Skip to content
CV Rocket
Get started
How it worksThe enginePricingBlogContactSign in

Open nowPosted 39 days ago

North America Automotive Program Manager

Penn Engineering60 open roles

Where
Danboro, PA, USA
Get the CV for this job

From $25 per CV, paid once. No subscription.

Your applicationOpen nowNorth America Automotive Program ManagerPenn Engineering · Danboro, PA, USA

  1. YouYes, apply to this one.

  2. CV RocketCV written for this posting.

  3. 25 readersRecruiter, hiring manager, skeptic. Round after round.

  4. CV RocketApplied on Penn Engineering's own form.

The reply lands in your private mailbox

3×more interviews than doing it yourself with ChatGPT.

The clock on this job

Early applications get read.

12.1% of postings close within 7 days. Measured by our own scanner across the market. Penn Engineering postings stay open a median of 1 days.

Share of postings closed within
  1. 2.1%1 day
  2. 4.5%3 days
  3. 12.1%7 days
  4. 19.1%14 days
  5. 35.6%30 days
  6. 52.7%60 days
This job: posted 39 days ago

Penn Engineering median: 1 days open

The posting

PennEngineering is a leader in the manufacturing of specialty fasteners and is committed to providing quality, value-added products and services. The Program Manager – Automotive, North America is responsible for planning, overseeing and leading automotive fastener programs from customer RFQ through Start of Production and post-launch handover. This position is a primary role within PEM North America and requires a multi-skilled, highly capable person who will interact with a range of stakeholders, internal departments and external customers, and will manage several programs simultaneously.

The Program Manager is responsible for creating and managing the plan that will meet the objectives of each program while adhering to an agreed budget and timeline. The role is the single point of accountability for assigned programs and operates against the Master Automotive Fastener Launch Timeline, a fourteen-gate structure (G0 through G13) aligned to APQP and customer-specific requirements. Duties include defining program scope, securing the necessary resources, anticipating time and financial requirements, chairing gate reviews, communicating to all stakeholders and controlling program documentation.

Join us as we build the future in Manufacturing and Engineering!

PERKS AND BENEFITS:

  • PTO, holiday pay, 401K, tuition reimbursement
  • Medical, Dental and vision insurance
  • Parental Leave
  • Company provided technology including Laptop, necessary monitors and hardware for office and home environments, iPhone, etc.
  • Employee Centric Culture

WHAT YOU WILL DO:

  • Develop plans that will meet the objectives of each program
  • Manage relationships with all internal departments, stakeholders, external parties and customers
  • Manage program progress, adjusting work when required to ensure programs meet their deadlines
  • Monitor and report on program progress. Measure and analyze programs to ensure they are developing as planned
  • Coordinate internal program activities and resources across Commercial, Engineering, Manufacturing, Tooling, Quality, Supply Chain and Logistics
  • Assemble and lead cross-functional program teams, holding functional owners accountable for the deliverables and exit criteria assigned to them at each gate
  • Maintain the master launch timeline for each assigned program, expressed in weeks relative to SOP, and keep it aligned to customer build and PPAP dates
  • Chair formal gate reviews and exercise the authority to approve, conditionally approve or hold a gate based on documented exit criteria
  • Escalate gate holds, schedule risk and resource conflicts promptly and at the appropriate level
  • Conduct program reviews and create detailed and summary program reports
  • Oversee and ensure all program documentation is up to date and archived for future reference, providing a history that can be revisited when planning similar programs, including quote assumptions, timing plans, gate records and PPAP files
  • Communicate clearly and regularly on program updates and progress with all stakeholders, external parties and customers
  • Understand program risks and design contingency plans, so each program continues moving forward even when obstructions occur; own and maintain the program risk register
  • Implement, optimize and improve program management procedures, including the launch gate process itself
  • Help secure new business and growth opportunities by delivering new parts on time and within budget
  • Initiate new projects that will improve and optimize in-house processes

#LI-BS1

WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR:

  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills
  • Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Project Management or similar field / equivalent tangible experience
  • Minimum five years of experience in a production, engineering or project management role, including at least three years managing automotive programs at a Tier 1 or Tier 2 supplier
  • Demonstrated experience carrying a minimum of two programs from RFQ through Start of Production
  • Working knowledge of IATF 16949 and APQP, including PFMEA, Control Plans, MSA and Gauge R&R, capability studies, PSW and PPAP submission levels
  • Familiarity with customer-specific requirements, OEM and Tier supplier portals, and IMDS or equivalent material reporting
  • Understanding of cold-formed fastener manufacturing — heading, thread rolling and forming, secondary operations, heat treat and plating or coating — sufficient to challenge feasibility, capacity and capability inputs
  • Understanding of fastener application engineering, including torque, clamp load, joint design and installation
  • Familiarity with automotive logistics requirements, including packaging and labeling specifications, EDI and ASN, and release management
  • Teamwork and ability to work cross-functionally
  • Ability to gain alignment from stakeholders and lead across functional and geographic boundaries
  • Solid leadership and information gathering skills
  • Strong problem-solving skills
  • Analytical skills, ability to interpret and communicate data accurately
  • Commercial awareness and customer focus
  • Quality and efficiency focused
  • Experience of dealing with customers, including customer-facing program reviews and on-site build support
  • International business and travel experience
  • Ability to travel up to 30%

Preferred:

  • PMP or equivalent project management certification
  • Formal AIAG or VDA core tools training
  • Experience across multiple OEM/Tier customer requirement sets
  • Experience with BEV, HEV and ICE fastener applications

PennEngineering is committed to Diversity, Equity and Belonging, and we welcome applicants from all backgrounds and experiences. We are an equal opportunity employer and prohibit discrimination and harassment based on race, color, religion, national origin, ancestry, disability, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, military or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. We lift up voices and opinions by creating a respectful work environment where difference is valued, and we are doing our part to build towards a greater society where diverse points of view are celebrated.

From $25, paid onceGet the CV for this job

What happens when you press

One press. We do the rest.

  1. A CV for this posting

    Written against Penn Engineering's own wording, from every piece of relevant proof in your profile.

  2. 25 readers review it

    Recruiter, hiring manager, skeptic and more read every draft, round after round. You get the best round.

    The review screen in CV Rocket: how each CV was read, round by round.

  3. We apply on Penn Engineering's form

    Our application engine gets through the hardest forms there are. Where a question needs you, AI suggests the best answer. Don't want us applying from our IP addresses? Use our Chrome extension: we apply straight from your own browser.

    An application in CV Rocket: every answer filled in on the employer's form.

  4. Every reply, sorted

    Penn Engineering's answer lands in your private mailbox, and we classify it on arrival: interview, question, rejection.

    The CV Rocket inbox: each employer reply classified as an interview, an action or a rejection.

  5. Reply with AI

    AI helps you write the email, checks it and sends it. We show you whether the recruiter read it.

  6. The interview in your calendar

    Full integration with your calendar. The invitation goes straight in.

    An interview invitation in the CV Rocket inbox, added to the candidate's calendar.
Get the CV for this job

From $25 per CV, paid once. No subscription.

Why it works

3×

more interviews than doing it yourself with ChatGPT.

ChatGPT writes a CV and never learns what happened to it. We see every reply. For each CV we know:

  • How it was written, and how the review scored it
  • When we applied, and how long after the posting went up
  • Which posting, which company, which city
  • Who got the interview, and who heard nothing

That is how we know which CVs get called.

Get the CV for this job

From $25 per CV, paid once. No subscription.

The numbers game

More applications. More interviews.

Every application goes out with its own CV, written for that posting and paid once. Send enough of them and the law of large numbers finds you the job.

Get the CV for this job
By hand5–10
With CV Rocket100
applications a day

Nearby

Live postings like this one

Same employer first, then the same role elsewhere.

Before you press

Straight answers

Get the CV for this job

From $25 per CV, paid once. No subscription.

What if my background isn't good enough?

We make the most of the background you have. The CV uses every piece of relevant proof your profile holds, and one of the 25 readers reads your whole profile and flags what the CV left out.

Do you really apply for me?

Yes, on the employer's own form, the hardest ones included. Where a question needs you, you answer it right there and AI suggests the best answer. Don't want us applying from our IP addresses? Use our Chrome extension: we apply straight from your own browser.

Is it a subscription?

No. You pay once per CV, from $25. Every application goes out with its own CV, written for that posting.

One job. One CV.
Paid once.

Pick the posting you want. We write for it, apply for you and catch the reply.

Get the CV for this job

From $25 per CV, paid once. No subscription.