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An Engineering Program Manager provides support and/or lead teams through the Engineering development process and implementation of company's products. Projects are typically shorter-term, less complex and more contained with a defined time frame. Programs are typically longer-term, multi-functional, multi-project with complex requirements and effort. Manage activities, resource capability, schedules, budgets, and ensure cross company communications to facilitate product completion on schedule within budget. Work with engineering management to identify and improve process and program efficiencies.
$176,306 / year median in Washington
+4% projected growth
Job Description
- Program Manager (Lynnwood, WA, 98037) | 08/19/26 Job Description Role
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Program Manager Location :
Lynnwood, WA Customer- Role Summary We are seeking an experienced Program Manager to lead New Product Introduction (NPI) programs for complex electronics products. The role is responsible for managing programs from initial concept and planning through product development, industrialization, qualification, and production launch. Experience in aerospace electronics is strongly preferred. Key Responsibilities
- Lead end-to-end NPI programs for electronics products, ensuring delivery against scope, schedule, cost, quality, and customer requirements.
- Develop and maintain integrated program plans using Microsoft Project.
- Coordinate cross-functional teams across engineering, manufacturing, supply chain, quality, certification, testing, and commercial functions.
- Manage program milestones, dependencies, critical paths, resources, budgets, risks, and change requests.
- Drive design reviews, prototype builds, verification and validation, qualification, and production-readiness activities.
- Ensure smooth transition from product development to manufacturing and volume production.
- Monitor program performance using KPIs and provide clear status updates to senior leadership and customers.
- Identify program risks and implement effective mitigation and recovery plans.
- Manage customer and stakeholder expectations, including technical and commercial escalations.
- Support supplier readiness, component availability, and resolution of electronics supply-chain constraints.
- Ensure compliance with applicable quality, regulatory, safety, and aerospace standards.
- Facilitate lessons learned and continuous improvement across the NPI process. Required Qualifications and Skills
- Bachelor's degree in Electronics, Electrical Engineering, or a related engineering discipline. A master's degree or MBA is advantageous.
- 10-12years of relevant experience, including substantial experience managing NPI programs for electronics products.
- Demonstrated success in leading complex, cross-functional product-development and industrialization programs.
- Strong proficiency in Microsoft Project—approximately 7-8 out of 10—including scheduling, resource planning, dependency management, baselining, and critical-path analysis.
- Strong understanding of electronics product-development lifecycles, manufacturing processes, testing, validation, and production launch.
- Excellent program governance, stakeholder management, risk management, and executive communication skills.
- Ability to manage multiple workstreams and resolve technical, operational, and commercial issues.
- Experience working with global teams, customers, and suppliers. Preferred Qualifications
- Experience delivering aerospace or aviation electronics products.
- PMP, PRINCE2, or a comparable program/project-management certification.
- Experience with ERP, PLM, requirements-management, and issue-tracking systems. NPI
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