Staff System Engineering Program Manager

About the role

The Engineering Program Manager will coordinate and lead the work of hardware engineering teams, including electrical, mechanical, firmware, system test, and hardware compliance. They will interface with hardware engineering leadership, manage NPI build activities, and drive engineering risk analysis and mitigation planning.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate and lead the work of hardware engineering teams: electrical, mechanical, firmware, system test, and hardware compliance.
• Lead the engineering team to identify team level milestones and deliverables (against Program level targets).
• Identify the critical path and dependencies within engineering teams and between engineering and other teams such as Product, Industrial Design, Science, Software, and Supply Chain.
• Scope work and inform program-level milestones including launch targets.
• Interface with hardware engineering leadership both to provide program reporting and receive strategic guidance.
• Collaborate effectively with other PMO colleagues and program leaders across the company.
• Proactively address issues and obstacles that may impact program timelines. Unblock the engineering team, escalating as necessary.
• Identify how to accelerate when needed.
• Lead NPI build activities. Ensure product maturity and launch readiness throughout Prototype, EVT, DVT, PVT builds and validation.
• Drive third parties to deliver against Statements of Work, when applicable for the program.
• Contribute to BOM creation and technical specifications.
• Drive engineering risk analysis and mitigation planning.
• Plan program resourcing together with Hardware team leads.
• Oversee engineering change management.
• Be an advocate for program excellence, keeping the team focused on what is necessary to deliver on time and in scope.
• Address conflict head on, actively working to overcome all adversity.
• Foster a collaborative and productive working environment with open communication to all stakeholders.
• Lead improvement projects and contribute to refining the existing product development processes.
• Mentor other team members.

Requirements

• 10+ years of experience with the entire end-to-end product development process including Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Firmware, System Test, Manufacturing and Supply Chain.
• Experience working on complex products with new technology and/or challenging technology integration.
• Knowledge of standard workflows and dependencies within single engineering disciplines and between engineering disciplines (examples: reaching ID Lock, board design and release, mechanical design and tooling start).
• Previous experience taking a complex product through NPI phases to scaled mass production including experience leading factory builds (SMT and FATP).
• Experience working in a phase gate development model and developing entry and exit criteria and defining appropriate maturity.
• Skills using project management tools such as Jira, Confluence, and SmartSheet.
• Knowledge of project management best practices (PMP not required) and ability to develop and implement new processes and workflows.
• Knowledge of PLM systems such as Team Center or Arena.
• A desire to learn new things and accept challenges.
• Travel up to 25-30% time.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of standard workflows and dependencies within single engineering disciplines and between engineering disciplines (examples: reaching ID Lock, board design and release, mechanical design and tooling start).
• Experience working in a phase gate development model and developing entry and exit criteria and defining appropriate maturity.
• Skills using project management tools such as Jira, Confluence, and SmartSheet.
• Knowledge of project management best practices (PMP not required) and ability to develop and implement new processes and workflows.
• Knowledge of PLM systems such as Team Center or Arena.
• A desire to learn new things and accept challenges.
• Travel up to 25-30% time.

Skills

• Project management tools such as Jira, Confluence, and SmartSheet.
• Project management best practices (PMP not required).
• PLM systems such as Team Center or Arena.
• Desire to learn new things and accept challenges.

Benefits

• Competitive salary and equity packages.
• Health, dental, vision insurance, and mental health resources.
• An Oura Ring of your own plus employee discounts for friends & family.
• 20 days of paid time off plus 13 paid holidays plus 8 days of flexible wellness time off.
• Paid sick leave and parental leave.

Pay

Region 1: $198,500 - $233,000
Region 2: $180,200 - $212,000
Region 3: $169,150 - $199,000

Schedule

Full-time position with up to 25-30% travel time.