Technical Program Manager

Job Purpose

We are looking for a Program Manager with an interest in manufacturing and learning backplane, chassis / enclosure product development and manufacturing, to support the design and development of high speed backplanes, modules and sub-systems to meet our customers' needs.

Nature Of Duties/Responsibilities

• Understanding of customer needs, ability to creatively leverage Sanmina's technical capabilities and NPI service resources to identify and facilitate solutions for customers
• Working as a close partner with the sales team on customer strategies, by providing comprehensive technical support and guidance to drive design wins, maximum margins and market share
• Developing relationships with customer engineers and technical management. Presentations in front of customers
• Supporting the business development and engineering teams in the creation and communication of customer program proposals in response to customer RFIs or RFQs
• Working with the development team to define all aspects of the development program through our Product Development Process, in-line with customers’ requirements
• Provide initial design concepts, including research of new components. Consult and work directly with customers to develop and understand requirements, in order to ensure a competitive proposal
• Attend trade shows and network with customers and other vendors on latest technologies
• Oversee prototype and pre-production builds through definition and management of build plans and supply chain
• Work closely with NPI team to support execution of NPI activities, including, but not limited to supply chain management and qualification, ramp planning and scheduling, manufacturing readiness and product qualification and supply/demand management
• Work closely with R&D/Engineering and Manufacturing Operations for efficient NPI
• Support program management team and drive on-time and on-budget execution of the defined program

Education & Experience

• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering
• Minimum of 2-4 years of direct and relevant experience in Program Management, Field Application Engineering and/or Product Development
• Experience understanding electro mechanical solutions and designs. Basic mechanical and manufacturing process knowledge is expected
• Experience transferring complex products and processes into manufacturing
• Experience analyzing project related data and utilizing standard project management tools and documentation and planning systems
• Experience in a broad range of backplane, chassis, and subsystems technologies, including materials and components and their supply chains, is considered an asset
• Knowledge of Open Standards such OpenVPX preferred
• Strong written and verbal communication skills are required
• Customer focused and demonstrated problem solver
• Time management and organizational skills are an essential part of this position
• Understanding of sales activities, sales cycle and techniques
• Strong oral and written communication skills
• Extensive experience with U.S. Government contracts, including FAR and DFAR
• Must have Excel skills

Benefits

The total rewards package also includes a variety of benefits, including health insurance coverage, life and disability insurance, savings plan, Company paid holidays and paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business, and, depending on the role, may include eligibility for restricted stock unit awards and participation in a discretionary bonus program.