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Join BorgWarner Portland (Cascadia Motion brand) as a Program Manager and play a key role in advancing innovative electrified propulsion and industrial power technologies. In this role, you will be responsible for organizing, coordinating, and executing to program goals. The Program Manager must work at all levels, internal and external to BorgWarner, to ensure successful program execution. The BorgWarner Portland team is a small, highly agile group specializing in the design and manufacture of hardware for electric vehicle propulsion & industrial power systems including electric motors, power electronics (inverters), and transmissions. In contrast to the complex structures often found in large engineering organizations, we operate with lean, right-sized processes tailored to our customers’ needs, empowering employees to make decisions quickly and keep projects moving efficiently. With design cycles typically around a year, our fast-moving environment fosters innovation, adaptability, and strong team engagement. BorgWarner Portland has an extensive and international customer base, ranging from original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) to emerging technologies and startups.
Job Responsibility
Serve as the program owner accountable for successful program execution
Manage and execute the program based on the PDS Portland Development Process
Drive accountability and action within the Program Team
Develop and validate program scope and customer deliverables to ensure expectations for quality, timing, and product performance are met
Lead a cross-functional Program Team
Drive consistent positive dynamics and interactions within the Program Team
Organize and facilitate team meetings
Translate complexity into clarity for audiences of all levels and keep everyone aligned on project goals
Lead by example
Provide constructive feedback to help team members be more effective
Ensure the Program Team has the necessary resources
Demonstrate a positive attitude
Respectfully challenge all levels within the organization when appropriate
Deal with conflict swiftly, constructively, and decisively
Seek compromise without losing sight of program objectives
Understand key drivers of program financials and ensure financials are factored into all business decisions
Escalate and drive issues appropriately to secure support
Respectfully challenge the organization for key information, rationales, root causes, evidence, desired outcomes, and next steps
Apply a high level of product knowledge including design, specifications, applications, and system integration
Requirements
Experience organizing, coordinating, and executing program goals
Must work at all levels, internal and external
Leadership and cross-functional team management
Effective communication
Influence and constructive feedback
Positive attitude
Conflict management
Understanding of program financials
Risk management
High level of product and process knowledge including design, specifications, applications, and system integration