Divergent 3D is on a mission to democratize the design and manufacture of vehicles. We want to enable a future where small entrepreneurial teams across the globe will bring increasingly material and energy efficient transportation solutions to market with a fraction of the capital and time.
The current auto manufacturing system is economically and environmentally broken. Divergent invented a manufacturing system that combines software, additive manufacturing, and assembly technologies to radically reduce the material, energy, time and capital required to design and build vehicles. This will transform the automotive industry from capital intensive to innovation intensive while dramatically reducing the lifecycle environmental impact of vehicles. Over the past two years, the company has been recognized for its disruptive innovation, receiving the Frost & Sullivan Innovation of the Year and the inaugural Petersen Innovation in the Automotive Industry awards as well as being named a Google Moonshot company.
The Role: Director of Program Management
Divergent is seeking an experienced and motivated Director of Program Management to lead our next generation of programs. To accomplish this, we need a forward-looking and technical PM who will help shape the future of structures, technology and manufacturing development. This is a position within a growing organization, with primary responsibility leading programs through the full life cycle, including; proposals, planning / definition, execution / technical issue resolution, governance/controlling and delivery phases.
What You Will Do:
- • Manage, lead and support Divergent programs that are significant in scope and strategic importance to achieve defined program targets
- • Implement D3D Program Management methodology on large-scale programs
- • Work closely with structural engineering, vehicle integration, additive manufacturing, test and validation and other cross functional teams to ensure that program deliverables and milestones are defined, scheduled and executed on-time and on-budget
- • Support engineering teams in achieving resolution, rather than simply reporting status
- • Lead cross functional teams in implementing PM disciplines in program initiation, scope management, schedule, budget and cost management, quality, resource management, and risk management
- • Responsible for the deliverables and milestones to achieve successful program phases, including; program initiation and planning, product definition/architecture, concept development, prototype design, build and testing, production planning, build and validation, and delivery and closure
- • Lead customer checkpoint and milestone reviews, including creation of reports or presentations
- • Create and manage the program master plan and schedule, including deliverables and milestones, to support customer timing, checkpoints and milestones
- • Manage program budget to the agreed upon spending plan, and utilize cost tracking and reporting tools
- • Implement change control process and management plan, to ensure management of scope, timing, and cost impacts to program due to change requests
- • Monitor, lead and support cross functional teams to achieve program objectives, initiating and supporting timely and effective resolution of issues
- • Execute program metrics, including schedule and budget KPI’s
- • Provide program KPI input to the Divergent Integrated Program Dashboard on a weekly basis
- • Generate reporting, monitoring and presentation materials to effectively communicate the status of initiatives
- • Support customer proposal creation, sometimes leading a cross functional project to compile all technical, business and other components for initial proposal draft
- • Manage vehicle launch phase, and ensure the vehicle prototype and production phase builds are successfully integrated into manufacturing
What You Have:
- • BS or MS in Engineering or equivalent relevant experience
- • 8+ years of experience in the automotive industry
- • Experience managing the full vehicle development cycle
- • PMP Certification, or minimum of 10 years managing complex technical programs with responsibility for timing, cost, quality and delivery
- • Technical knowledge and experience with engineering drawings, BOMs and PLM release process. Preference will be given to candidates with experience with DFMEA, PFMEA, PPAP
- • Proven ability to successfully introduce innovative ideas in process and product, and demonstrated experience collaborating with teams to resolve complex challenges at all levels of an organization
- • Ability to thrive and deliver goals and objectives in a quick moving, start up environment
What Sets You Apart:
- • 4+ years of experience in the aerospace industry
- • Understanding of additive manufacturing