Engineering Program Manager Jobs in Denver, CO (NOW HIRING)

OVERVIEW OF ROLE:

At Gates, we welcome challenges, celebrate hard work, and continually seek new talent to join our global company. Our Denver office is looking for an Engineering Program Manager (EPM), Powersports within our Global Mobility group. The EPM is the designated responsible individual, owner, and go to lead for the global program(s) they are leading. EPMs facilitate good communication and offer multiple levels of status across a wide spectrum of individual contributors to executive management. In addition, they will drive day-to day program activities, development planning, execution & risk assessments to meet overall program objectives for development projects. Please review below to see if this might be the right opportunity for you.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

Program Management

• Lead and coordinate product development of new products and technology globally. Primary point of contact for the program.
• Responsible for leading project reviews throughout the product development process.
• Lead cross-functional team members with a with a sense of ownership.
• Collaborate with Engineering Design Managers on product updates and ensure all changes are well-documented and efficiently implemented.
• Own project budget, schedule, and resource planning.
• Know and own the critical path to ensure project progress, contingency planning, and overall project success.
• Drive and manage development schedules, key dependencies, and risk.
• Work with Business Development and Product Management teams to filter, define, and structure incoming opportunities.
• Coordinate with the global teams to develop, manage, and report technical and schedule dependencies.
• Identify and highlight technical risk areas and mitigation strategies in partnership with team members.
• Develop tools and methods to increase efficiency and determinism of outcomes.

Product Development

• Work with cross-functional teams to build business cases for new products and technology.
• Work with applications, process, and manufacturing experts and suppliers in development of new platform constructions to meet timing and performance targets (manufacturing, NPI, supply chain, etc.).
• Lead the Stage Gate process to in the development of testing and validation timelines, DFMEAs, and DVP&Rs.
• Manage prototype sourcing and logistics for early-stage program needs.
• Facilitate logistics and tracking for priority projects including shipment of trial parts and test units amongst internal, supplier, and external test sites.

Leadership

• Mentor early career development engineers to deliver exceptional product performance.
• Work in a highly dynamic environment that requires quick changes, managing competing demands, and finding creative, dynamic solutions.
• Positively influence extended team members, often not direct reports to achieve business and technical goals.
• Proactively communicate (both verbally and written) key developments and updates on new projects/products at executive level.

QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPECTATIONS: 

Experience

• 7-10 years of progressive and comprehensive product development experience.
• Bachelor's Degree in technical field required (mechanical engineering, etc.).
• Master's degree is a plus (MSME, MBA, etc.)
• Experience with automotive or aerospace industry quality standards and manufacturing methods; TS16949, AS9100, ISO9000, etc.

Skills and Capabilities

• Leadership skills, ability to inspire and lead cross-functional teams.
• Superior attention to detail with and ability to manage complex projects and detailed planning.
• This position demands technical strengths in many areas, including design, manufacturing, quality, and operations.
• Solid project management skills with ability to manage multiple projects with competing priorities.
• Understands and deals well with rapid development cycles; remains flexible and calm in the face of uncertainty.
• Ability to filter and distill relevant information for the right audience, coupled with excellent verbal and written communication and presentation skills.
• Self-motivated and proactive with demonstrated creative and critical thinking capabilities.
• Ability to filter and distill relevant information for the right audience, coupled with excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• A successful candidate will have a proven track record of aligning and driving independent technical teams, internal and external.
• The right candidate has keen eye for identifying the critical issues and is adept at enabling and pushing the team to achieve desired outcomes.
• High level of interpersonal and leadership skills; must be able to influence and collaborate across multiple levels within the company, at various locations, and with suppliers.
• Highest values on safety in personal work practices and consideration in design of processes and equipment.
• A preference to hands on work style.
• Passion for bikes, motorcycles or other two-wheel mobility preferred.
• Must be legally authorized to work in the United States without company visa sponsorship.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS: 

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls; and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to stand, walk, and reach with hands and arms. The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 10 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision.

WORK ENVIRONMENT:

The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.