Program Manager

Description

At Gentex Corporation, we’ve created an environment where great ideas and great people can thrive. Leveraging a history that spans over 130 years, Gentex is a global leader in personal protection and situational awareness solutions for defense forces, emergency responders, and industrial personnel operating in high performance environments. Join our multinational team of exceptional and dedicated employees around the world and work on challenging and rewarding projects, grow your skills, and advance your career all while making a positive difference in the lives of our customers.

Together, you and Gentex can build a career that’s uniquely yours.

Minimum BS degree in an Engineering or Technical discipline

• A minimum of five years’ leadership experience, ten years’ experience preferred.
• Previous program management experience on government programs with familiarity of DFARs/contracting.
• Technical, product development and defense acquisition experience required.
• Experience as a second-level manager a plus.
• Experience in more than one of the following disciplines a plus:
  New Product Development (NPD) Process Engineering, New Product Integration (NPI), and Government Program Management.

The Program Manager is responsible for the overall leadership, strategic planning, and operational execution of the Joint Service Aircrew Mask (JSAM) program at the Gentex Rancho Cucamonga facility, as well as associated product development and production initiatives. Serving as the primary point of contact for U.S. Department of Defense customer counterparts, prime contractors, and internal stakeholders, the Program Manager coordinates cross-functional activities across engineering, operations, quality, and supply chain to ensure program goals, quality standards, and technical requirements are consistently met or exceeded within prescribed time frames and funding parameters.

This role drives multi-disciplinary team alignment to successfully deliver advanced life-support and respiratory protection capabilities to military aircrews while ensuring program profitability, proactive risk mitigation, and full contractual compliance

Gentex offers a robust benefit package- including, but not limited to, medical coverages, 401k, paid time off and excellent work schedules including a 9/80 work week.

Requirements

Must be able to perform the following:

• Knowledge of Cost Accounting Standards as specified by US Government or other customers’ research and development contracts.
• Knowledge of people management skills, particularly influence management and conflict management resolution
• General knowledge of manufacturing operations, including scheduling, procurement, production, test engineering, and quality systems
• General knowledge of finance, including the ability to read and understand financial data such as product income statements, return on investment analysis, and net-present value analysis
• General knowledge of marketing, including market research, market sizing, pricing, marketing communications, and product launch
• Ability to understand, track, drill-down, and question activities issues across functional areas and make sound business decisions and mitigate program risk based upon that data
• Ability to lead a cross-functional team effectively and demonstrate leadership behaviors and company values toward achieving program objectives
• Strong oral and written communication skills
• Strong attention to detail and follow-through skills
• Strong computer skills, with an emphasis on Microsoft software programs, such as word processing, spreadsheet, database, scheduling (MS Project), and electronic mail applications
• A working…