Program Management Engineer

Who We Are:
Metal Technologies is a premier metal casting company that uses modern technology and a highly productive workforce to produce the best quality product. Since 1997, we have been a privately held, family-owned company. Metal Technologies produces high quality gray iron, ductile iron, austempered ductile and value-added machining for a variety of industries. Each foundry has unique processes and capabilities that complement specific product families and specifications. As a growing company, Metal Technologies offers a wide range of challenging and exciting career opportunities. If you are looking for a progressive company that promotes and rewards individual achievement, consider applying for a position with us.

MTI is committed to building and maintaining a culture of excellence through an adherence to our values:
• Faith.We honor God in everything we do.
• Family. We are family.
• Spirit.We can do this.
• Grit.We enjoy getting our hands dirty.
• Vision.We create opportunity.
• Rigor.We focus on process.
We offer a diverse and inclusive variety of benefits. At MTI we believe that taking care of our employees means to ensure that they can live healthy balanced lives which results in better work performance.


General Summary:
Under the direction of and reports to the Sr. Program Manager. Program Management Engineer is a development role leading into a Program Manager. This role is specifically responsible for leading and scaling MTI’s outside OEM machining business, where third-party machine shops process MTI castings and ship directly to Tier 1 OEM customers. This position is designed as a rotational leadership role with the expectation of transitioning into Manufacturing Engineering, Operations, or another technical leadership role within 2–3 years as program launch activity stabilizes. Functions of the Program Management Engineer and Program Manager are to participate and lead the Planning for Product Realization process once a product is identified as high potential or released to MTI by our customer. This position manages the internal and external Product Launch activities affecting all new and transferred customer products, as well as engineering changes. In addition, this role will manage outsourced machining partners, ensuring capability, quality, delivery, and cost performance meet MTI and OEM expectations.

Principle Duties and Responsibilities:

Strategic Planning and Alignment
• Define program objectives and ensure alignment with organizational goals.
• Communicate financial benefits and budget of the programs.
• Develop timelines program execution.
• Identify and manage interdependencies between projects.

Program Oversight and Governance
• Establish program governance structures and processes.
• Monitor and drive progress across new, plant transfers, and engineering change projects to ensure they stay on track.
• Ensure compliance with organizational policies and standards. AIAG Core Tools, and IATF-16949 / ISO-9001 procedures.
• Facilitate APQP meetings, Manufacturing Feasibility Reviews, Team Feasibility Reviews, PPAP/product launch timing, and post launch reviews with customers, MTI facilities.
• Coordinate the implementation of customer specifics including purchase orders, prints, specifications, quality requirements, product requirements, commercial items, customer portals, shipping requirements, packaging and label requirements, EDI setup, and tooling invoicing authorization.

Stakeholder Management
• Communicate with stakeholders to understand their needs and expectations.
• Provide regular updates to executives and other key stakeholders.
• Manage stakeholder engagement and resolve conflicts.

Resource Management
• Allocate resources across projects efficiently.
• Coordinate with stakeholders to ensure optimal use of resources and budget.
• Identify and address resource gaps or constraints.

Risk and Issue Management
• Identify potential risks and develop mitigation strategies.
• Monitor and manage issues that arise during program execution.
• Ensure timely escalation and resolution of critical problems.

Performance Monitoring and Reporting
• Overall accountability for on time and seamless launches.
• Track key performance indicators (KPIs) and QMS dashboards.
• Prepare and present status reports, dashboards, and executive summaries.
• Conduct post-program evaluations and lessons learned.

Knowledge, Skill, and Ability Requirements:
• Exceptional written, verbal and computer skills (including working knowledge of Microsoft Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and Project).
• Strong understanding of automotive industry’s quality requirements including IATF-16949 and ISO-9001, PPAP, and