Engineering Program Manager

Engineering Program Manager in West Hartford

As an Engineering Program Manager, you will lead the planning, execution, and delivery of engineering projects and programs. You will oversee multiple projects, ensure alignment with company objectives, manage resources, and ensure timely delivery. This role requires exceptional leadership, communication, and problem-solving skills to drive projects to success.

Responsibilities

• Interpreting program requirements and creating high-resolution project plans for new military, law enforcement, and commercial products.
• Coordinating with project teams to maintain project timelines and ensure all tasks are completed on schedule.
• Organizing and leading regular meetings to convey program milestones, updates, and expectations to team members.
• Ensuring seamless communication and collaboration between departments such as Sales, Engineering, Production, Quality Assurance, and Procurement.
• Maintaining clear, consistent, and transparent communication with all stakeholders, including senior leadership, project teams, and external partners.
• Identifying and monitoring program risks, issues, and key decisions in a RAID log, resolving or mitigating program obstacles, and escalating issues to management as needed.
• Developing, documenting, maintaining, and continuously improving processes as they relate to department responsibilities, ensuring efficiency and effectiveness.
• Reviewing and approving engineering drawings and bill of materials.
• Performing other duties as assigned.

Essential Skills

Additional Skills & Qualifications

Work Environment

The work environment encourages initiative and a process-minded approach, but also values open-mindedness to get things done. It is ideal for individuals who thrive with less direction and can create processes where needed. The opportunity allows for growth within the company and the chance to become a Subject Matter Expert (SME) in specific product lines.

Job Type & Location

This is a Contract to Hire position based out of West Hartford, Connecticut.

Pay and Benefits

The pay range for this position is $40.00 - $60.00 / hr.

Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be subject to specific elections, plan, or program terms. If eligible, the benefits available for this temporary role may include the following :

Workplace Type

This is a fully onsite position in West Hartford, CT.

Application Deadline

This position is anticipated to close on Aug 29, 2025.

About Actalent

Actalent is a global leader in engineering and sciences services and talent solutions. We help visionary companies advance their engineering and science initiatives through access to specialized experts who drive scale, innovation and speed to market. With a network of almost 30,000 consultants and more than 4,500 clients across the U.S., Canada, Asia and Europe, Actalent serves many of the Fortune 500.

The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regard to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.

If you would like to request a reasonable accommodation, such as the modification or adjustment of the job application process or interviewing due to a disability, please email actALENTaccommodation@actalentservices.com for other accommodation options.