Technical Program Manager

Harman Becker Automotive Systems, Inc. seeks Technical Program Manager in Novi, MI.

Duties:

Manage a global cross-functional audio system program team, requiring applications, validation, and development engineering. Define tasks to be performed by the cross functional team in developing systems. Use a task list to create a work breakdown structure. Use work breakdown structure to establish program schedule. Follow corporate product development (or applications) process. Represent Harman as the primary program interface with the customer. Follow corporate and customer product development process. Ensure prompt decision-making by promoting consensus decisions, intervening or escalating when consensus decision-making fails. Understand all of the technical detail of the products used in all systems, both electrical and mechanical. Approve technical solutions for meeting requirements for all development products. Establish and manage program budget. Work with Sales, Procurement, and Design Engineering to set and meet the system cost target. Set program targets for deliveries per feature roll-out plan. Lead team to meet targets.

Interact with all internal functions:

design engineering, manufacturing, quality, purchasing, marketing, sales, etc. Negotiate resource allocations from functional managers. When a resource conflict occurs, negotiate a solution with functional managers and other program managers. Coordinate Harman factory sample builds for customer or internal validation activities. Review selected suppliers and quotes, and participate in supplier reviews/selection as appropriate. Coordinate and oversee the ordering of prototype and production tooling. Drive risk assessment and mitigation activities. Recommend continuous improvements development process. Work with internal and customer quality teams to follow all quality processes including PPAP.