Product Development Program Manager

Responsibilities

• Manage program milestones, deliverables, decisions, and issue resolution throughout the product development lifecycle.
• Own and track Change Request (CR) approvals and associated program activities.
• Create and maintain Cost Detail Documents (CDDs) and verify cost capture against Finance Bills of Material (BOMs).
• Route CDDs through formal approval processes.
• Execute Engineering Change Management (ECM) activities and support program change control processes.
• Review Engineering Change Notice (ECN) distributions and identify impacts to program-specific content.
• Communicate engineering change implementation timing to assembly facilities and stakeholders.
• Track production inventory and switchover events to minimize obsolescence risks.
• Process initial releases and change-control releases for supplier-owned service parts.
• Cook with suppliers to resolve program issues and support production requirements.
• Coordinate with suppliers to resolve program issues and support production requirements.
• Communicate release information to CAD teams for Teamcenter 3D model updates.
• Lead and facilitate cross-functional meetings including Design & Function (DF), Change Control (CC), Software Change Control, and Service meetings.
• Drive Total Value Management (TVM) savings initiatives and track supplier-generated cost improvements through CRID.
• Support ongoing production activities, launch readiness efforts, and business plan objectives.
• Partner with Engineering, Manufacturing, Logistics, Finance, Purchasing, Studio, Marketing, Capacity Planning, New Model Programs, Launch teams, and suppliers to ensure program success.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree
• 3–5 years of experience in automotive program management, product development, engineering release, or a related field.
• Recent vehicle launch and/or change-control experience within the last 5 years.
• Experience managing Engineering Change Notifications (ECNs), Engineering Change Management (ECM), Engineering Change Requests (ECRs), and Change Requests (CRs).
• Experience with BOM management and reconciliation activities.
• Experience aligning engineering BOMs with financial data.
• Experience tracking production inventory and minimizing obsolescence during engineering changes and production switchovers.
• Experience leading technical and operational meetings with cross-functional teams and suppliers.
• Strong supplier coordination and program management experience.
• Strong cost engineering and change control skills.
• Ability to work independently, drive issue resolution, and thrive in a less-structured, low-volume production environment.

Preferred

• Master’s Degree
• Experience supporting low-volume or specialty vehicle programs.
• Racing or Performance Vehicle program experience.
• Previous Design & Release Engineering experience.
• Techical engineering background.
• Experience with Manufacturing Bills of Material (MBOM).
• Billing system experience.
• Experience supporting supplier-owned service parts releases.
• Professional certifications related to Program Management, Engineering, or Product Development.
• Experience with inventory planning and obsolescence management strategies.
• Familiarity with Teamcenter and OEM product lifecycle management processes.