Engineering Program Manager

Role: Engineering Program Manager
Location: Cupertino, CA
Duration: Longterm

Roles & Responsibilities:

• Embedded systems fundamentals
• C programming basics (especially bitwise operations)
• Understanding of SoC architecture
• Boot process knowledge
• Firmware and kernel interactions
• Debugging methodology
• Structured problem-solving
• Cross-functional leadership
• Risk management
• Root Cause Analysis (5 Whys, Fishbone, fault isolation)
• Ownership and communication

Job Summary:

• Scoping the development of drivers, applications, protocols, frameworks, and command line utilities for validation of hardware internally and in manufacturing
• Interacting with Hardware, OS, Test, Operations, and various other cross functional teams throughout client products.
• Enabling test strategies for new components in upcoming products
• Supporting new product development builds locally and remotely
• First level of triage for test and software issues
• Hands on debugging or coordination of cross-functional debug, as appropriate
• Driving issues, tracking tasks, and evaluating priorities on a daily basis
• Driving and enabling process improvements
• Working with our engineering team to define, schedule, track, and communicate the status of software features and deliverables to other groups and executive management.
• Communicating status to the executive management on a regular basis

Key Qualifications:

• Embedded Engineering experience: 2 years
• Program Management experience: 1-5 years
• Good understanding of software development
• Understands and deals well with rapid development cycles
• Effective communication skills
• Ability to drive issues, track tasks, and evaluate priorities on a daily basis
• Strong Embedded Engineering fundamentals is desired

Thanks & Regards,

Jagga Rao

Senior Executive - International Consulting