Technical Program Manager

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Centennial, CO
Senior level
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The Role
The Advanced Program Manager at Gentex leads cross-functional teams in product development and engineering changes, ensuring project scope, timing, quality, and delivery meet customer expectations. Responsibilities include managing costs and schedules, promoting manufacturing commonality, and maintaining communication with stakeholders.
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You want to love what you do and love where you work. Gentex gives you the best of both worlds. A global technology company headquartered in Zeeland, Michigan, Gentex is an 8-time winner of the Top Workplaces in Michigan.

POSITION OVERVIEW

The Technical Program Manager is both a customer-facing and internal position. This person works in conjunction with Product Line Management to identify and scope projects to help Gentex grow and develop its technology portfolio. The advanced Program Manager is the driving force behind accountability and progress.

WHAT YOU’LL DO

  • Initiate, kick-off and lead multiple product development programs including engineering changes and products consisting of new and existing technologies.
  • Develop the program scope and assure product timing, quality and delivery expectations are achieved.
  • Responsible for communication and escalation of key program issues impacting cost, quality, timing, resources, and customer specifications.
  • Manage, monitor, and control cost and schedules of the assigned programs.
  • Promote commonality of manufacture for economy of scale and complexity reduction.
  • For new designs, utilize parts, methods, and practices, which are practical and realistic in actual production.
  • Works with and leads program launch meetings with internal departments.
  • Communicates and holds regular updates with the customer as necessary
  • Other duties as assigned.

HOW YOU’LL DO IT

  • Contributes and supports on-going development process changes and improvements.
  • Adhere to the Gentex product development process.
  • Keep up to date on the latest requirements, certifications and or developments in their specific business line.
  • 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. 
  • Maintaining high level of honesty, integrity and confidentiality with respect to company matters. 

WHAT TO BRING

  • BS/BA degree required.
  • Minimum of 5-7 years of product development and/or manufacturing experience applicable to the designated line of business.
  • Working knowledge of project or program management fundamentals required.


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.

Assistance

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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The Company
HQ: Zeeland, MI
2,471 Employees
On-site Workplace
Year Founded: 1974

What We Do

Gentex is a global, high technology electronics company that is managed by engineers and others who understand the freedom and discipline that's required to run an entrepreneurial company. We are a unique, profitable company that is vertically integrated in highly automated electronics, CMOS camera development and manufacturing, vacuum coatings, and glass bending and fabrication. We specialize in a broad spectrum of technologies and processes to deliver high quality products to the automotive, aerospace and fire protection industries.


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