Program Manager II

Program Manager II

Eaton's IS AER FED division is currently seeking a Program Manager II. This position will be located at our Glenolden, PA facility.

The Program Manager is responsible for the successful execution of the NPD Program(s) and projects and their budget allocation. In this role, you will lead the Integrated Product Team(s) to drive customer satisfaction, continuous improvement, and life of the program financial performance by managing customer programs, contracts, and business relationships.

The expected annual salary range for this role is $113000 - $165000 a year. Please note the salary information shown above is a general guideline only. Salaries are based upon candidate skills, experience, and qualifications, as well as market and business considerations.

What You'll Do:

• Manage the Profit and Loss for New Product Development (NPD) Program(s) and Standard Transition (STP) projects and Responsibility, Authority and Accountability (RAA) for every project scope delivery and successful execution within, technical, schedule, budget, cost, and quality commitments.

• Execute Integrated Product Team (IPT) leadership across the project(s) and program(s). Seek team input to promote rapid resolution to issues. Coach and provide feedback/rewards on performance indicators.

• Establish objectives and goals and provide direction to the program and project teams in areas of customer concerns, potential changes in scope and risk assessment. Facilitate the implementation of program management processes at the site, business unit or Division.

• Manage effective customer communications. Provide overall Program interface with the customer. Improve organization responsiveness to customer requirements. Communication and managing customer expectations and contractual commitments internal to the business.

• Ensure standard program management processes are utilized and adequate support to the program and project teams by coordinating Program Management reviews, preparing & publishing PM metrics and reports.

• Maintain performance metrics for programs for earned value, quality, technical performance, and delivery for all PROLaunch NPD/STP phase gates.

• Effectively manage program and project risks. Lead IPT teams to define project risks and proactively identify risk mitigation actions. Coordinate all risks and requirements of the program into a completely integrated entity. This is accomplished by planning, controlling, and integrating all projects into the programs, and measuring all elements to ensure the requirements and goals are successfully achieved.

• Manage customer contract, pricing, terms and conditions and contractual flow-down through the organization. Establish and negotiate pricing strategies by system and/or product, market and by customer. Develop contract negotiation strategies. Ensure effective change management processes are utilized.

• Provide monthly program updates (Program Status Report – Green/Yellow/Red) of current situation relating to contractual milestones and problem/high risk areas (e.g., technical, cost, and schedule). Provide updates to the business units as well as divisional, and group levels.

• Play a key role in developing New business proposals and executing the overall program plan.

• Coordinate and monitor One Eaton Aerospace program personnel across multiple sites.

• Ensure proper due diligence by utilizing the PROLaunch NPD/STP/APQP tools to plan and properly execute programs and projects.

• Support "Build to Print" project bids where bids require technical and costing support from FED sites and/or FED division resources.

• Integrate the budget related to program transitions for profit planning making sure the programs are within the budget once they are launched.

• Assist the project team members in the development of their specific task scheduling capabilities through mentoring and/or practice skill development.

Qualifications:

Required (Basic) Qualifications: • Bachelor's degree from an accredited institution. • Minimum of six (6) years experience in Program Management; or a combination of Program Management with some Engineering and/or Product Development Management. • Eaton will not consider applicants for employment immigration sponsorship or support for this position. This means that Eaton will not support any "CPT, OPT, or STEM OPT plans, F-1 to H-1B, H-1B cap registration, O-1, E-3, TN status, I-485 job portability, etc.". • This position requires access to export-controlled information. To conform to U.S. Government export regulations applicable to that information, applicant must be a U.S. person, defined as a (i) U.S. citizen or national, (ii) U.S. lawful, permanent resident (green card holder), (iii) refugee under 8 U.S.C. 1157, or (iv) asylee under 8 U.S.C. 1158. • No relocation benefit is being offered for this position. Only candidates within a 50-mile radius of Beltsville, MD or Glenolden, PA will be considered. Active-Duty Military Service member candidates are exempt from the geographical area limitation.

Preferred Qualifications:• Bachelor's degree in Engineering from an accredited institution. • Minimum of ten (10) years experience in Program Management; or a combination of Program Management with some Engineering and/or Product Development Management. • Minimum of three (3) years experience in the Aerospace Industry leading product transition programs or new product development. Programs with 1) components / subsystems / systems scope responsibility, 2) Moderate customer business risk, 3) Moderate to high NRE budgets, and 4) High Revenue Growth Program value. • Project Management Institute (PMI) accreditation (PMP).

Skills:

• Proven Leadership skills - capability to lead changes in an Integrated Project Team (IPT) environment across multiple sites and customers globally. • Fully demonstrating to proficient in Program and Project Management methodologies, processes, and tools. • Project Management Institute (PMI) accreditation (PMP) highly recommended. • Excellent communication and presentation skills – both verbal and written with ability to make necessary status reports and technical presentations to Eaton management and customer. • Experience in Risk Management. • Strong analytical skills and business acumen. • Financial experience, managing Profit & Loss, ATD, EAC, Gross Margin, NPV & IRR. • Broad knowledge of the Aerospace industry.