Responsibilities:

Test Planning & Coordination

• Partner with engineering teams to define detailed, standardized test plans for each NPI project.

• Ensure test plans are aligned with overall NPI schedules, milestones, and phase‑gate expectations.

• Facilitate early engagement with the test lab to communicate upcoming test needs, priorities, and dependencies.

• Maintain a centralized, portfolio‑level view of all planned and in‑progress testing activities across business units.

Execution Readiness & Visibility

• Track and communicate test readiness, execution status versus plan, and key risks to stakeholders.

• Identify potential conflicts related to test timing, lab capacity, equipment availability, or cross‑project dependencies.

• Act as the voice of the project to ensure test needs are understood and appropriately prioritized.

• React with urgency when testing does not go according to plan, driving alignment on recovery actions.

Risk Management & Issue Resolution

• Proactively identify test‑related risks early in the project lifecycle.

• Drive coordination and resolution of test conflicts across engineering teams, lab resources, and programs.

• Support contingency planning to mitigate delays in test execution and protect critical milestones.

Process, Tools & Continuous Improvement

• Create and maintain standardized test planning templates, processes, and best practices.

• Develop or enhance dashboards and reporting tools that improve transparency into test schedules, status, and lab capacity.

• Drive continuous improvement in how test planning is integrated into the NPI lifecycle across businesses.

• Support PMO efforts to standardize and scale NPI execution practices.

YOU HAVE:

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or a related field

• Ideally 10+ years of experience in program/project management, NPI, or engineering operations

• Strong understanding of engineering test processes and how testing fits into the product development lifecycle

• Demonstrated ability to manage complex, cross‑functional plans with multiple stakeholders

• Experience working with engineering teams and test or validation organizations

• Strong communication, organization, and risk‑management skills