Technical Project Manager

Location: USA - UT- Salt Lake City Matrix

Time Type: Full time

Job Description

With our strong investment in research and development and our culture of continuous improvement, Hexcel is the industry leader in the manufacturing of advanced lightweight composite materials, including carbon fiber, woven reinforcements, resins, prepregs, honeycombs and engineered core and composite structures. We invite you to join the Hexcel team at various manufacturing sites, sales offices, and R&D centers around the globe. Become a part of the “strength within.”

Hexcel is currently seeking a Technical Project Manager for our Salt Lake City, UT, USA location.

The selected individual will be responsible for but not limited to the following obligations:

• Coordinating with cross-functional Change Management team to define the scope of work required to qualify new or modified products to customer specifications related to source changes. This requires coming to a complete understanding of customer expectations (via Product Management) and translating them into the various technical tasks that need to be completed to finish the qualification on time.
• Coordinating with ISC, Operations, and Engineering to manufacture batches of material for source change qualifications. This requires placing orders for the required quantities of materials of each type to carry out all required testing; assuring that process control documents are in place and in some cases, coordinating and witnessing of manufacturing runs.
• Writing test panel fabrication instruction paperwork for laminates, sandwich panels, or any other material forms required for testing.
• Reviewing testing progress and updating expected completion dates, elevating any lack of priority to management for resolution in order to complete testing on time.
• Maintaining complete traceability of all elements of a qualification project.
• Authoring complex engineering test reports.
• Interfacing directly with customers and internal stakeholders to provide status updates, resolution of any conflicts, and facilitating reviews of reports.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, Material Science, Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or related field from a four-year college or university and two to three years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Familiar with material specifications and their applications.
• Working knowledge of PC’s and related software, specifically MS-Word, Excel, Project, PowerPoint and statistical software (MiniTab).
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Experience in project management and ability to maintain a high level of attention to detail required.
• Strong time management skills.

Eligible candidates must be a: U.S. citizen, U.S. national, person lawfully admitted for permanent residence, temporary resident under sections 210(a) or 245(A) of the Immigration and Nationality Act, person admitted in refugee status, or person granted asylum. Hexcel (NYSE: HXL) is a global leader in advanced composites technology, a leading producer of carbon fiber, and the world leader in honeycomb manufacturing for the commercial aerospace industry.

Hexcel is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, physical or mental disability, status as a protected veteran, or any other protected class.