Technical Project Manager (TPM)

The Technical Program Manager (TPM) will support our R&D Technology Development (TD) & Technology Integration (TI) projects. The TPM will oversee project transition from R&D to the Product Development (PD) team ensuring project Scope, Deliverables, Risk, Risk Mitigation, and Gates workflow are completed and well documented. The TPM role is deeply technical and strategic in nature, with a focus on short and long-term, big picture processes and initiatives intended to meet FTI’s business goals. TPMs must be able to manage, develop, and execute programs that can accomplish any aspect of R&D programs & projects to meet business strategies. An enthusiasm for high-level technical planning and strategic thinking is the cornerstone of being a successful TPM. The TPM will be part of a tightly knit group of research Engineers, Designers, M&S, Systems Engineers, Manufacturing, Controls, V&V, QA, and other Project Managers.  The TPM will be responsible for the execution and delivery of new products and functionality launches.  

The Technical Program Manager will work closely with Engineering and other cross-functional teams to ensure programs have proper resources, develop schedules/timelines, manage program budgets, communicate program progress and status; and execute programs to meet agreed-upon timelines, cost, and quality targets. The ideal candidate will have a proven history of successfully managing programs with program management standard tools and methodologies from design initiation through support of manufacturing in a dynamic manufacturing and construction environment. The ideal candidate must have experience in leading, motivating, and managing technically based cross-functional teams in accomplishing projects with notable impact on company objectives.  The TPM will drive the team in an agile process workflow to meet the program milestones and target timeline. In addition, the TPM will guide the team to follow the R&D workflow gates and interact with stakeholders by scheduling gate reviews and design reviews.   

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS

Education: Bachelor's degree in mechanical or electrical engineering. MBA, Program Management Professional (PgMP) and additional technical certifications, a plus. Project Management Professional (PMP) certification.  Certified Six Sigma Green or black belt  preferred.

Experience: Minimum of 5 years Technical Project Management experience. 

• Knowledgeable with CMMI  
• Experience with program management tools including JIRA, Microsoft Project, Smartsheet, Confluence, or similar 
• Experience with requirements management, project traceability, and risk management tools including JAMA, Polarion, DOORS, or similar 
• Experience with graphical analysis visualization tools including Power BI, Tableau  
• Familiarity with Product Data Management or PLM tools including Windchill, ENOVIA 3DEx, CATIA PLM, or similar 
• Familiarity with collaborative version management tools including Git, GitHub, GitLab, ClearCase, or similar 

Travel: 10-20%

Work Schedule: This position works between the hours of 7 AM and 5 PM, Monday- Friday. Overtime may be required.  However, work may be performed at any time on any day of the week to meet business needs.

Location: This role will be required to be in office in Menasha WI 2-3 days per week.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Facilitate Project Management Tools and processes across the R&D teams.
• Champion the R&D Gate process workflow & workshops. 
• Assess Gate workflow completion by using scorecards and coordinate with stakeholders. 
• Assess Projects labor demand by department and highlight the gaps. 
• Assure Project completion within targeted time and budget without sacrificing project quality and deliverables. 
• Challenge the team with technology exploration and foster viable solutions for path to target. 
• Guide the R&D team’s focus on FTI market requirements to develop the right technology and product. 
• Implement and offer agile processes to accelerate project deliverables. 
• Guide the R&D team to technically manage complex components, subsystems, systems and eco-system. 
• Provide guidance to the R&D team to connect R&D development technology and market needs. 
• Assure that R&D projects will be delivered to PD team with necessary documentation, tools, and desired technology readiness level. 
• Align R&D project deliverables to technology and product roadmap. 
• Uncover and understand customer needs and translate them into requirements. 
• Able to work well with various internal teams including design, controls, V&V, manufacturing, quality, service, modeling & simulation, markets, strategy IP, and operations.  
• Ensures requirements are fully understood and implementation plans match expectations. 
• Implement and manage processes, best practices, standards, and tools to document and evaluate technological trends in the industry and in general. Implement and manage tools to assess emerging technologies, suppliers, and their products to measure potential value and make recommendations to invest in or leverage.  
• Implement and manage competitor and benchmark assessment standards and capability analysis. 
• Act as point of contact for incoming questions about R&D technology exploration, development, integration, and its capabilities. 
• Assesses and addresses technology and competent level risks. 
• Identify areas of improvement and define new processes, standards, and best practices within R&D workflows and projects. 
• Understands and analyzes data pipelines, algorithms, and automated systems. 
• Serves as a product evangelist and subject matter expert to the technical/developer community. 
• Coordinates prototype (pre-Alpha, Alpha) tests, UL testing, and pre-PD testing activities. 
• Uses database queries to analyze performance indicators, evaluates experiments, etc. 
• Defines success criteria for testing and technology acceptance. 
• Facilitates the creation and maintenance of proper product documentation. 
• Performs other related duties as required and assigned. 

The job description and responsibilities described are intended to provide guidelines for job expectations and the employee's ability to perform the position described. It is not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all functions, responsibilities, skills, and abilities. Additional functions and requirements may be assigned by supervisors as deemed appropriate.

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