Technical Project Manager HW

Job description

At ***
(
*** | Connected World, Connected Experiences ), we live the philosophy of connected world and connected experiences.

We thrive on change that is powered by the intelligent symphony of technology and humans designing meaningful and sustainable experiences.

Consumer experiences are driving and disrupting industries like never before.

Businesses must build seamless yet simple enterprises that collaborate, synergize, and drive the change.

Change that connects us all and empowers us to deliver experiences that span across the digital, the physical, the convergent, and everything in between.

That s when truly connected experiences manifest.
Extraordinary is when experiences come together a continuous convergence of digital technologies, touchpoints, and most importantly people.

It s time to reimagine, reinvent, and revolutionize business models
operations as well as to transform enterprises into living, breathing, and connected businesses.

We are the Digital Change makers who strive to change the way the world, communities, businesses, and humans interact digitally.

We are harnessing the power of change, brought in by technologies, that makes it the most exciting time to be alive in the human history.

Our universe, as we build it, disrupt it, and redesign it, is powering the digital change.
*** represents the connected world, offering innovative and customer-centric information technology experiences, enabling Enterprises, Associates, and the Society to Rise.

It has 150,000+ professionals working for 1000+ Global Customers (including Fortune 500 companies) in 90 Countries.

We re part of the esteemed Mahindra group, headquartered in India.

Under a new CEO, *** is committed to a transformative journey with 'Scale @ Speed' as our guiding principle.
Job Title:
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.
Qualifications (Skills
Experiences
Education)
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: Knowledge or certifications unique to this role
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
Role Summary:
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.

Additionally, you will be responsible to work with ECU Hardware manufacturing partner in a joint development mode starting from project initiation, PCB Layout, mechanical housing, prototype build, test setup, DV testing, quality process, capacity planning, manufacturing line readiness and mass introduction.
Role Responsibilities: List essential functions in order of importance; include percentage of time spent performing each function (total should equal 100%)
ECU Hardware Project Management (80%)
Responsible for achieving project objectives of on time, on spec, on budget and on quality deliveries.
Responsible for preparing, maintain and track formal project plans including schedules and deliverables, including those from the EE, ME, ID and FW teams and other teams as needed.
Communicate engineering requirements, specifications, project schedule, and budget constraints to cross-functional teams, including engineers, senior management and consultants.
Responsible for project, resource planning, reporting and escalation.
Support HW project team in procuring new Hardware (HW) / Software (SW) tools and working with corresponding vendors in setting up the same.
Work with SoC silicon vendors for the on-going projects in getting technical support with respect to HW and SW for those SoCs.
Administer a formal review process to validate each development phase has completed successfully, and the product is ready for the next phase
Launch Management with Manufacturing Partner - (20%)
Responsible and main interface for manufacturing partner from project initiation to launch.
Establish project schedule, financial parameters and technical requirements with manufacturing partner.
Work closely with Failure Analysis Engineers and to provide guidance to the debug technicians and develop better understanding of the product.
Test/Assembly process support: test code verification, test automation, bug reporting, test process improvements and cost reductions.
Technical and project management interface with development team for Layout, Mechanical assembly as part of joint development project.
Responsible for early engagement of manufacturing team for design review, DFM, Testing setup, DV plan/executing etc.
Coordinate with manufacturing partner from early prototype build, production line set up, quality review, QA plan, ramp up plan, end of line test setup plan, mass production plan, strategy for field quality issue resolution etc.
Arrange review at each quality gate with manufacturing partner
*** is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer.

We promote and support a diverse workforce at all levels of the company.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, sex, age, national origin, or disability.

All applicants will be evaluated solely based on their ability, competence, and performance of the essential functions of their positions with or without reasonable accommodations.

Reasonable accommodations also are available in the hiring process for applicants with disabilities.
Candidates can request a reasonable accommodation by contacting the company ADA Coordinator at
*** .

Required Skill Profession

Management