Assistant Manager, Engineering Program Management

The ​Assistant Manager, Engineering Program Management will be based in ​Hyderabad​. In this position, you will report to the ​Senior Manager, Program Management​. ​The candidate will work with mechanical engineering product development team to manage program scope, schedule, and cost. He will be responsible for ensuring that program process is followed and cross functional support across the company is provided in order to successfully move programs forward in a responsible way.​ Watch this video to learn why Nextracker is more than just a place to work.  

We are looking for someone who demonstrates: 

• Passionate drive to innovate and create  

• Integrity to the core 

• Enthusiastic customer focus 

• Consistent interactive teamwork  

• Desire for continuous improvement and top performance  

Here is a glimpse of what you’ll do… 

• ​​Ensuring that all steps involved between a product concept to product launch are incorporated in the product development lifecycle. 

• ​Drive and execute programs in coordination with cross functional teams. 

• ​Creating the program Implementation plan including risk evaluation and mitigation of program. 

• ​Ensure all the tasks involved till product qualification are assigned through Jira and make sure tasks are closed within the target timeline. 

• ​Timeline planning, budget planning, schedule monitoring and status reporting of new product programs. 

• ​Create and Track Milestones for Product Launches 

• ​Working along with core team of Mechanical engineering development team and Product management team to execute the programs by problem solving at pain points. 

• ​Organizing and Coordinating Interdepartmental Design Reviews. And making sure all stakeholders are aligned on next steps of the program. 

• ​Scheduling con-calls and coordination with vendors for design development and design qualification. 

• ​Supporting sales for product cost / quoting of new product. 

• ​Make sure internal and external documentation are available before product launch. 

Here is some of what you’ll need (required)… 

• ​​Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering or equivalent or Master’s Degree in any relevant stream is preferred. 

• ​7+ years of program or engineering management related experience with strong understanding of the mechanical engineering principles and methodologies. 

• ​Prior experience of driving and launching products involving all aspects of product development cycle. 

• ​Experience in Agile Boards, Vendor coordination, Cross function team coordination, product life cycle steps 

• ​Problem solving skills with new approaches and methods. 

• ​Strong knowledge of steel manufacturing processes like sheet metals, castings etc. 

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 Here are a few of our preferred experiences… 

• ​​Knowledge in Solar energy and Single axis trackers functionality / operations. 

• ​Mechanical Manufacturing industry knowledge. 

• ​R&D product engineering design knowledge.​