As a Technical Program Manager, you are the technical lead for manufacturing operations at multiple vendors and sites. Other responsibilities include:- Driving contract manufacturer preparation for pre-production builds.- Production process development, documentation, optimization and validation.- Development and implementation of new technologies to enhance production quality, capacity and efficiency- Provides direction, guidance and resources to other engineering groups and project leaders as well as factory technicians.- Act as lead engineer on a variety of projects and participates in the project planning of major sub-projects.- Performs assignments in several of the below manufacturing engineering functions:- Design for Manufacturability - Provide early and ongoing manufacturing involvement to ensure manufacturability of new products.- Process Engineering - Designs and develops technically complex processes to improve quality and efficiency.- Failure/Data Analysis - Plans, develops and implements technically complex procedures for the testing and evaluation of soon to be released products. Specifies test to be performed, compiles data and makes recommendations for product design changes and final assembly standards. This will include the use of Design of Experiments (DOE) and statistical analysis using Six Sigma principles.- Provide regular VP level communication of technical health of program.