Group SW Engineering Project Manager

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The following information provides an overview of the skills, qualities, and qualifications needed for this role.

Purpose Of The Position

The Group Project Manager is an internal facing position. This position supervises a group of Project Managers. This individual is also responsible to plan, monitor, and coordinate the technical execution portion of a development project.

This position coordinates the product development and engineering changes of new and sold business for a new complex technology by both leading cross functional teams and mentoring other Project Managers.

Primary Responsibilities

• Execute software development milestones and related processes by leading a small team of software project engineers to coordinate, communicate issues and complete tasks for software functional groups and customers.
• Create the engineering plan and lead the project execution (work breakdown structure, Gantt chart, durations, etc.).
• Work with the various engineering disciplines to establish a technical / detail level scope document, including managing any recovery plans.
• Capture and lead the resolution of technical issues and risks.
• Coordinate regular technical project launch meetings with the cross functional engineering teams and document status with detailed notes.
• Hold engineering problem solving meetings as necessary.
• Interface with the customer’s technical team as established and directed by the Program Manager.
• Work with the team to establish the DVP&R.
• Coordinate the engineering release levels for pre-production builds.
• Coordinate all ME / HW / SW pre-production builds with Launch Engineer.
• Track Bill of Materials costs and report changes to the Program Manager and Commercial Management.
• Ensure product meets customer requirements and industry specifications.
• Manage engineering scope changes.
• Support pre-sales activities, strategy, and product definition coordinating with the product teams as necessary.
• Support the development and execution of customer, technology, or regional product strategies.
• Work with internal engineering groups to plan resource needs in support of new and future programs.
• Monitor, approve and audit the project team’s milestone and project deliverables.
• Lead, coach and develop the direct reporting Project Managers.
• Function across the Project Management organization to assure consistency, and drive cross-company best practices and continuous improvement.

How You'll Do It

• Complying with all Company policies and procedures, safety regulations, company safety policies and safely perform all duties, including but not limited to, promoting a safe workplace.
• Maintaining high level of honesty, integrity and confidentiality with respect to company matters.

Educational And Professional Experience

• BS / BA degree required. Advanced technical or business degree preferred.
• Minimum of 9-12 years of product development and / or manufacturing experience in automotive manufacturing or product development preferred.
• Minimum of 5-7 years of applying project / program management fundamentals in an automotive product development environment preferred.
• Mastery of automotive standards and requirements.

Working Relationships

• This position reports to the Senior Group Project Manager or Director of Project Management.
• Significant interaction with the following internal departments : Purchasing, Production, Quality, Electrical Engineering, Software Engineer, Mechanical Engineering and senior leadership.

Gentex is an equal opportunity employer

Gentex extends equal employment opportunities to qualified applicants and employees regardless of an individual’s race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), disability, marital status, military service, height, weight, genetic information, or any other reason protected by law.

Assistance

Gentex is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodation to applicants with disabilities. For accommodation requests, email us at recruiting@gentex.

com. Gentex will not discriminate against any qualified individual who can perform the essential functions of the job with or without a reasonable accommodation.

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