Engineering Program Manager

Job Title: Engineering Program ManagerPay Rate: $150 to $195K/YEARLocation: Cypress, CAWe are looking for an Engineering Program Manager.Build and maintain integrated program schedules across engineering, procurement, manufacturing, validation, certification, commissioning, and customer activities.Identify and manage the critical path, schedule dependencies, resource constraints, decision deadlines, and recovery actions.Prioritize cross-functional work based on technical risk, customer commitments, and business impact.Forecast resource needs and work with functional leaders to resolve capacity gaps and competing priorities.Define and manage program scope, deliverables, budgets, risks, acceptance criteria, and change control.Lead cross-functional reviews and maintain accountability for decisions and commitments.Manage customer technical questions from receipt through assignment, review, approval, and final response.Coordinate customer deliverables including specifications, drawings, analyses, test reports, schedules, and corrective-action updates.Provide concise reporting to leadership and customers on progress, risks, decisions, and recovery plans.Coordinate suppliers, contractors, technical partners, and field activities as required.Must have Data center Infrastructure or be a former technical program manager of a gas or electric companyTechnical Program Manager to lead complex product-development and customer-application programs for natural-gas and data-center infrastructure.The programs integrate high-speed rotating machinery, active magnetic bearings, power electronics, controls, manufacturing, and field deployment.Several are progressing from development into production and will require significant manufacturing scale-up.The Technical Program Manager will own the integrated program schedule, identify and protect the critical path, prioritize cross-functional work, and coordinate resource needs with functional leaders.This role will also manage customer technical questions and ensure that analyses, specifications, drawings, test reports, and other deliverables are completed accurately and on time.This position leads through influence rather than direct authority and is accountable for program schedule, scope, cost, risk, and stakeholder alignment.QualificationsBachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering, Electrical Engineering, Systems Engineering, or a related technical discipline.Five or more years of experience leading or coordinating complex engineering and product-development programs.Demonstrated ability to build integrated schedules, manage critical paths, prioritize work, and coordinate limited technical resources.Experience managing customer technical requirements, questions, deliverables, and expectations.Working knowledge of electromechanical product development, manufacturing, procurement, validation, certification, and production launch.Ability to interpret technical requirements, drawings, analyses, test data, budgets, schedules, and risk assessments.Strong written, verbal, presentation, and stakeholder-management skills.Ability to influence technical teams and drive accountability without direct supervisory authority.Preferred ExperienceHigh-speed rotating machinery, active magnetic bearings, power electronics, or motor-drive systems, Sehsaci qves, energy, HVAC, refrigeration, or data-center infrastructureNew-product introduction and manufacturing scale-upProduct certification, supplier management, or contract manufacturingApplications engineering, commissioning, or technical customer supportRoot-cause analysis or structured problem-solvingLeadership Attribute: Soft SkillsSomeone with a roll-up-their-sleeves type mentalityI high level o ownership and accountabilityBias for execution and timely decisionsAbility to distinguish critical work from merely urgent workClear, candid, and customer-focused communicationSound judgment when balancing schedule, resources, technical risk, and business needsIntegrity and collaborative leadershipWork Environment Soft SkillsWork will be divided among office, laboratory, production, supplier, and customer locations.Travel of up to approximately 25% may be required for customer meetings, supplier reviews, testing, commissioning, and field support.The role may occasionally require lifting or moving equipment weighing up to 50 pounds.RequirementsWhat Success Looks LikeFirst 90 Days - Establish Program ControlUnderstand the product, customer requirements, technical risks, commercial commitments, and manufacturing strategy. Establish an integrated schedule with clear owners, dependencies, acceptance criteria, and decision dates. Identify the critical path, resource constraints, and near-term schedule risks. Implement a reliable process for tracking customer questions and technical deliverables.Success means: The team has one credible plan, critical activities are visible and prioritized, resource conflicts are being addressed, and customer requests have clear owners and due dates.First 180 Days - Drive Critical MilestonesContinuously manage the critical path and reprioritize work as program conditions change. Coordinate resource requirements with engineering, operations, supply chain, and functional leadership. Lead execution of builds, testing, certification, supplier activities, and customer commitments. Coordinate technically reviewed responses to customer questions and deliverables. Establish recovery plans for milestones or commitments at risk.First Year - Enable Launch and Repeatable ExecutionLead programs through validation, production readiness, deployment, and early production. Establish repeatable processes for scheduling, resource planning, build readiness, issue closure, change control, and customer deliverables. Use schedule and resource data to support staffing, outsourcing, supplier, and capacity decisions. Capture lessons learned and improve execution for future products and customer programs.BenefitsWe offer a competitive benefits package designed to support the health, well-being, and financial security of our employees.Eligible team members receive paid vacation, paid sick time, comprehensive health benefits, and participation in a 401(k)-retirement plan with company match.This role is based in a fast-paced manufacturing environment where teamwork, reliability, safety, and attention to detail are essential to success.