Principal Program Manager, Auto & Industrial

The role

This person will own and lead several complex production programs for Xometry's largest customers, often $5M or more each, from award through launch and steady-state supply. They will be the main customer contact and lead cross-functional and partner teams to deliver each program.

What you will do

• Lead multiple concurrent, complex production programs from opportunity and award through first article, launch, and repeat production
• Build and manage program plans for scope, timeline, quality, and cost
• Run programs using the Xometry Product Development Process, aligned with APQP
• Manage program budgets and financials, including tooling, capital, and margin
• Track launch and production metrics such as on-time delivery, quality, customer experience, and financial results
• Serve as primary point of contact for customer program, engineering, quality, and procurement teams
• Lead cross-functional teams across Sales, Field Deployed Engineering, Quality, Supply Chain Planning, and the Partner Network
• Hold manufacturing partners accountable to program commitments
• Identify risks early and lead mitigation and recovery across teams
• Mentor program managers and serve as escalation point for difficult program issues

Required qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Business, Operations, Supply Chain, or a related field
• 12+ years of program or project management experience, including leading production programs in manufacturing
• Manufacturing experience across processes such as CNC machining, injection molding, sheet metal, stamping, die casting, or extrusion
• Demonstrated success running multiple concurrent, complex programs from award through repeat production
• Working knowledge of APQP and related quality planning practices
• Experience managing program budgets, timelines, scope, and financial results
• Experience leading cross-functional teams and managing supplier or contract manufacturer performance
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and facilitation skills
• Strong written and verbal communication, including executive-level presentation skills
• U.S. person under ITAR (U.S. citizen or national, lawful permanent resident, or person granted asylum or refugee status)

Nice to have

• 5+ years of military experience in program management, acquisition, logistics, or operations
• PMP certification
• Lean or Six Sigma certification
• Experience in automotive, aerospace, defense, or industrial manufacturing
• Experience with PPAP, AS9102 first article inspection, or other customer launch requirements
• Familiarity with ERP systems, Salesforce, Tableau or Looker, and Smartsheet, Jira, Asana, or Microsoft Project
• Experience in a high-mix contract manufacturing or manufacturing marketplace environment

Before you apply

• Must be a U.S. person under ITAR because the role requires access to export-controlled information
• For US based roles, Xometry participates in E-Verify and requests Form I-9 information after a job offer is accepted

About the company

Xometry (NASDAQ: XMTR) runs a digital marketplace that connects buyers, including Fortune 1000 companies, with global manufacturing capacity. It gives manufacturers resources to grow their business.