Hardware Program Manager

Description

Hardware Program Manager Display & Optics

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.

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.
• Experience with Optics and/or lenses is a huge plus
• 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.

Prefer the following characteristics:

• Early to mid career (some of the people that were recommended have been working for almost 20 years) who prove to be a fast learner;
• Graduated from top 30 US universities (higher chances that their communication and research skills are proven)
• Hardware related experience (not Youtube, IOT, wireless etc.)