Technical Program Manager, Manufacturing Operations

We’re ALTEN Technology USA, an engineering company helping clients bring groundbreaking ideas to life—from advancing space exploration and life-saving medical devices to building autonomous electric vehicles. With 3,000 experts across North America, we partner with leading companies in aerospace, medical devices, robotics, automotive, commercial vehicles, EVs, rail, and more.

As part of the global ALTEN Group—57,000 engineers in 30 countries—we deliver across the entire product development cycle, from consulting to full project outsourcing.

When you join ALTEN Technology USA, you’ll collaborate on some of the world’s toughest engineering challenges, supported by mentorship, career growth opportunities, and comprehensive benefits. We take pride in fostering a culture where employees feel valued, supported, and inspired to grow.

The Technical Program Manager within our Manufacturing Operations group will support the execution of product changes into production. You will coordinate cross-functional work across Product Engineering, Supply Chain & Logistics, Quality, and Manufacturing to move changes from proposal through readiness and cut-in, ensuring clear ownership, clean data, and on-time implementation.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate cross-functional change activities; keep scope, owners, dates, and risks aligned.
• Prep decision forums, gather inputs ahead of meetings, record decisions/actions, and drive follow-through.
• Maintain Jira workflows/boards/filters; keep trackers clean and publish concise weekly rollups.
• Partner with Supply Chain & Logistics on on-hand/WIP/POs, alternates, lead times, and material exposure for cut-in timing
• Monitor readiness signals (validation evidence, quality gates, work instructions) and escalate blockers with options.
• Keep a clear decision log and change health view (aging, upcoming cut-ins).
• Continuously simplify templates, entry/exit criteria, and handoffs to reduce friction.

Qualifications

• BS in engineering or equivalent practical experience
• 6-8 years of experience in hardware program management or manufacturing operations (change control/NPI preferred).
• Proficiency with Jira (boards, filters, basic workflow hygiene).
• High-proficiency with excel / google sheets
• Working knowledge of 3DX BOM navigation (parts/revs/effectivity, where-used, EBOM vs MBOM).
• Supply chain basics: lead times, on-hand/WIP/POs, alternates/subs, last-time-buy concepts.

Salary

• $110,000 -$125,000 per year
• The actual salary offered is dependent on various factors including, but not limited to, location, the candidate’s combination of job-related knowledge, qualifications, skills, education, training, and experience 

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