Program Manager

About the role

The Program Manager role focuses on leading complex engineering and product development programs from concept through commercialization within a multidisciplinary technology environment. The position serves as the primary liaison between customers, engineering leadership, and project teams, ensuring alignment on objectives, clear communication, and successful delivery of high-impact solutions.

Responsibilities

• Lead cross-functional engineering programs spanning mechanical, electrical, embedded software, controls, battery systems, manufacturing, automation, and validation disciplines.
• Establish comprehensive program roadmaps, execution strategies, schedules, resource plans, and technical milestones that guide teams from concept through commercialization.
• Manage program scope, cost, timing, risks, dependencies, and customer deliverables to ensure projects remain on track and aligned with agreed objectives.
• Cook up activities across engineering teams to maintain alignment, resolve dependencies, and drive effective execution against project goals.
• Facilitate technical reviews, design reviews, phase-gate assessments, customer meetings, and executive status updates to ensure transparency and informed decision-making.
• Develop and maintain program reporting tools that provide clear visibility into schedules, risks, milestones, and overall program health.
• Serve as the primary point of contact for customers throughout the program lifecycle, ensuring their needs and expectations are understood and addressed.
• Translate customer requirements into executable engineering workstreams and actionable plans for cross-functional teams.
• Manage stakeholder expectations and proactively communicate risks, tradeoffs, and mitigation plans to customers and internal leadership.
• Build strong, collaborative relationships with customers, suppliers, and internal stakeholders to support program success and long-term partnerships.
• Support proposal discussions, project planning activities, and customer presentations as needed, contributing to the growth and expansion of engineering services.
• Lead cross-functional teams through ambiguity and changing priorities, providing clear direction and maintaining focus on key milestones and deliverables.

Essential Skills

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Engineering Management, Business, or a related technical field.
• 5+ years of experience in Program Management, Technical Program Management, Engineering Management, or Product Development leadership.
• Proven experience leading complex multidisciplinary engineering programs.
• Strong understanding of product development lifecycles, engineering processes, and commercialization activities.
• Experience managing schedules, budgets, resource plans, and executive-level reporting for technical programs.
• Demonstrated success leading cross-functional teams through ambiguity and changing priorities.
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to effectively manage stakeholders and work in customer-facing roles.
• Experience utilizing project and program management tools such as Jira, Azure DevOps, Microsoft Project, Smartsheet, or equivalent systems.
• Solid program management and project management capabilities in an engineering context.

Additional Skills & Qualifications

• Experience in product development consulting or engineering services environments.
• Supporting hardware, software, embedded systems, automation, controls, battery technologies, or connected products.
• PMP certification or equivalent program management credentials.
• Familiarity with Agile, Scrum, Hybrid, or Stage-Gate product development methodologies.
• Exposure to manufacturing, prototype development, new product introduction (NPI), or product commercialization.
• Strong stakeholder management and relationship-building abilities with customers and suppliers.
• Able to support proposal development, project planning, and customer presentations in a technical consulting setting.