RESPONSIBILITIES AND DUTIES:

• Leads cross-functional teams through all phases of product development and release to ensure projects are completed on-time, at cost, and meet product performance requirements.
• Manages APQP documentation requirements per project.
• Serve as a primary point of contact to customer and internally for product development and program management activities.
• Provides project status & risk assessments across company, presenting to senior management monthly.
• Involved in maintaining and advancing relationships with customers. Travels to customer, as needed, for program support. Annual travel 10% to 15%.
• Works closely with all other departments within the company to ensure that product meets customer expectations. (i.e. reliability, manufacturability, aesthetics, customer requirements, regulatory requirements, etc.)
• Supports prototyping process including definition, sourcing, & execution.
• Keeps informed as to customer markets as they affect PTI's product portfolio.
• Provides assistance, with respect to product application, to internal and external marketing representatives and customers.
• Leads project documentation in compliance with PTI's quality system implementation.
• Performs other related duties as required or assigned.

COMPETENCIES:

Quality Systems

• TS 16949

APQP

• PPAP
• DFMEA
• PFMEA
• MSA
• Control Plans
• SPC
• Customer Specific Requirements

Technical

• Print Reading
• Product Knowledge
• Team Leadership

Problem Solving

• Root cause analysis
• Corrective Action/ Preventative Action
• 8D

Skills

• Excel
• Word
• Access
• PMP
• Project

Bachelors of Engineering (required)

Consumer product experience a plus (preferred)
3 - 5 years: Project Management and development within the automotive, heavy duty or industrial equipment industry. (required)
5 years: Professional engineering experience, including stage gate processes (required)