Engineering Product Manager - Sterling Heights, United States - General Dynamics Land Systems
Description
About the Position:
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.
Some travel may be required.
Company Information:
General Dynamics is a successful Fortune 100, global aerospace and defense company, with over 90,000 employees world-wide.
General Dynamics Land Systems, a business unit of General Dynamics, 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 VirtualThis is a Hybrid role, comprising of 80% in office work and 20% remote
What We Offer:
Starting your career or you are an experience professional, we offer a Total Rewards package that is Impactful and built for you.
Competitive base pay and incentive pay that rewards individual and team performance, and comprehensive benefits.
401k Match (6%)
Educational Assistance
9-80 Work Schedule (This position's standard work schedule is a 9/80. The 9/80 schedule allows employees who work a nine-hour day Monday through Thursday to take every other Friday off)
On-going learning opportunities within a diverse, inclusive and rewarding work environment
Onsite cafeteria, fitness center, and outdoor fitness track
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 Bachelors degree in Engineering or related field. Other degrees will be considered with relevant experience
Minimum of 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)
GDLS considers factors such as, scope/responsibilities of the position, candidate experience, education/training background, in addition to local market comparable and business considerations when extending an offer.