Harman Becker Automotive Systems, Inc. seeks a Technical Program Manager in Novi, MI.
Duties: Deliver next-generation Telematics, Infotainment, and/or Audio systems to the customer. Build and manage customer relationships at a release engineer and director/manager level. Build and maintain a customer interface team to support this relationship and manage the overall program development. Ensure the overall success and profitability of the product launch (i.e., work with Sales and Marketing to hit gross margins, introduce new features, etc.). Maintain the budget, scope, and program schedule. Manage program risks proactively, identify program risks, and coordinate meetings with the CPM and multi-discipline functions to address risks before they become issues. Support continuous improvement of project management processes and metrics to track and measure project success (Manage all program/product delivery elements). Provide weekly program status updates via the standard template. Represent the program internally to senior management during program, quality, and operations reviews. Lead the program adherence to follow standard Harman processes and maintain program and customer-related documentation. Be the primary escalation point for both internal and external program communications for the responsible customer program. Set direction and influence cross-department engagement for program execution and drive synchronization across multiple program teams. Responsible for tracking and reporting the progress of programs to both the customer and within the company. Responsible for communicating the customer requirements within the organization and interface with multiple groups within to ensure customer’s requirement expectations are being met.
Requires a Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related field (or its foreign equivalent) and 5 years of professional experience in the job offered or a related software engineering occupation. Must have 5 years of experience in each of the following: Working with multiple infotainment development lifecycles, including knowledge of HW/SW delivery methods and automotive development processes; Program management, project leadership, and team management and/or development; Complex development cycles that span multiple release versions/cycles. Telecommuting (remote work) is permitted. Domestic travel (within 50 miles of HQ address) is required 10% of time to customer sites, both local and across the U.S. Must have a current PMP certification.
40 hours/week. Must also have authority to work permanently in the U.S. Applicants who are interested in this position may apply https://www.jobpostingtoday.com/ Ref # 34550.
