As a mechanical engineer with 2 years in the industry, where did you begin and what did the path up to your current role look like? Also what exactly does a program manager do?
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As a mechanical engineer with 2 years in the industry, where did you begin and what did the path up to your current role look like? Also what exactly does a program manager do?
I started as a Test Engineer right after college. I switched across a few roles on the same program, and my longest time was as an Integration Engineer where I traveled around 50% of the time installing systems at customer locations. Eventually I moved into Project Management and picked up a lot from our PM. When he retired a few years back, I think I had made myself the clear replacement. Right place, right time, plus a whole lot of busting my ass!
What does a PM do? In my role it’s a mix of managing the daily operations of the Program of ~45 people, talking directly with customers to define new requirements, proposal development, and keeping the Finance Org and Director satisfied…