Prototype Program Manager

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Romeo, MI, USA
In-Office
Senior level
Automotive • Manufacturing
The Role
Lead cross-functional teams from program launch to close, manage schedules, budgets, supplier deliveries, risks, and customer communication, and drive timely completion of program milestones while supporting proposal development.
Summary Generated by Built In

We work alongside the best and brightest to do incredibly cool things you wouldn't believe. At Roush, you're part of building the future. Are you someone that has a passion for providing innovated solutions to complex challenges? Do you want to work someplace where creativity and new ideas are encouraged? If so, then keep reading.

We fuse technology and engineering to provide product development solutions to customers in a diverse range of industries. Widely recognized for providing engineering, testing, prototype, and manufacturing services to the transportation industry, Roush also provides significant support to the aerospace, defense and theme park industries. With over 2,400 employees in facilities throughout the United States, Europe, Asia, and South America, our unique combination of creativity and tenacity activates big ideas on a global stage.
We offer a full array of benefits to our full-time employees, including medical, dental, vision, life insurance, earned sick time, STD, LTD, 401K, tuition reimbursement, paid vacation, and paid holidays.

The Prototype Senior Program Manager will lead a multi-disciplined team typically consisting of 
purchasing, supply chain, process engineering, manufacturing, and quality engineering from program 
launch to closure. The Prototype Senior Program Manager will monitor progress of suppliers of 
equipment and production parts to ensure on-time delivery.

As a Prototype Program Manager, you will:

  • Manage all aspects of a program over the entire life of the program
  • Balance competing program constraints and achieve high quality and customer satisfaction levels
  • Develop and oversee program schedules, track and update milestones, and key activity streams keeping important milestones front and center and insisting on timely completion of deliverables
  • Monitor project progress through internal reviews, lead team meetings, and address and elevate issues internally and with the customer to ensure progress barriers are removed. (P&CS Business Group Guidelines)
  • Communicate program status to program managers and senior management (financials, health, forecast, issues, risks)
  • Monitor changes in program scope and communicate with customers to capture costs or schedule changes
  • Manage day-to-day client interaction, including setting and managing client expectations and ensuring a positive customer experience
  • Identify risks and manage and develop mitigation or contingency plans with key stakeholders,removing blockers and impediments to support team efforts
  • Manage program budget, track financial status, and invoice according to contract schedule
  • Provide support for proposal development of new programs

To be as considered a Prototype Program Manager, you will need:

  • High school diploma or equivalent
  • Minimum of 5 years of project coordination or project management experience
  • Excellent organizational, problem solving and analytical skills, high standards with attention to detail and strong time management skills
  • Strong team leader fostering teamwork, cooperation and relationship building
  • High levels of self-control, self-confidence and flexibility
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills
  • Proficient in MS applications (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
A successful candidate may also have:
  • Bachelor’s degree in Project Management, Business Administration, or a technical discipline
  • Experience in low volume manufacturing
  • Good understanding of engineering drawings, schematics, standards, and specifications
  • Proficient in Peoplesoft Financials, HR, E-Procurement and MS Project
  • Ability to think creatively
  • Ability to work overtime as needed including weekends


If you share our passion for providing innovative solutions to complex challenges, we want you on our team.

Please visit our careers page and apply by clicking on this link: https://jobs.roush.com/us/en/

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Roush is an EO employer – Veterans/Disabled and other protected categories

If you need a reasonable accommodation for our employment application process due to disability, please contact Roush Talent Acquisition at (734) 779-7087.
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Skills Required

  • High school diploma or equivalent
  • Minimum of 5 years of project coordination or project management experience
  • Excellent organizational, problem solving and analytical skills
  • Attention to detail and strong time management skills
  • Strong team leader fostering teamwork, cooperation and relationship building
  • High levels of self-control, self-confidence and flexibility
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills
  • Proficient in MS applications (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
  • Bachelor's degree in Project Management, Business Administration, or a technical discipline
  • Experience in low volume manufacturing
  • Good understanding of engineering drawings, schematics, standards, and specifications
  • Proficient in PeopleSoft Financials, HR, E-Procurement and MS Project
  • Ability to think creatively
  • Ability to work overtime as needed including weekends

Roush Compensation & Benefits Highlights

The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Roush and has not been reviewed or approved by Roush.

  • Healthcare Strength Health coverage is described as platinum-level and affordable, including medical, dental, vision, prescription coverage, telemedicine, and wellness supports such as EAP, diabetes, and tobacco-cessation programs. Core protections like short- and long-term disability and life/AD&D are highlighted as strengths.
  • Retirement Support An employer-matched 401(k) is emphasized, with plan features such as profit-sharing elements, auto-enrollment, and loan availability that enhance accessibility. The retirement offering is characterized as competitive and a standout within the package.
  • Leave & Time Off Breadth Paid vacation, paid holidays, and earned sick time are provided alongside leaves for family/medical needs, pregnancy/adoption, military duty, jury duty, and bereavement. The breadth supports varied time-off needs across different life events.

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The Company
HQ: Livonia, MI
2,079 Employees
Year Founded: 1976

What We Do

With a relentless spirit of possibilities, a challenge-driven culture, and an unmatched suite of capabilities, Roush creates remarkable and inspiring solutions for some of the world’s greatest organizations.

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