About Pratt Miller, an Oshkosh companyPratt Miller is a product development company in motorsports, defense, and mobility industries providing clients with product engineering and low-volume production solutions. Our range of research &amp; development, engineering, prototype manufacturing, test &amp; validation, and low-rate production capability help our customers bring their high-quality products to market faster.OVERVIEW: The project leader is responsible for supporting customer engagements, developing a technical plan, and forming a project team from the matrix organization. They manage various aspects of project execution to ensure customer satisfaction, employee engagement, and project profitability. The leader will focus on building core competencies that deliver exceptional value to our customers, creating a competitive edge for the Warfighter. This includes overseeing technical teams involved in full vehicle design, chassis design, technology integration, simulation, objective testing, and subjective evaluation. Depending on experience and skill, the candidate may be assigned as a Technical Project Manager or Project Lead.  ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS AND SKILLS: Typical responsibilities include, but are not limited to:<ul><li>Train and mentor engineers, building core teams and supporting personnel development.</li><li>Coordinate project planning, organization, control, integration, and completion.</li><li>Formulate engineering programs and review product designs for compliance with engineering principles, company standards, customer contract requirements, and specifications.</li><li>Manage technical development, scheduling, and resolve engineering issues.</li><li>Define the technical objectives, establish decision-making processes, conduct trade studies, resolve conflicts, and guide the team through the design space.</li><li>Serve as the voice of the customer in internal communications and represent PMD externally.</li><li>Coordinate project personnel through resource forecasting, working with department managers and HR recruiting.</li><li>Identify risks to customer satisfaction and project deliverables, and develop action plans to mitigate them.</li><li>Assist Program Managers in planning project financials, tracking costs, and ensuring profitability.</li><li>Support Business Development in market research, competitor analysis, and identifying potential customer leads.</li><li>Assist the Defense Director in executing strategy, expanding capabilities, recruiting technical staff, and managing deliverables.</li><li>Support the development of design, simulation, and testing best practices across Pratt Miller Defense.</li><li>Lead the integration and deployment of best practices throughout the organization.</li><li>Blend technical expertise, problem-solving skills, and program management experience to lead a team in tackling challenging military vehicle applications.</li><li>Adapt to changing tools and technologies, guiding the team to select the right tools at the right time to optimize performance.</li><li>Be a motivated individual who exceeds customer expectations while building, guiding, and inspiring a team of 5 to 30 people.</li><li>Operate effectively in ambiguous, time-sensitive environments with complex engineering challenges.</li><li>Ability to obtain a Government clearance.  </li></ul>EDUCATION / CERTIFICATION / YEARS OF EXPERIENCE:<ul><li>BS or MS in Mechanical, Aerospace, or a related engineering discipline.</li><li>10-15+ years of experience in defense, automotive, or aerospace industries.</li><li>Specific experience in defense programs.  </li></ul>DESIRED SPECIALIZED SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE:<ul><li>A systems integration approach to vehicle development, with knowledge of various automotive and defense subsystems.</li><li>Experience in structural analysis, multibody simulation, vehicle dynamics, and control system development.</li><li>Exceptional ability to communicate technical and programmatic data effectively.</li><li>Strong verbal and written skills, particularly in creating reports and specifications using MS Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.</li><li>Ability to manage ambiguity and navigate open design environments with competing requirements.</li><li>Strong desire to work with top talent, support the team, and continually improve.</li><li>Experience with Development or Program of Record pursuits.</li><li>Familiarity with combat or tactical ground vehicles.  </li></ul>WORK AND TRAVEL:<ul><li>This is a hybrid work environment. As a leader, you will be expected to work in the office 50% or more, depending on the program.</li><li>Minor or extensive travel may be required based on the program.</li><li>Flexibility to work long hours to meet deadlines when necessary.</li></ul>#LI-TA1Pay Range: $102,800.00 - $176,800.00<div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div>The above pay range reflects the minimum and maximum target pay for the position across all U.S. locations. Within this range, individual pay is determined by various factors, including the scope and responsibilities of the role, the candidate's experience, education and skills, as well as the equity of pay among team members in similar positions. Beyond offering a competitive total rewards package, we prioritize a people-first culture and offer various opportunities to support team member growth and success.</div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Oshkosh is committed to working with and offering reasonable accommodations to job applicants with disabilities. If you need assistance or an accommodation due to a disability for any part of the recruitment process, please contact our talent acquisition team by email <a href="mailto:corporatetalentacquisition@oshkoshcorp.com">corporatetalentacquisition@oshkoshcorp.com</a>.Oshkosh Corporation is a merit-based Equal Opportunity Employer. Job opportunities are open for application to all qualified individuals and selection decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or other protected characteristic. To the extent that information is provided or collected regarding categories as provided by law it will in no way affect the decision regarding an employment application.Oshkosh Corporation will not discharge or in any manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with Oshkosh Corporation's legal duty to furnish information.Certain positions with Oshkosh Corporation require access to controlled goods and technologies subject to the International Traffic in Arms Regulations or the Export Administration Regulations. Applicants for these positions may need to be "U.S. Persons," as defined in these regulations. Generally, a "U.S. Person" is a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident, or an individual who has been admitted as a refugee or granted asylum.

Moving the world forward Oshkosh is an industrial technology company of approximately 17,000 team members, that designs and manufactures some of the world&rsquo;s toughest specialty and access equipment under the brands of JLG&reg;, Hinowa, Pierce&reg;, Power Towers, MAXIMETAL, Oshkosh&reg; Defense, McNeilus&reg;, IMT&reg;, Jerr-Dan&reg;, Frontline&trade; Communications, Oshkosh&reg; Airport Products, Oshkosh&reg; AeroTech and Pratt Miller. We make a difference in people&rsquo;s lives by creating mission-critical equipment that serves the everyday hero. Our innovation is people focused and developed by sharing advances across our portfolio of companies. For us, it&rsquo;s about moving the world forward through building, serving and protecting communities. Our purpose: Make a difference in people&rsquo;s lives.

Technical Project Manager

About Pratt Miller, an Oshkosh companyPratt Miller is a product development company in motorsports, defense, and mobility industries providing clients with product engineering and low-volume production solutions. Our range of research &amp; development, engineering, prototype manufacturing, test &amp; validation, and low-rate production capability help our customers bring their high-quality products to market faster.OVERVIEW: The project leader is responsible for supporting customer engagements, developing a technical plan, and forming a project team from the matrix organization. They manage various aspects of project execution to ensure customer satisfaction, employee engagement, and project profitability. The leader will focus on building core competencies that deliver exceptional value to our customers, creating a competitive edge for the Warfighter. This includes overseeing technical teams involved in full vehicle design, chassis design, technology integration, simulation, objective testing, and subjective evaluation. Depending on experience and skill, the candidate may be assigned as a Technical Project Manager or Project Lead. &nbsp;ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS AND SKILLS: Typical responsibilities include, but are not limited to:<ul><li>Train and mentor engineers, building core teams and supporting personnel development.</li><li>Coordinate project planning, organization, control, integration, and completion.</li><li>Formulate engineering programs and review product designs for compliance with engineering principles, company standards, customer contract requirements, and specifications.</li><li>Manage technical development, scheduling, and resolve engineering issues.</li><li>Define the technical objectives, establish decision-making processes, conduct trade studies, resolve conflicts, and guide the team through the design space.</li><li>Serve as the voice of the customer in internal communications and represent PMD externally.</li><li>Coordinate project personnel through resource forecasting, working with department managers and HR recruiting.</li><li>Identify risks to customer satisfaction and project deliverables, and develop action plans to mitigate them.</li><li>Assist Program Managers in planning project financials, tracking costs, and ensuring profitability.</li><li>Support Business Development in market research, competitor analysis, and identifying potential customer leads.</li><li>Assist the Defense Director in executing strategy, expanding capabilities, recruiting technical staff, and managing deliverables.</li><li>Support the development of design, simulation, and testing best practices across Pratt Miller Defense.</li><li>Lead the integration and deployment of best practices throughout the organization.</li><li>Blend technical expertise, problem-solving skills, and program management experience to lead a team in tackling challenging military vehicle applications.</li><li>Adapt to changing tools and technologies, guiding the team to select the right tools at the right time to optimize performance.</li><li>Be a motivated individual who exceeds customer expectations while building, guiding, and inspiring a team of 5 to 30 people.</li><li>Operate effectively in ambiguous, time-sensitive environments with complex engineering challenges.</li><li>Ability to obtain a Government clearance. &nbsp;</li></ul>EDUCATION / CERTIFICATION / YEARS OF EXPERIENCE:<ul><li>BS or MS in Mechanical, Aerospace, or a related engineering discipline.</li><li>10-15+ years of experience in defense, automotive, or aerospace industries.</li><li>Specific experience in defense programs. &nbsp;</li></ul>DESIRED SPECIALIZED SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE:<ul><li>A systems integration approach to vehicle development, with knowledge of various automotive and defense subsystems.</li><li>Experience in structural analysis, multibody simulation, vehicle dynamics, and control system development.</li><li>Exceptional ability to communicate technical and programmatic data effectively.</li><li>Strong verbal and written skills, particularly in creating reports and specifications using MS Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.</li><li>Ability to manage ambiguity and navigate open design environments with competing requirements.</li><li>Strong desire to work with top talent, support the team, and continually improve.</li><li>Experience with Development or Program of Record pursuits.</li><li>Familiarity with combat or tactical ground vehicles. &nbsp;</li></ul>WORK AND TRAVEL:<ul><li>This is a hybrid work environment. As a leader, you will be expected to work in the office 50% or more, depending on the program.</li><li>Minor or extensive travel may be required based on the program.</li><li>Flexibility to work long hours to meet deadlines when necessary.</li></ul>#LI-TA1Pay Range: $102,800.00 - $176,800.00<div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div>The above pay range reflects the minimum and maximum target pay for the position across all U.S. locations. Within this range, individual pay is determined by various factors, including the scope and responsibilities of the role, the candidate's experience, education and skills, as well as the equity of pay among team members in similar positions. Beyond offering a competitive total rewards package, we prioritize a people-first culture and offer various opportunities to support team member growth and success.</div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Oshkosh is committed to working with and offering reasonable accommodations to job applicants with disabilities. If you need assistance or an accommodation due to a disability for any part of the recruitment process, please contact our talent acquisition team by email <a href="mailto:corporatetalentacquisition@oshkoshcorp.com">corporatetalentacquisition@oshkoshcorp.com</a>.Oshkosh Corporation is a merit-based Equal Opportunity Employer.&nbsp;Job opportunities are open for application to all qualified individuals and selection decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or other protected characteristic. To the extent that information is provided or collected regarding categories as provided by law it will in no way affect the decision regarding an employment application.Oshkosh Corporation will not discharge or in any manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with Oshkosh Corporation's legal duty to furnish information.Certain positions with Oshkosh Corporation require access to controlled goods and technologies subject to the International Traffic in Arms Regulations or the Export Administration Regulations. Applicants for these positions may need to be "U.S. Persons," as defined in these regulations. Generally, a "U.S. Person" is a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident, or an individual who has been admitted as a refugee or granted asylum.

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