Senior Technical Program Manager-Manufacturing
$180,000–$220,000 year
On-siteReno, Nevada, United States
Job Summary
Oversee program scope, schedules, and resource planning for manufacturing engineering initiatives, ensuring deliverables meet timeline, quality, cost, and performance expectations. Drive execution across the full manufacturing development lifecycle, including process concept development, design reviews, pilot line builds, and production ramp readiness. Coordinate manufacturing development milestones, tooling releases, and engineering change management while identifying and mitigating risks related to supplier readiness and production constraints. Partner with cross-functional teams to define requirements, track production readiness, and support validation activities through yield analysis and failure resolution. Monitor program costs and schedule risks to optimize efficiency and execution. Requires on-site presence five days per week in Reno.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Manufacturing Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, or related technical field, or equivalent practical experience
- 5+ years of experience in technical program management or engineering leadership, with strong focus on manufacturing systems, production processes, or hardware products
- Proven success managing complex manufacturing programs involving multiple teams, schedules, dependencies, and technical disciplines
- Strong understanding of manufacturing process development, phase gate development, and production engineering workflows from concept through full-scale production
- Experience working within engineering organizations developing electromechanical products, assemblies, or manufacturing processes and production lines
- Strong understanding of manufacturing process principles, DFM/DFA, process capability and tolerance analysis, process validation, and production readiness
- Experience managing supplier and sourcing dependencies, tooling and equipment schedules, long lead materials, and production launch and ramp readiness
- Strong leadership and organizational skills with the ability to influence across teams and functions
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Comfortable operating in fast paced environments with shifting priorities
- Experience with Jira, Confluence, project schedules, and structured development frameworks
- Willingness to travel up to 20%, including international travel
- This role requires working on site 5 days per week
- Hybrid and remote work options are not available
Desired Qualifications
- Preferred experience with PLM/MES systems, CAD collaboration tools, manufacturing execution systems, and pilot/production build management
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