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Position Summary

The Senior Project Manager Process Engineering is responsible for leading complex cross-functional projects that drive process innovation and successfully manage New Product Introduction (NPI) from concept through release to manufacturing. This role serves as the central point of coordination between Hardware Engineering and Operations based quality supply chain and manufacturing teams ensuring projects are delivered on time to manufacturing with appropriate documentation and required processes in place to support a successful product launch.

The ideal candidate combines strong project management discipline with deep understanding of manufacturing processes process development and NPI best practices in regulated or high-volume environments.

Key Responsibilities

Project & Program Leadership

• Lead end-to-end planning and execution of NPI and process engineering projects from feasibility and design through validation launch and sustainment
• Develop comprehensive project plans including scope schedules budgets risk registers and resource allocation
• Manage multiple concurrent projects with varying complexity and stakeholder groups
• Ensure alignment between project goals and strategic business priorities

Process Engineering Focus

• Partner with Process Engineering teams to develop optimize and industrialize manufacturing processes
• Drive process design process capability standard work and scalability for new and existing products

• Champion continuous improvement initiatives using Lean Six Sigma and CI methodologies
• Track and report key performance indicators (KPIs) related to schedule cost quality and delivery

• Support business cases and ROI analysis for new programs and process investments
• Prepare and present project status updates dashboards and executive summaries

New Product Introduction (NPI)

• Own the project management framework for NPI from an Operations perspective ensuring disciplined phase-gate execution
• Coordinate activities across R&D Manufacturing Quality Supply Chain Procurement and Regulatory
• Ensure manufacturability cost targets quality requirements and launch readiness are achieved
• Support pilot builds first articles and production ramp-up activities

Qualifications

Required Qualifications

• Bachelors degree in Engineering (Mechanical Manufacturing Industrial Chemical or related field required)
• 812 years of experience in project management within manufacturing engineering or operations
• Demonstrated experience leading Process Engineering and NPI initiatives
• Proven ability to manage complex cross-functional projects in fast-paced environments
• Strong understanding of manufacturing processes automation and scale-up
• Expertise in project management tools and methodologies (e.g. MS Project Smartsheet Agile/Waterfall Stage-Gate)
• Experience with CAD.

Preferred Qualifications

• Masters degree in Engineering Business (MBA) or related discipline
• PMP certification and/or Lean Six Sigma Black Belt
• Experience in regulated industries (e.g. gaming medical devices aerospace automotive food & beverage)
• Change management or continuous improvement leadership experience

Key Competencies

• Strategic thinking with strong execution focus
• Excellent leadership facilitation and conflict-resolution skills
• Data-driven decision-making
• Exceptional communication and stakeholder management
• Ability to influence without direct authority

Work Conditions

Light & Wonder and its affiliates (collectively L&W) are engaged in highly regulated gaming and lottery businesses. As a result certain L&W employees may among other things be required to obtain a gaming or other license(s) undergo background investigations or security checks or meet certain standards dictated by law regulation or order to ensure L&W complies with its regulatory and contractual commitments as a condition to hiring and continuing to employ its employees L&W requires all of its employees to meet those requirements that are necessary to fulfill their individual roles. As a prerequisite to employment with L&W (to the extent permitted by law) you shall be asked to consent to L&W conducting a due diligence/background investigation on you.

Light & Wonder is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate against applicants due to race color sex age national origin religion sexual orientation gender identity status as a veteran and basis of disability or any other federal state or local protected class. If youd like more information about your equal employment opportunity rights as an applicant under the law please click here for EEOC Poster.

Light & Wonder is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate against applicants due to race color sex age national origin religion sexual orientation gender identity status as a veteran and basis of disability or any other federal state or local protected class. If youd like more information about your equal employment opportunity rights as an applicant under the law please click here for EEOC Poster.