Technical Program Manager

Description

Top 3 must-have HARD skills:     

• Experience in display silicon tapeout, verification & validation is preferred.
• Strong written and verbal communicator, able to synthesize information into the most salient points to move a team / initiative forward.

Good to have skills:        

• Demonstrated ability to adapt to a fast-paced, ever-changing environment is required.
• Experience in AR (Augmented Reality)-related industry experience is preferred.
• Experience partnering with Asian-based vendors and/or contract manufacturers is a huge plus
• Experience working with CM vendors on electrically and optically functional components.

Compelling Story & Candidate Value Proposition:           

• Part of the team that works on a 1st generation consumer level AR glasses.

Typical Day in the Role:

• Drive component builds, sub-system & system assembly/build in collaboration with vendors and contract manufacturers.
• End-to-end ownership of build management including but not limited to material planning, material tracking, inventory management, equipment bring-up, process qualification, day-to-day build execution, vendor calls, vendor visits, and finished module allocation to various customers.

How will performance be measured:     

• Scope of work, review as needed and if things are behind scheudle we willl look into why.

Responsibilities:

HW module builds:

• Drive component builds, sub-system & system assembly/build in collaboration with vendors and contract manufacturers.
• End-to-end ownership of build management including but not limited to material planning, material tracking, inventory management, equipment bring-up, process qualification, day-to-day build execution, vendor calls, vendor visits, and finished module allocation to various customers.
• Initiate purchase request and follow through the PO process by working with EPS team. Track invoice/expense against planned budget.
• Generate and communicate status updates and summary reports.
• HW module testing and verification:
• Experience working with CM vendors on electrically and optically functional components.
• Plan, coordinate, and track testing activities for various components, modules, sub-systems and systems, including tracking serial numbers of parts under test as they move through the assembly process, generating status updates and summary reports of what has been tested, when, and where to find the data etc.
• File Jira bugs/tasks in the internal system and follow through issue tracking all the way to closure.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in electrical engineering, optical engineering, materials science or a related field. Advanced degrees (MS, Ph.D.) preferred.
• 3+ years of industrial or equivalent experience in hardware development and/or program management of complex consumer electronics devices.
• Demonstrated ability to adapt to a fast-paced, ever-changing environment is required.
• Experience in AR (Augmented Reality)-related industry experience is preferred.
• Experience partnering with Asian-based vendors and/or contract manufacturers is a huge plus.
• Experience in display silicon tapeout, verification & validation is preferred.
• Strong written and verbal communicator, able to synthesize information into the most salient points to move a team / initiative forward.