Technical Program Manager- Thermal

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.

Technical Program Manager – Thermal

We are developing fully autonomous vehicles and the supporting ecosystem required to bring the technology to market at scale. Sitting at the intersection of robotics, machine learning, and design, we aim to provide the next generation of mobility-as-a-service in urban environments. We believe the transition to self-driving vehicles requires a combination of elegant vision and uncompromising execution.

As a Technical Program Manager (TPM), you will support the Thermal team within the Vehicle Engineering with project management of cooling and/or HVAC system components. Your role involves collaborating with our supplier partners to achieve our vehicle and company program milestones. You will work closely with engineers and suppliers to establish timelines for deliverables, identify and escalate risks, and develop mitigation plans. The TPM enhances the efficiency of the engineering team and focuses on improving processes to ensure that work is completed effectively.

Responsibilities:

• Track component and subsystem deliverables to the Vehicle Program Design Release Gates
• Develop schedules based on company milestones and ensure that projects remain on track
• Track supplier SW/FW deliveries according to the FW Release Plan.
• Support the engineering team's issue resolution workstream and unblock roadblocks. Prioritize issues based on severity and priority, ensuring teams adhere to the program team's timing. Ensure the status and next steps of issue tickets are up to date
• Support the engineers to provide concise and effective communications to key stakeholders on program status, issues/risks, and accomplishments,.
• Assist the team with administrative and operational tasks, such as submitting shipping tickets and coordinating logistical processes, to improve efficiency.
• Drive alignment with cross-functional teams of open deliverables and risks
• Proactively identify risks and drive mitigation efforts in collaboration with engineering teams

Qualifications

• BS or MS in an engineering discipline or equivalent experience
• 6-8 years of experience in developing electro-mechanical systems for automotive or aerospace applications
• Understanding of thermal system architecture
• Familiarity with electro-mechanical product development and manufacturing processes, and demonstrated delivery of components with engineering design and development partners
• Proven track record in managing complex cross-functional projects
• Proficient in tools required to manage complex projects (i.e. JIRA, Gantt charts, ERP, PLM)

Salary Range: $110,000$120,000

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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