Mgr I Project Management Engineering

Engineering Leadership 

• Lead, coach, and develop a team of mixed disciplines so they help enable successful  customer prototype response; set clear roles, expectations, and accountabilities.  Including Project Management, Manufacturing Engineering, Quality Engineering, and Compliance.  Design/Development Engineering will be managed through a separate team.


• Plan, budget, and secure staffing for the project management resources in scope; build capability through development plans and regular follow-ups.


• Promote and institutionalize best practices in project/program management; build succession pipeline and leadership bench strength.  

Rapid Response Engineering Portfolio Management. 

• Hold project managers accountable to deliver projects on-time, on-cost, and on-quality, ensuring compliance with standards and procedures.


• Monitor overall execution health across the portfolio (schedule, cost, risk, quality) and provide transparent reporting, early warnings, and decision support to leadership.


• Resolve conflicts and manage escalations effectively; create a fast, reliable escalation path aligned to the needs of rapid response execution.


• Continuously evaluate the effectiveness of project management methodologies/tools and drive process improvements and streamlining. Rapid Response Team (RRT) — Speed-to-Customer Enablement


• Enable the Rapid Response Team (RRT) mission: accelerate the TE/customer design process through improved collaboration between commercial and technical teams, reducing time-to-market via faster prototyping and design


• Establish operating cadence and PM governance that supports rapid iteration and faster decision-making, targeting a ~48-hour VOC response and ~4-week proposal/prototype cycle where applicable. 


• Ensure the RRT remains focused on defined target customers/platform opportunities and is not positioned as a replacement for full NPD/Launch teams.  

Advanced Development Portfolio Management 

• Partner with engineering leadership to support Advanced Development work focused on technology enablers that strengthen portfolio and competitive edge, balancing longer horizon efforts with disciplined execution. 


• Implement portfolio transparency and prioritization mechanisms so the right work is staffed and sequenced to deliver maximum strategic value.  

Cross-Functional Leadership & Stakeholder Management 

• Serve as the project management leadership interface across Engineering, Product/Program stakeholders, Procurement/Supply Chain, and other cross-functional partners to keep execution aligned and unblock delivery. 


• Reinforce disciplined project execution practices aligned with applicable internal project execution procedures and role responsibilities (e.g., leading cross-functional teams, maintaining schedules/governance, driving prototype build coordination, and maintaining visibility to status/risks/schedule).