Engineering Program Manager
Posted:
Monday, 20 October 2025
Valid Thru:
Wednesday, 19 November 2025
Index Requested on:
10/20/2025 13:58:11
Indexed on:
10/20/2025 13:58:11
Location:
Allen Park, MI, 48101, US
Industry:
Automotive Sales and Repair
Occupational Category:
17-2199.00 - Architecture and Engineering
Type of Employment: FULL_TIME
Flex-N-Gate is hiring!
Description:
Job Description – Program Manager
Department
Engineering
Reports to
Engineering Manager
Summary
The Program Manager manages multiple projects from award through 90 days after SOP. Ensure that all tasks are progressing at a rate which will achieve the successful completion of a project which meets customer specifications, project timing, and financial requirements. Effectively communicates the status of the project within Flex-N-Gate and with the customer.
Core Competencies
- Customer Focus
- Communication
- Personal Effectiveness/Credibility
- Leadership
- Team Work
- Project Management
- Problem Solving
- Accountability and Dependability
- Technical Knowledge
- Ethics and Integrity
- Analytical
- Timeliness
Job Duties
- Provide technical and project leadership in directing a cross-function team from concept to launch
- Meet project deliverables and project all requirements. Full knowledge of customer SOW and requirements
- Effectively communicate project status and proactively manage risk
- Acts as primary interface to customer for all project issues
- Maintain project costs within the baseline budgets for BOM, tooling, and investment
- Develop and maintain a project timing charts depicting ability to meet customer’s milestones
- Establish countermeasures when the project deliverables are at risk
- Initiate, maintain, and publish the program open issues report
- Build and manage an effective team
- Initiate the review of lessons learned/best practices of other programs and document new ones from each project.
- Supports internal and external cost cutting requirements.
- Has awareness of the importance of conformance with environmental policies, procedures, and with the requirements of the EMS.
- Has awareness of the significant environmental aspects of own work activities and the benefits of improved personal performance.
- Other duties as assigned
- The incumbent is responsible for the awareness, understanding, specific responsibilities and management of the Environmental Management System (EMS) as stated in EMS policy CEVPL.00005.
- The incumbent is responsible for the awareness, understanding, specific responsibilities and management of the Quality Management System (QMS) as stated in
CQAM.00001 – Corporate Quality Manual.
Requirements
- 5 years of program management experience with engineered products
- Multiple product launch experience in the automotive industry as a Tier 1 supplier
- Bachelor’s degree in technical degree, or ten years of Project Management experience
- Automotive lighting and/or electronics experience preferred
Responsibilities:
Please review the job description.
Educational requirements:
Desired Skills:
Requirements
- 5 years of program management experience with engineered products
- Multiple product launch experience in the automotive industry as a Tier 1 supplier
- Bachelor’s degree in technical degree, or ten years of Project Management experience
- Thermal forming experience in manufacturing processes or product development
- Design, tooling or skilled trades experience in automotive manufacturing industry
Benefits:
Please see the job description for benefits.
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