Program Manager, Product Development

About the role

Teledyne Technologies Incorporated provides enabling technologies for industrial growth markets that require advanced technology and high reliability. These markets include aerospace and defense, factory automation, air and water quality environmental monitoring, electronics design and development, oceanographic research, deepwater oil and gas exploration and production, medical imaging and pharmaceutical research. We are looking for individuals who thrive on making an impact and want the excitement of being on a team that wins.

Responsibilities

• Lead New Product Introduction (NPI) programs from concept, proposal, and requirements definition through design, qualification, production release, and lifecycle transition.
• Manage and direct the execution of program objectives to ensure technical, schedule, cost, quality, and customer requirements are achieved.
• Lead cross-functional Integrated Product Teams (IPTs) consisting of Engineering, Manufacturing, Quality, Supply Chain, Operations, Sales, and Business Development personnel.
• Serve as the primary point of contact for customers, suppliers, subcontractors, and internal stakeholders regarding program status, risks, deliverables, and technical issues.
• Develop and maintain integrated program plans, schedules, resource requirements, budgets, and milestone tracking systems.
• Coordinate product development activities including requirements review, design reviews, risk assessments, qualification planning, manufacturing readiness, and production release.
• Drive timely resolution of technical, manufacturing, quality, and supply chain issues that may impact program objectives.
• Identify, assess, manage, and mitigate technical, schedule, cost, manufacturing, and supply chain risks throughout the program lifecycle.
• Develop corrective action plans when deviations from established plans occur and escalate issues to leadership as appropriate.
• Lead phase-gate reviews including requirements reviews, design reviews, qualification readiness reviews, manufacturing readiness reviews, and release-to-production reviews.
• Coordinate environmental, electrical, mechanical, reliability, and customer qualification activities required for product acceptance and release.
• Support Design for Manufacturability (DFM), Design for Testability (DFT), cost reduction, yield improvement, and production optimization initiatives.
• Coordinate prototype builds, pilot production activities, process qualifications, and transition of products into sustained manufacturing.
• Monitor and analyze program performance using schedule, cost, risk, and technical metrics. Provide regular status updates and executive-level reporting to senior management.
• Perform schedule and cost variance analysis, including Earned Value Management (EVM) principles where applicable.
• Ensure compliance with customer requirements, contract obligations, AS9100, ITAR/EAR, DFARS, military specifications, and company policies and procedures.
• Allocate and manage program budgets including labor, materials, outside services, travel, and qualification testing expenses.
• Foster collaboration, accountability, and effective communication among cross-functional team members while resolving conflicts and removing obstacles.
• Ensure successful completion and closure of programs, including documentation, lessons learned, and transition to sustaining operations.
• Support proposal development activities, project planning efforts, Basis of Estimates (BOEs), business cases, and product roadmaps.
• Support, communicate, reinforce, and exemplify the mission, vision, values, and culture of the organization.
• Occasional travel to customer, supplier, and partner locations as required.

Requirements

• Proven experience leading new product development and New Product Introduction (NPI) programs from concept through production release.
• Strong understanding of product development lifecycles, phase-gate processes, and product launch methodologies.
• Experience