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At Gentex, you'll help create innovative technologies that improve how people live, travel, and stay connected. Join a company driven by quality products across an evolving range of industries.

POSITION OVERVIEW

The Software Engineering Project Manager II will lead the engineering development of new products. This role leads Mechanical, Hardware, Software, and/or System Engineering disciplines to successful project outcomes.

Location: This position requires on-site work at Gentex facilities. This role is not eligible for remote work.

WHAT YOU'LL DO

• Lead 2-4 Gentex Engineering disciplines in product development.
• Work with outside vendors and communicate timelines and expectations with OEMs and customers.
• Coordinate with product management, program management, and engineering teams to document and supervise program requirements and technical specifications and transform these into implementation roadmaps, balancing agile and waterfall methodologies to create achievable schedules and manage cross-functional dependencies.
• Collaborate, build consensus, and ensure accountability with team members and subject matter experts to make decisions to meet project and customer requirements.
• Advocate for stakeholders regarding expectations and communicate to development teams.
• Communicate goals, progress, and process efficiencies to senior leadership.
• Identify and remove roadblocks for the project team.
• Coordinate regular technical project launch meetings with cross-functional engineering teams that are action oriented, result in clear notes covering outcomes and decisions, and next steps have identified due dates.
• Release engineering artifacts including product software, Bill of Materials, and release notes according to established processes.
• Teach and drive project management best practices throughout the organization.
• Lead engineering quotations for existing technologies or applications projects by collaborating with customer facing groups to develop profitable product business cases.
• Other duties as assigned.

HOW YOU'LL DO IT

• Communicating effectively - Developing and delivering multi-mode communications that convey clear understanding, taking into account the unique needs of different audiences.
• Action oriented - Taking on new opportunities and tough challenges with a sense of urgency, high energy, and enthusiasm.
• Situation adaptability - Adapting approach and processes to match the shifting demands of different situations. Showing an openness to new ideas and handling uncertainty well. Assuming new responsibilities when necessary. Demonstrates the flexibility to adapt to changing environments. Adjusts approach to adapt to shifting demands.
• Attention to detail - Ensuring information is complete and accurate; following up with others to ensure that agreements and commitments have been fulfilled.
• Manage effective teams - Building strong-identity teams that apply their diverse skills and perspectives to achieve common goals. Get the most out of your teams. Leverage diverse skills and perspectives of individual team members to achieve common goals.
• Problem solving - Defining a problem, determining the cause, identifying, prioritizing and selecting alternatives for a solution, and implementing a solution.
• Fostering teamwork - Building effective partnerships and working collaboratively with others to meet shared objectives.
• Maintaining high level of honesty, integrity, and confidentiality with respect to company matters.
• 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.

WHAT TO BRING

• Bachelor's of Science degree in Engineering or other related field, or a combination of equivalent education and relevant experience.
• 5+ years of product development, software development, manufacturing, or testing experience in an engineering position.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office - Word, Outlook, Teams, Excel.
• Leadership experience.
• Experience leading System Engineering (e.g., Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or Software) teams in product development.

WHAT WILL HELP

• Experience working in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Software Design, or System Engineering.
• Experience managing a project or leading a team.
• Experience in Project or Program Management.
• Experience in the Automotive, Aerospace, Medical, and Consumer Electronics Industries.
• Familiarity with DOORS.
• Experience with Microsoft Project or Smartsheet.
• Experience with Jira.
• An understanding of Agile and Waterfall.
• ISO 26262 / ASIL experience.
• ASPICE experience.

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.

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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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