Technical Project Manager

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The Technical Project Manager (TPM) will lead a global cross‑functional team through the New Product Development Process from project initiation approval through production, driving business objectives and ensuring project success.

Lisle, IL (onsite)

• Lead multiple New Product Development projects for customer‑specific and general market projects.
• Work directly with internal customers to manage project progress and proactively address areas of opportunity and challenges.
• Define product scope, project schedule, product cost, and engineering budget; manage development dynamics.
• Ensure key technology projects support customers’ finished good deliverables through close collaboration and effective communication.
• Develop internal and external project charters articulating strategy, scope, financials, and schedule.
• Manage project change control and decision documentation.
• Own and develop macro project schedules and hold accountable functional team members supporting these schedules.
• Proactively identify, document, and execute risk reduction activities to minimize project risks.
• Own project reporting and communication to leadership and customers.
• Lead and collaborate with team members in project management principles, risk management, issue resolution, and decision making.
• Engage with GS&OP & operations to ensure materials and capacity are established at production launch at volume production sites.
• Track, manage, and distribute critical information and communication.
• Organize and coordinate global meetings and standardization.

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Business, Supply Chain, Finance, or related field.
• Prior experience in an engineering role.
• 3+ years of project management experience.
• Experience leading New Product Introduction (NPI) projects in an engineering or global manufacturing environment.
• Experience presenting to key stakeholders.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Experience managing complex projects with multiple stakeholders and strict deadlines.
• Experience operating in an ambiguous, dynamic, and frequently changing work environment.
• Ability to work outside of regular working hours when necessary for global meetings.

• Fiber Optics and/or molding knowledge.
• Experience tracking customer orders.
• Change management experience.
• General supply chain knowledge – manufacturing, logistics, BOM and component structures, capacity is a plus.
• Experience leading cross‑functional teams through influence.
• Experience leading projects in a global environment.
• PMP Certified.
• SAP Experience.

For this role, we anticipate paying $80,000 - $130,000 per year.

Our benefits plan includes medical, dental, vision, flexible spending and health savings accounts, life insurance, disability, retirement, paid vacation and time off, educational assistance, and more.

Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability and protected veteran status. Except where prohibited by state law, some offers of employment are conditioned upon successfully passing a drug test. This employer uses E-Verify.