Engineering Program Manager – Hybrid Solutions (Poly)*2

Engineering Program Manager – Hybrid Solutions (Poly)*2

Description -

Job Summary

• This role is responsible for leading multiple project teams and managing activities of supporting teams and internal development partners, and overseeing logistics of parts for builds, prototypes and sustaining activities. The role applies advanced subject matter knowledge to solve complex business issues, and leverages it to drive innovation and technology integration. The role manages project activities, develops schedules, budgets and resource plans, tracks progress against the establishes plans and drives best practices, while leading less-experienced staff members.

Responsibilities

• Manages and leads a program involving multiple functions, and project teams to drive the engineering development and implementation process for a product or service offering.

• Oversees logistics of parts for builds and prototypes and works on multiple projects, simultaneously.

• Develops and directs development of schedules, critical deliverables, budget, resource allocation plan, and other support requirements for assigned program.

• Manages activities of supporting project teams and internal development partners; ensures progress against established plan and makes determinations based on analysis of business information to alter or update schedule and resource allocation to meet product requirements and development schedule.

• Uses Risk Management methodologies to identify, sort and coordinate mitigation plans to reduce, defer, transfer project/program risks.

• Manages program to ensure procedural compliance, maintenance, and safety practices are followed for new and existing equipment.

• Communicates program progress, escalations, and issue analysis to product stakeholders; collaborates with management and internal manufacturing and development partners to recommend and implement changes to product, processes, or business practices to resolve escalated issues, produce solutions, and ensure adherence to budgets and established product roadmaps and schedules.

• Facilitates kick-off and follow up meeting, workshops, core team meetings and supplier coordination meetings.

• Provide leadership with remote working best practices and use communication tools that reduce the lack of “on site” personal interaction.

• Follows up on open points/actions that were observed during trials; ensures conveyed as actionable items.

• Drives innovation and integration of new technologies and quality initiatives into projects and activities in the manufacturing and/or engineering organization.

• Drives best practices through documentation control policies and procedures.

• Leads and provides guidance and mentoring to less-experienced staff members.

• Foster team integration, recognition, celebrates success with the team and take action to improve team dynamic and processes.

Education & Experience Recommended

• Four-year or Graduate Degree in Engineering or any other related discipline or commensurate work experience or demonstrated competence.

• Master Degree in Engineering or Engineering Management or Business Admnistration

• Typically has 7-10 years of work experience, preferably in engineering development and implementation, project planning tools and software packages, people management, or a related field.

• Operations & Supply Chain Mgmt experience

• Experience delivering consumer/commercial electronics.

Preferred Certifications

• PMP/PMI

Knowledge & Skills

• Agile Methodology

• Change Management knowledge

• Continuous Improvement Process

• Kanban Principles

• Lean Manufacturing

• Great leadership and teambuilding skills

• Milestones (Project Management)

• New Product Development

• Negotiation Skills

• Organizational Savvi to move around and communicate efficiently

• Problem Solving and analytical skills

• Process Improvement

• Product Management

• Project Engineering

• Project Management

• Project Planning

• Project Schedules

• Risk Management

• Quality Mgmt.

• Scrum (Software Development)

• Software Development

• Sprint Planning

• Systems engineering

• Mastery in English and Mandarin with excellent verbal and written communication to report to executives and negotiate with stakeholders.

• Tools: JIRA. Smartsheet, MS Pr