Sr Staff Engineer, Program/Project Mgmt 1 1 1

Cross-Functional Technical Bridging

Operational Gatekeeper: Translate highly complex engineering product intents and schematic parameters into practical, execution-ready directives for Factory NPI Managers and manufacturing sites.

Operations Synthesis: Partner closely with internal Front-End, Back-End, and Test Engineering Senior Managers to ensure manufacturing infrastructure, SMT lines, box build automation, and test fixtures scale alongside prototyping phases.

Design & Software Interface: Partner directly with hardware Design Technical Leads and Software Engineering Program Managers to align code, firmware, diagnostics, and silicon readiness with test schedules.

Execution Accountability

Own the execution matrix for all early-stage engineering and validation builds (Proto, EVT, DVT, PVT), ensuring builds complete on time and hit rigorous internal quality targets.

Build-Specific SOW Authoring: Author and enforce precise build-specific Scopes of Work (SOW) defining clear hardware configuration baselines, build quantities, material allocations, and specific engineering test goals.

Anomaly & Deviation Controls: Manage the live tracking, logging, and technical resolution of manufacturing anomalies, ensuring that engineering deviations are strictly controlled, documented, and closed.

Risk Mitigation & Governance

Risk Framework Execution: Deploy NUDD (New, Unique, Different, Difficult) reviews, golden pFMEAs, and Critical-to-Quality (CTQ) parameter monitoring to prevent downstream yield and manufacturing shortfalls.

Change Control Governance: Enforce rigorous change management protocols, representing operations at Change Control Boards (CCB) to ensure mid-cycle design tweaks or component substitutions are properly risk-assessed.

Issue Tracking & Escalation: Utilize automated tracking frameworks (e.g., Jira) to monitor build blockers, spearheading immediate technical workarounds or executing crisp, timely escalations to management before critical paths are impacted.

Knowledge/Skills/Competencies

• Strong knowledge of electronic manufacturing operations (SMT, box build, system assembly, and test methodologies)
• Experience handling complex BOM structures and configuration lifecycles
• Proficiency with change control systems (PLM/CCB), bug/issue-tracking systems (Jira), and authoring detailed technical documentation such as Scopes of Work (SOW)

Physical Demands

Duties of this position are performed in a normal office environment. Duties may require extended periods of sitting and sustained visual concentration on a computer monitor or on numbers and other detailed data. Repetitive manual movements (e.g., data entry, using a computer mouse, using a calculator, etc.) are frequently required. Occasional travel may be required.