Launch/Program Manager 1

Join Methode Electronics, Inc. (NYSE: MEI) as a Launch Manager 1 to manage Core Team activities to help assure all program launch success requirements are met including safety, quality, delivery, cost and profitability goals adhering to Methode’ s Product Development and Program Launch System (PDPLS).

Methode is seeking to prepare and develop high-potential candidates for a career in automotive product launch. You’ll start with a thorough onboarding experience before embarking on significant work to launch new programs while discovering your strengths and passions. Throughout this journey, you'll receive mentorship, career development, and regularly engage with your leader to ensure your growing expertise aligns with the skills required to advance your launch management career.

Methode Electronics Automotive Group is a leading global developer of User-Interfaces, LED Lighting, Sensors, and Chassis and Powertrain signal/power distribution solutions. Our team of knowledgeable sales, design engineers, and operations personnel across the globe offer expert advice and develop innovative and highly integrated solutions tailored to address our customers' challenges and meet your objectives.

Responsibilities:

• Lead assigned core team activities, establishing priorities when conflicts arise
• Escalate concerns to management in a timely fashion for resolution support
• Manage the program proactively to ensure timing and objectives are met for all customer milestones
• Identify and communicate impediments to the successful completion of program milestones
• Interface with required functional disciplines and departments for program support
• Ensure adherence to the (PDPLS) and assures completion of all deliverables
• Assists with phase and gate reviews
• Support master program timing that satisfies customer and internal requirements for product deliverables, cost performance and timing
• Facilitate interaction between the company, our customer and plant
• Coordinates and maintains communications with our design and operations staff and our customer for all program activities
• Escalate risks of any nonconformities relating to the product, process, and system to drive actions for resolution
• Identify and record any problems relating to the product, process, and quality system
• Initiate, recommend and provide solutions through designated channels
• Verify the implementation of change and follow processes for documenting changes
• Other duties as assigned
  
  

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or Science required
• 3+ years of project management, program management, or other related experience
• Prior experience with automotive products, processes, and environment, particularly lighting (exterior/interior), electronics, injection molding, and Advanced Product Quality Planning (APQP)
• Ability to interface and effectively communicate with customers and the Methode core team at all levels
• Proficiency in structured problem-solving.
• Proficiency in MS Project, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint (intermediate level or higher)
• Proven ability to overcome obstacles and get results
• Spanish Bilingual preferred
• Ability to travel up to 30% both domestic and international
• Ability to occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds
  
  

Methode Electronics is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, genetic information and other legally protected characteristics per the EEO Poster available here . If you need a reasonable accommodation because of a disability for any part of the employment process, please send an e-mail to [email protected] or call (708) 867-6777 and let us know the nature of your request and your contact information.