Technical Program Manager

Job Title
:
Technical Program Manager

Location
: 1180 Discovery Way, Sunnyvale, CA

Contract
: 12 Months

Pay Rate
: $81.36/hr, W2

Benefits
:
Medical, Dental, Vision and Weekly Pay

Job Summary:

The main function of a Technical Program Manager, PDE is to provide successful hardware module definition, implementation and delivery of complex programs that require cross-functional collaboration and interdependencies across a group of projects and/or related activities.

Job Responsibilities:

• Work closely with across engineering, product management, architecture, industrial design, operations and other teams, driving and tracking the investigation, definition and delivery of next generation products.
• Create development, delivery and qualification strategies and schedules based on system and PDE parts requirements, technical challenges, lead times and business needs.
• Manage communication within and between internal engineering and external vendor teams.
• Work with teams to set milestones, communicate program status and identify/ address potential setbacks.
• Drive engineering teams to bring technical issues to closure.
• Work cross-functionally to develop best practices and technology development processes in a quickly changing and dynamic environment to ensure on time delivery.
• Manage engineering builds from early prototyping through qualification builds.
• Ensure program documents are complete, current and available for staff and leadership review.
• Contribute to resource planning and budget management to ensure program success.
• Up to 20% travel domestically and internationally based on program needs.

Skills
:

• Experience with phase gate approach to technology development projects.
• Experience with component and module qualification, validation and characterization processes.
• Knowledge of program issue/ bug tracking and risk management.
• Communication experience and experience working with technical teams.
• Problem solving and organizational experience.
• Experience building relationships and collaborating with cross-functional teams
• Experience with working with vendors, including flexing hours when needed for and travel if needed for on-site support

Education/

Experience:

• BS in Engineering field, or equivalent experience.
• 5+ years experience as a Program Manager managing PDE programs from concept to mass production, preferably for consumer electronic devices

Pursuant to the California Fair Chance Act, Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers, Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance, and San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, qualified applicants will be considered for assignment with arrest and conviction records. Criminal history may have a direct, adverse, and negative relationship with some of the material job duties of this position.

These include the duties and responsibilities listed above, as well as the abilities to adhere to company policies, exercise sound judgment, effectively manage stress and work safely and respectfully with others, exhibit trustworthiness, meet client expectations, standards, and accompanying requirements, and safeguard business operations and company reputation.

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