Technical Project Manager, NPI

Technical Project Manager, NPI for a Global Consumer Product Company in Cupertino, CA

Summary:

Seeking an Engineering Service candidate with strong project management skills, efficient communication, and an engineering background to help our team decompose and manage test station development and bring-up. Ideal candidate will have 4-7 years of Project Management experience in consumer electronics.

Responsibilities:

• Drive Test Engineering teams to identify their hardware and software development and validation dependencies; develop schedules for test solutions (fixtures, software, validation) delivery, track delivery of dependencies and top-level product; highlight risks and escalate gaps.
• Decompose test and calibration requirements into discrete features with specific dependencies, track deliverables against system milestones.
• Schedule meetings between cross-functional teams to discuss issues as required; capture meeting notes and action items and follow up at checkpoints.
• Document and share learnings of build bring-up timelines and deliverables between CM partners.
• Collaborate with TE internal logistics teams and cross-functional EPM teams to coordinate logistics; collect hardware module and test fixture delivery schedules and assess potential bring-up/validation risks.
• Apply Project Management methodologies (e.g., critical path analysis, Gantt charting, risk registry) and tools (e.g., JIRA, Confluence, Wrike) to define a repeatable build bring-up tracking process.

Requirements:

• 4-7 years of Project Management experience in consumer electronics.
• Ability to design and implement PM processes, decomposing objectives into discrete deliverables, and applying the proper framework to track and manage progress.
• Experience defining, collecting, and tracking system-level, hardware, and software requirements; history of working with cross-functional partners.
• Robust understanding of hardware NPI, xVT build cadences, and the role of factory test as it relates to System builds.
• Track record of taking proactive steps to uncover, highlight, and bridge risks.
• Clear and efficient English language communication, verbal and written.
• Willingness to collaborate with remote teams during China-friendly hours.
• EE background highly preferred.

Bonus:

• Experience working with OEMs, expertise in test engineering for embedded products.

Location: Cupertino, CA (Hybrid, Tuesdays - Thursdays Onsite)

Pay range (DOE): $50-$75/hr