PROGRAM MANAGER III

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PROGRAM MANAGER III

7/22/26

At TE, you will unleash your potential working with people from diverse backgrounds and industries to create a safer, sustainable and more connected world.

The Automation Program Manager is responsible for leading and coordinating automation programs from planning through deployment, with primary ownership for local automation program schedules and execution cadence. The role coordinates across local teams, global manufacturing sites, internal stakeholders, and external suppliers to support line transfers, equipment deployments, automation readiness, and production ramp activities. The ideal candidate combines a strong technical foundation with disciplined program management experience, enabling effective coordination among engineering, operations, suppliers, and manufacturing sites while maintaining clear visibility to milestones, risks, dependencies, and critical path actions. Primary Objectives: Manage local automation program schedules and coordinate with global sites and suppliers on line transfers, automation deployments, and execution readiness. Job Requirements

•    Own and maintain local automation program schedules, milestones, deliverables, and execution plans to support timely completion of automation initiatives. •    Coordinate with global manufacturing sites, suppliers, engineering teams, and operations stakeholders on line transfers, automation deployments, equipment readiness, and implementation timing. •    Collaborate with cross-functional teams and business stakeholders to ensure automation solutions are implemented, executed, adopted, and sustained effectively. •    Monitor program timelines, milestone achievement, risks, dependencies, and open issues; provide accurate and timely status reporting throughout the program lifecycle. •    Lead recurring program reviews with engineering, operations, suppliers, and site teams to drive accountability, remove roadblocks, and maintain alignment across stakeholders. •    Support planning sessions for upcoming automation initiatives, including scope definition, targets, deadlines, resource needs, milestones, and critical path activities. •    Coordinate automation deployment activities including equipment build status, supplier readiness, site preparation, installation timing, validation support, and transition to production. •    Partner with manufacturing, process engineering, product development, quality, facilities, supply chain, and operations teams to ensure automation programs meet business, technical, safety,