Technical Project Manager HW

Technical Project Manager HW

Location:

Mountain View, CA Onsite/ Remote:
Day 1 Onsite at customer location

The pay rate for this role is ***/hr to ***/hr including any bonuses or variable pay.

10+ years of technical program management experience, specifically in electronic hardware development

Education Required:

Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering, Electronics Engineering, or a related field

Desired: MBA and/or master's degree in electrical engineering, Electronics Engineering, or a related field

Program Management certificate is strongly preferred!

Expert communicator across cultural and team boundaries

Expertise in motivating teams and fostering a collaborative and productive environment

Background in managing multiple and competing stakeholder interests; establishing trust, clear roles and responsibilities, and good will between partner engineering organizations

Experience managing cross-functional and/or cross-team projects

Collaborate and work with partners for hardware development and tests

Collaborate and work with multiple teams across geographies and time zones

Specialized

Skills:

Required:

Extensive knowledge of establishing project schedules, financial parameters, and technical requirements, managing projects from initiation to mass production

Strong technical background with a good understanding of manufacturing, manufacturing processes, materials, electronics, and mechanical aspects

Extensive knowledge of electrical HW development, specifically circuit design and validation preferred

Prior experience in automotive projects, especially in the field of Electronic Control Unit (ECU)

Desired: NPI project experience

Test/Assembly process support: test code verification, test automation, bug reporting, test process improvements and cost reductions

The Technical Program Manager, Electrical Engineering role within the Hardware organization is intended for an individual with broad background in electronic hardware development, significant experience with project management and hardware launch management for mass production. The Technical Program Manager will be responsible for achieving project objectives of on time, on spec, on budget and on quality deliveries and will be responsible for coordinating internal meetings with hardware team members and coordinate task with international development team and contract manufacturing plants.

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