Program Manager

IPECs India Private Limited designs and manufactures power electronics hardware in India with an integrated software layer to drive innovation in electric vehicle (EV) charging and energy management. It is a strong and upcoming player in the space of charging infrastructure with a strong and diversified customer base. IPEC is committed to rapid growth across the next 5 years as India’s focus on charging infrastructure grows.

As part of the program strengthening initiatives, IPEC is committed to hiring talented program managers who can contribute towards the fast paced growth through participation and contributing towards the restructuring and development of key customer bases for IPEC across India and in the future globally.

Job Description:

As a Project Manager/ Program Manager your primary responsibility will be to successfully lead a project from project initiation to serial production up to 3 months. You will be the primary point of contact between the customer, external stakeholders as applicable and Internal stakeholders.

You will lead the project team to achieve the project goals and meet the customer's needs. You may need to mentor junior program managers in execution of programs as required from time to time.

Key Responsibilities:

• Leading cross-functional teams (CFT) from RFQ to SOP, managing customer interface, Internal stakeholders and risk with key focus on the following
• Establishment of Reliability, Quality, and Cost targets. Define Customer Volume with the CFT and prepare an overall project summary
• oversee a detailed timeline for A-Sample, B-Sample, and C-Sample parts. Completion of DFMEA and Design Verification (DV) testing.
• Interface and monitor for release of long-lead tooling (housing, SiC module molds). oversee finalization of PFMEA and Control Plans in line with customer requirements.
• Interface with respective teams for Run-at-Rate execution to verify capacity. Submission of Production Part Approval Process (PPAP) package for customer sign-off.
• Interface for Start of Production (SOP). Transition to serial production with focus on yield stability and lessons learned.
• Identify technical, commercial, and timing risks using a RAG (Red-Amber-Green) status.
• Manage Engineering Change Requests (ECR) and their impact on cost/timing.
• Run a CFT meeting as per cadence established by company policy from time to time.
• Strategic forecast and Risk Outlook in Management reviews including the following
• Supply Chain & Technical Risk Matrix:
• 1-Month (Tactical): Tooling arrival, prototype build readiness, etc
• 3-Month (Operational): Sourcing for serial components, line status etc.
• 6-Month (Strategic): PPAP approval status, SOP ramp-up volumes etc.
• Quantified Impact Analysis:
• Timeline: Potential delay in days and impact on customer launch.
• Cost: Impact on program NPV, piece-price variance etc
• Quality: Risk to field reliability, PPAP timing etc
• Risk Mitigation & Action Tracker: Detailed mitigation plans including assigned owners (DRI), resource requirements, and specific "Target-to-Close" dates. Executive Escallation requiring Steering Committee intervention for CapEx approval or customer negotiation.

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Engineering (B.E) – Electrical /Electronics / Equivalent

Experience

• 8 - 12 years

Desirable Experience and Skills:

• Experience in project or program management of electrical/electronic projects within the automotive or auto ancillary industry.
• Experience in interacting with automotive OEMs
• Experience in Tire 1 Supplier operation model is favorable
• Excellent Communication skills
• Working knowledge in SAP/ERP systems
• Conversant with Manufacturing Processes
• Good Presentation skills
• Experience in complete at least 2 end to end projects as program manager
• PMP Certification is an advantage.

Job Type: Full-time

Location: Whitefield, Bangalore, Karnataka