Technical Program Manager I
Harman
- Querétaro, Qro.
- Permanente
- Tiempo completo
- Manage up to 4 audio system (system, speaker, and/or amplifier) program teams, requiring both applications and international development engineering
- Define tasks to be performed by the cross-functional team in developing systems. Use a task list to create a work breakdown structure. Use work breakdown structure to establish program schedule.
- Follow corporate product development (or applications) process
- Ensure the compliance of team members
- Ensure prompt decision-making is executed by promoting consensus decisions, intervening when consensus decision-making fails, and making unilateral decisions in the case of a deadlock
- Understand all of the technical detail of the products used in all systems, both electrical and mechanical
- Approve requirements and technical solutions for meeting requirements for all development products
- Establish and manage program budget
- Work with Sales, Supplier Engineering, and Design Engineering to set and meet the system cost target
- Set team goals for timeliness, customer issues, and quality. Lead team to meet goals.
- Interact with all internal functions: design engineering, manufacturing, quality, purchasing, marketing, and sales.
- Negotiate resource allocations from functional managers. When a resource conflict occurs, negotiate a solution with functional managers and other program managers.
- Serve as a lead program interface with the customer.
- Identify program issues as early as possible and drive resolution at the team level. If resolutions require management intervention, escalate to appropriate management personnel with proposed alternatives.
- Review selected suppliers and quotes, and participate in supplier reviews/selection as appropriate
- Coordinate and oversee the ordering of prototype and production tooling
- Audit task completion and report major deviations from plan to appropriate management
- Recommend continuous improvements development process
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering or related field
- 5 years overall experience
- 2+ years related experience in program management, sales, quality, design, engineering management, process engineering, or manufacturing engineering
- Project Planning, problem-solving, multi-tasking, project management skills preferred
- Experience working with Japanese OEMs
- PMP certification preferred
- Background in Automotive Electronics and Audio systems
- Be willing to travel up to 10% domestic and international travel and occasionally travel to the customer location and HARMAN Plants
- Be willing to work in an office in Queretaro, Mexico
- Be willing to work remotely and onsite when required
- Successfully complete a background investigation and drug screen as a condition of employment
- Access to employee discounts on world-class HARMAN/Samsung products (JBL, Harman Kardon, AKG, etc.)
- Professional development opportunities through HARMAN University's business and leadership academies
- Flexible work schedule with a culture encouraging work-life integration and collaboration in a global environment
- An inclusive and diverse work environment that fosters and encourages professional and personal development
- Tuition Reimbursement
- “Be Brilliant” employee recognition and rewards program