Group SW Engineering Project Manager

Advance the automotive market and advance your career at Gentex! Join a collaborative culture devoted to innovation, cooperation, and continuous improvement. Your ideas are not just heard, they are celebrated! Explore Gentex today! Purpose of the Position: The Group Project Manager is an internal facing position. This position supervises a group of Project Managers. This individual is also responsible to plan, monitor, and coordinate the technical execution portion of a development project. This position coordinates the product development and engineering changes of new and sold business for a new complex technology by both leading cross functional teams and mentoring other Project Managers. Primary Responsibilities: Execute software development milestones and related processes by leading a small team of software project engineers to coordinate, communicate issues and complete tasks for software functional groups and customers Creates the engineering plan and leads the project execution (work breakdown structure, Gantt chart, durations, etc.). Works with the various engineering disciplines to establish a technical/detail level scope document, including managing any recovery plans Captures and leads the resolution of technical issues and risks. Coordinates regular technical project launch meetings with the cross functional engineering teams and documents status with detailed notes. Holds engineering problem solving meetings as necessary Interfaces with the customer’s technical team as established and directed by the Program Manager Works with the team to establish the DVP&R Coordinates the engineering release levels for pre-production builds Coordinates all ME/HW/SW pre-production builds with Launch Engineer Tracks Bill of Materials costs and reports changes to the Program Manager and Commercial Management Ensures product meets customer requirements and industry specifications. Manages engineering scope changes Supports pre-sales activities, strategy, and product definition coordinating with the product teams as necessary Supports the development and execution of customer, technology, or regional product strategies Works with internal engineering groups to plan resource needs in support of new and future programs Responsible for monitoring, approving and auditing the project team’s milestone and project deliverables. Accountable for leading, coaching and developing the direct reporting Project Managers Functions across the Project Management organization to assure consistency, and drive cross-company best practices and continuous improvement How You'll Do It: Complying with all Company policies and procedures, safety regulations, company safety policies and safely perform all duties, including but not limited to, promoting a safe workplace. Maintaining high level of honesty, integrity and confidentiality with respect to company matters. Educational and Professional Experience: BS/BA degree required. Advanced technical or business degree preferred. Minimum of 9-12 years of product development and/or manufacturing experience in automotive manufacturing or product development preferred. Minimum of 5-7 years of applying project/program management fundamentals in an automotive product development environment preferred. Mastery of automotive standards and requirements. Working Relationships: This position reports to the Senior Group Project Manager or Director of Project Management. Significant interaction with the following internal departments: Purchasing, Production, Quality, Electrical Engineering, Software Engineer, Mechanical Engineering and senior leadership. Gentex is an equal opportunity employer Gentex extends equal employment opportunities to qualified applicants and employees regardless of an individual’s race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), disability, marital status, military service, height, weight, genetic information, or any other reason protected by law. Assistance Gentex is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodation to applicants with disabilities. For accommodation requests, email us at recruiting@gentex.com. Gentex will not discriminate against any qualified individual who can perform the essential functions of the job with or without a reasonable accommodation. Understand your right to work At Gentex, we use E-verify to confirm you're authorized to work in the U.S. E-Verify – English & Spanish Right to Work – English Right to Work - Spanish Gentex Corporation is a global technology company manufacturing products for the automotive, aerospace, fire protection, and medical industries. The company seeks to attract and retain diverse talent who can help propel the business forward. Gentex fosters an inclusive environment where employees can perform at their best, support each other professionally, and continue to learn and grow. Along with a base salary, employees enjoy profit-sharing bonuses four times a year, receive a 5% 401K match, world-class benefits, and can take advantage of the employee stock purchase program. Gentex headquarters is located near the beautiful shores of Lake Michigan.