Program Manager, Engineering

About the Company

By living according to a common set of values, we create a culture that unifies, embraces the uniqueness we all bring to the company, and positions Integer for long-term success. Our values are embedded in everything we do:

• Customer – We focus on our customers’ success
• Innovation – We create better solutions
• Collaboration – We create success together
• Inclusion – We always interact with others respectfully
• Candor – We are open and honest with one another
• Integrity – We do the right things and do things right

Responsibilities

• Adhere to Integer’s Values and all safety, environmental, security, and quality requirements, including Quality Management Systems (QMS), Safety, Environmental and Security Management Systems, U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regulations, company policies, and operating procedures.
• End-to-end management and execution of multiple projects of varying complexities, ensuring projects are:
  • Set up and regularly updated in the ERP system
  • Accurately forecasted
  • Adherent to customer agreements, billing events, and milestones
  • Financially tracked in accordance with established standards for cost management and revenue recognition aligned to Non-Recurrent Engineering (NRE) and/or sales of sample, prototype, or verification units
• Accountable for completing each assigned project within budget and on time, meeting key performance objectives, managing issues to resolution, and managing project and scope changes in alignment with what was quoted or agreed to.
• Partner closely with cross-functional leaders to plan, develop, and direct product development and/or engineering projects from inception through successful implementation and handoff to the designated receiving organization.
• Prepare, monitor, and ensure adherence to master project/development plans, quotes, budgets, specifications, and schedules, providing periodic status reports as required for all assigned projects.
• Establish Key Performance Indicators, including milestones, as governance for project execution; provide organization, leadership, and guidance to project/program teams, serving as a member for those or other business teams, as assigned.
• Serve as the primary point of escalation on respective projects. Receive and respond to requests for service or information for project-related matters.
• Prepare for and participate in status meetings (internal/external), and provide updates on various projects to Integer cross-functional management, external customers, and suppliers, as necessary.
• Identify and recommend business process improvements to make the existing Program (Project) Management Office tools more effective and efficient; engage in best practice sharing across stakeholders and PMO functions across the enterprise, reflecting implemented practices into the PMO Manual. Experience with Smartsheet software is a plus.
• Manage planning and communication with other functions (marketing, quality, regulatory, design assurance, manufacturing, etc.), as applicable, as it relates to project initiatives, policies, etc.
• Ensure identified issues or risks related to any assigned projects are effectively resolved to represent the best interests of external customers, internal customers, and the overall Integer business.
• Support Integer's commercial team in assessing and providing inputs to new opportunities and quote development, which may involve visits to customer and/or supplier sites to assess technical capabilities and requirements, as well as general project requirements.
• Actively engage with and leverage the implementation and adherence to Product Development Process (PDP), Manufacturing Transfer Process (MTP), and Technical Development Process (TDP) systems, as applicable.
• Provide mentoring and training to Associates within cross-functional teams, or others, as required.
• May manage up to 2 to 3 direct reports, engineers or technicians, ensuring establishment of Goals and Objectives and supporting their respective personal and professional development plans.
• Perform other duties as required.

Requirements

• Minimum Education: Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or related technical field preferred. Master’s degree in business or technical field welcomed. Certification in Project/Program Management from an accredited institution preferred.
• Minimum Experience: 7+ years of experience, at least 4 in a regulated product environment like medical devices, pharmaceuticals, automotive, and aerospace, in addition to 3 in a project management capacity having led multiple projects and project teams.

Skills

• Special Skills:
  • Demonstrated ability to lead team activities
  • Strong ability to coach
  • Advanced critical thinking & problem-solving skills
  • Strong communication, presentation, follow-through, and organizational skills
  • Ability to effectively work both vertically and horizontally across the organization and cross-functionally
  • Collaboration and conflict resolution skills
• Specialized Knowledge:
  • Knowledge of current FDA, ISO, MDD, and other related quality and regulatory system requirements that intersect with design control and product development activities
  • Comprehension of product & process development engineering principles sufficient to allow participation in product and technology development program ideation, scoping, initiation, and execution
  • Broad experience base with manufacturing processes across multiple products and processes, preferably inclusive of medical components, subassemblies, and finished medical devices
  • Able to travel domestically and internationally, as required (up to 30% at times)

Pay

$137,000 to $202,000

Benefits

• Comprehensive benefits package with immediate eligibility including medical, dental, vision, disability, life insurance, and adoption benefits
• Parental leave available after one year
• Optional employee-paid programs including supplemental life insurance, critical illness, hospital indemnity, and accident insurance
• Immediate eligibility to participate in the 401(k) plan with company matching contributions
• 80 hours (10 days) of company-designated holidays per year plus an annual allotment of paid time off