JOB TITLE: Technical Program Manager III
LOCATION: 100% remote, but prefers applicants to live in Redmond, WA
DURATION: 6 month contract
PAY RANGE: $106 - $116/hr
TOP 3 SKILLS: - 5+ years of experience in technical program management in consumer electronics hardware
- Supplier management skills - work with overseas supplier (nice to have but preferred)
- Experience with mechanical system development, design for manufacturing, tooling, validation, and characterization processes
COMPANY: Our client is a Fortune 500 multi-national technology company headquartered in Menlo Park, CA.
Job Description: We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Technical Program Manager to support our Hardware Design TPMs in driving engineering design deliverables, managing hardware component delivery, and creating development schedules. The ideal candidate will have a strong understanding of product development processes, familiarity with product design fabrication processes, and excellent written and verbal communication skills. Responsibilities - Support Hardware Design TPMs in coordinating and driving engineering design deliverables, including specifications, DOE, and validation plans
- Manage delivery of hardware components for development builds and drive qualification to meet mass production timelines
- Create development, delivery, and qualification schedules based on system requirements, technical challenges, lead-times, and business needs
- Manage program structure to optimize clarity and efficiency for program teams and leadership
- Communicate program statuses, identifying potential setbacks, including vendor tooling schedules and design sprints
- Manage communication within and between internal cross-functional and external partners
- Ensure program documents are complete, current, and available for staff and leadership review
Minimum Qualifications - BS in Mechanical Engineering or equivalent experience
- 5+ years of experience working as a technology development program manager in consumer electronics
- Experience working with overseas suppliers of hardware components
- Experience in ODM, JDM, and CM vendor engagement models
- Knowledge of phase gate approach to technology development programs
- Experience with mechanical system development, design for manufacturing, tooling, validation, and characterization processes
- Adept at communicating, planning, with high level of attention to detail
- Knowledge of program top issue tracking
- Experience operating across multiple teams and programs
Scope of Work and Deliverables - Product design convergence and design lock
- DFM and OK2fab
- Material drives to system builds
- DOE and Build Matrix definition and planning
- Scheduling and planning of HW engineering deliverables
- Support Smart Glasses program planning and build strategy
Must-Have Skills - 5+ years of experience in technical program management in consumer electronics hardware
- Experience working with a large number of cross-functional partners
- Clear communication - Regular status - verbal and written
Nice to Have: - Supplier management skills - work with overseas supplier
- Prefer Senior experience, happy to take an
- engineer who have experience in program management
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