Principal Engineering Program Manager

Description

The company is a publicly traded (NASDAQ) provider of test and measurement technology used across the full semiconductor product life cycle, from characterization, modeling, and reliability through design debug, qualification, and production test.

Semiconductor makers use its products and services to raise profitability by improving device performance and building yield knowledge.

The company operates facilities in Asia, Europe, and North America.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate the departments involved in new product development and order fulfillment, and act as the main contact for internal and external communication on each project.
• Use the standard New Product Introduction (NPI) process as the framework to deliver a product that meets every stakeholder's needs.
• Help improve both project management practices and the NPI process over time.
• Run all project team meetings, letting responsible parties hold sub-meetings when needed.
• Record meeting minutes and action items, then share them with the team and save them to the project folder on the company network.
• Build and maintain the project schedule and project plan.
• Report potential schedule, performance, and cost risks at business reviews and to the steering committee.
• Raise conflicts with your reporting manager promptly so they can be resolved quickly.
• Work with department managers to coordinate cross-department activities and request resources as needed.
• Invite other departments to project meetings where relevant, and copy them on minutes, action items, and correspondence for each project or customer order.
• Set guidelines, formats, and templates for the project management group.

Requirements

• Skills in file organization, meeting organization, planning, prioritization, project organization, task organization, team leadership, team management, team organization, and time management.
• Minimum 5 years of related experience with a Bachelor's degree, 3 years with a Master's degree, a PhD with no experience, or equivalent work experience.

Conditions

The company welcomes diverse perspectives.