Engineering Product Manager

Engineering Product Manager

Pay is market rate

Kelly Government Solutions is hiring for an engineering product manager on a government contract with our customer in Sterling Heights, MI.

Job Description :

The Tracked Automotive Vehicle Subsystem Integrated Product Team (IPT) Lead provides engineering leadership of a cross-functional team with responsibility and authority to deliver key automotive products and to integrate and test them at the subsystem and vehicle level.

The IPT lead oversees related performance activities and drives key engineering decisions to meet project schedule and cost goals.

Company Information :

Our customer is a successful Fortune 100, global aerospace and defense company, with over 90,000 employees world-wide. The Land Systems division has a strong foundation of delivering core engineering and manufacturing capabilities to our clients for military vehicles.

Our team is focused on continuous process and productivity improvements that reduce product costs, while increasing troop safety and effectiveness.

Land Systems continues to work with the US Armed Forces and its Allies to ensure these vehicles remain survivable, relevant, flexible, affordable, and capable of addressing a dynamic threat environment.

Onsite or Virtual

This is a Hybrid role, comprising of 80% in office work and 20% remote

Roles & Responsibilities :

• Possess, understand, and apply the fundamental concepts, practices, and procedures of project management to plan and execute engineering projects
• Generate and execute project plans and integrated schedules
• Establish funding mechanisms to facilitate work scope
• Forecast and maintain project demand files
• Establish & utilize metrics to drive and monitor project performance
• Facilitate and support technical and programmatic events
• Lead vehicle system-level design, integration, build, and test activities
• Represent the project and engineering organization to GDLS leadership and our customers
• Prepare bids and provide bid support for any applicable RFI or proposal efforts
• Serve as a primary technical interface for internal & external customers
• Coordinate incoming problem reports for prioritization and processing
• Support change processing metrics through tracking, measuring, and managing aging issues to resolution
• Evaluate and disseminate customer comments to proposed changes for immediate action
• Propose / assess process improvements to increase through-put of design updates and customer satisfaction.

Position Requirements :

• Minimum of Bachelor’s degree in engineering or related field. Other degrees will be considered with relevant experience
• Minimum of seven (7) years of relevant work experience
• Proven ability to establish and maintain effective customer relationships
• Demonstrated ability to form and lead teams
• Experience in leading design, development, and integration of complex systems
• Proven leadership skills and competencies
• Ability to assess technical risk and develop corrective actions and / or mitigation plans
• Must have excellent analytical, planning, and problem-solving skills
• Must have strong oral and written communication skills
• Must have excellent business acumen and negotiating skills
• Ability to travel as needed
• This position will require eligibility to obtain a US security clearance. (Non-US Citizens may not be eligible to obtain a security clearance)

What happens next :

Once you apply, you’ll proceed to next steps if your skills and experience look like a good fit. But don’t worry even if this position doesn’t work out, you’re still in our network.

That means our team of expert recruiters will have access to your profile, making your opportunities limitless.

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