Recognized for demonstrating a natural aptitude for directing the full recruiting cycle while providing the optimal candidate and stakeholder experience, as well as for building robust candidate pipelines and relationship networks to proactively meet hiring and staffing needs.
Currently, I am a Technical Recruiter with Contract Professionals Inc. I conduct full cycle recruiting, sourcing specialized engineering and IT positions for civilians and veterans, while piloting the successful placement of qualified candidates into approved government projects and programs. In addition, I liaise with senior leadership, business partners, and hiring teams to ensure the company’s recruitment support structure is driving the business forward with minimal expenditures.
Colleagues describe me as a loyal, progressive, driven, down-to-earth, strategic and innovative recruiting expert who can be relied on to offer superior human resources solutions for complex corporate challenges.