Engineering Program Manager

Senior/Engineering Program Manager Job Description

We are seeking an Senior/ Engineering Program Manager in GoerTek, Santa Clara office to handle projects from new product development to mass production of the latest consumer electronic products from Tier 1 customers. Responsible for overall coordination between US-based customers and global GoerTek teams, you will interact with customers and internal teams daily and be responsible for driving schedules and deliverables.

Key Responsibilities

• Coordinate with cross functional teams to ensure new product introduction (NPI) activities are carried out smoothly.
• Negotiate costs for NRE, Materials, Labor, and DOE to secure POs. Subsequently, manage the closure of these POs after the building phase.
• Host/lead key project meeting, propose meeting agenda and lead from US side for meeting preparation.
• Initiate MIL from action items following the meeting.
• Facilitate discussion on prioritizing MIL items and drive for conclusion.
• Identify critical path/milestones of the project progress and highlight to management team.
• Facilitate and monitor design discussion, DFM progress, failure analysis, etc.
• In charge of RFQ process of NRE and sample build of all stages of NPI process.
• Effectively and consistently communicate overall program status to all stakeholders.
• Identify and resolve conflicts efficiently, set priorities to moving things forward, and highlight risks/opportunities to management team.
• Coordinate with the operation team to ramp production.
• Build close relationship with customer cross functional team and drive company support satisfaction improvement.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree is required. Mechanical or Electrical Engineering background is a plus.
• 7+ years of program management experience in a high-volume manufacturing environment is preferred.
• PMP certificate is a plus.
• Working knowledge of production and quality control methodology in a manufacturing environment.
• Strong communication skills and attention to detail.
• Fluent in conversational Mandarin is highly desired.
• 20% Travel at our HQ or customers’ request.
• The base pay range for this role is between $127,029.00 to $189,222.00 and your base pay will depend on your skills, qualifications, experience, and location.