Engineering Program Manager - PMO

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Engineering Program Manager

Job Description

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The Manager, Engineering Program Manger, PMO will be based in Hyderabad. In this position, you will report to the Senior Manager, Program Management. The candidate will work with mechanical engineering product development team to manage program scope, schedule, and cost. They will be responsible for ensuring that program process is followed and cross functional support across the company is provided in order to successfully move programs forward in a responsible way.

We are looking for someone who demonstrates:

• Passionate drive to innovate and create
• Integrity to the core
• Enthusiastic customer focus
• Consistent interactive teamwork
• Desire for continuous improvement and top performance

Here is a glimpse of what you’ll do…

• In this role, they will lead core tracker product development & improvements for Nextpower out of Hyderabad
• There will be a requirement for complex stakeholder alignment, contributing work across the organization that needs to be completed to achieve high volume product delivery.
• They will interact with the senior leaders of different departments that are required to contribute towards the successful launch of foundations products.
• They will be indirectly managing contributing team members' responsibility to ensure they align with overall program objectives and timelines.  There will be more than 10 contributing team members for most programs.
• They will handle projects related to core product improvements, which have a direct impact on increasing revenue due to the ability to support new markets/customers.
• They will manage the R&D budget for her core product improvement programs
• Ensuring that all steps involved between a product concept to product launch are incorporated in the product development lifecycle.
• Creating the program Implementation plan including risk evaluation and mitigation of program.
• Ensure all the Objectives & Epics involved till product qualification are tracked in Jira Align and tasks are assigned through Jira and make sure tasks are closed within the target timeline.
• Timeline planning, budget planning, schedule monitoring, and status reporting of new product programs.
• Create and Track Milestones for Product Launches
• Working along with core team of Mechanical engineering development team and Product management team to execute the programs by problem solving at pain points.

• Organizing and Coordinating Interdepartmental Design Reviews. And making sure all stakeholders are aligned on next steps of the program.
• Scheduling con-calls and coordination with vendors for design development and design qualification.
• Supporting sales for product cost / quoting of new product.
• Make sure internal and external documentation are available before product launch by coordinating with cross functional teams.

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Here is some of what you’ll need (required)…

• Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering or equivalent or Master’s Degree in any relevant stream is preferred.
• 10+ years of program or engineering management related experience with strong understanding of the mechanical engineering principles and methodologies.
• Prior experience of driving and launching products involving all aspects of product development cycle.
• Experience in Agile Boards, Vendor coordination, Cross function team coordination, product life cycle steps
• Problem solving skills with new approaches and methods.
• Strong knowledge of steel manufacturing processes like sheet metals, castings etc.
• undefinedHere are a few of our preferred experiences…Knowledge in Solar energy and Single axis trackers functionality / operations.Mechanical Manufacturing industry knowledge.R&D product engineering design knowledge. Nextpower is an Equal Opportunity Employer and employment selection decisions are based on merit, qualifications, and abilities.  Nextpower does not discriminate in employment opportunities or practices on the basis of: age, race, religion, color, sex, national origin, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, veteran status, disability, pregnancy status or any other status protected by law. Nextpower provides reasonable accommodation so that qualified applicants with a disability may participate in the selection process. Please advise us of any accommodations you request in order to express interest in a position by e-mailing:. Please state your request for assistance in your message. Only reasonable accommodation requests related to applying for a specific position within NX will be reviewed at the e-mail address. Thank you for considering a career with Nextpower.

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