Principal Program Manager, Auto & Industrial

The role

You will own and lead several complex production programs, often $5M or more each, from award through launch and repeat production. You will be the main contact for the customer 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
• Manage program budgets and financials, including tooling, capital, and margin
• Serve as primary point of contact for customer program, engineering, quality, and procurement teams
• Lead cross-functional teams and hold manufacturing partners accountable to commitments
• Coordinate resources and risks across concurrent programs and lead mitigation and recovery
• Define and monitor program KPIs and drive improvements
• Develop program management standards, templates, and playbooks
• Mentor and coach program managers and serve as escalation point for difficult issues
• Help onboard new program managers and contribute to hiring

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 a manufacturing environment
• Manufacturing experience across processes such as CNC machining, injection molding, sheet metal, stamping, die casting, or extrusion
• Demonstrated success running multiple concurrent, complex programs, often $5M or more each
• 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

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, BI tools such as Tableau or Looker, and project management tools such as Smartsheet, Jira, Asana, or Microsoft Project
• Experience in a high-mix contract manufacturing or manufacturing marketplace environment

Benefits

• 401(k) match
• Medical, dental and vision insurance
• Life and disability insurance
• Generous paid time off including vacation, sick leave, floating and fixed holidays
• Maternity and bonding leave
• EAP and other wellbeing resources
• Annual bonus

Before you apply

• Must be ITAR eligible: a U.S. person such as a U.S. citizen or national, lawful permanent resident, or individual granted asylum or refugee status
• For US based roles, Xometry participates in E-Verify and requires Form I-9 information after an offer is accepted

About the company

Xometry (NASDAQ: XMTR) connects people with ideas to manufacturers through a digital marketplace. Its platform gives manufacturers resources to grow and gives Fortune 1000 buyers access to global manufacturing capacity.