Engineering Program Manager

Job Description:
A globally leading technology company is seeking a Connector Product Design Engineering Project Manager (EPM) to join their innovative team. In this role, you will be responsible for managing the development and implementation process alongside cross-functional engineering teams.
This includes overseeing the design and development of connectors such as USB, HDMI, Power, Lightning, and others for a wide range of the client company's products. You will lead daily project activities to ensure alignment with program goals, with a strong focus on mechanical engineering design, development planning, and validation processes.
This is an exciting opportunity to contribute to the creation of groundbreaking products, services, and customer experiences. If you bring passion, attention to detail, and a drive for excellence, there's no telling what you could accomplish in this dynamic environment!
Job Responsibilities:
Drive day-to-day activities to meet overall project objectives/schedule from development to ramp.
Enable the development effort by implementing an efficient, streamlined process within the team.
Create and maintain project development schedules.
Manage resources effectively to execute projects on schedule.
Prioritize across multiple programs with various levels of complexity.
Collaborate across engineering, operations and cross-functional teams to meet aggressive cost, schedule, and quality/process goals.
Lead cross-functional communication between various project teams and external vendors Implement schedule/risk mitigations and drive timely issue resolution.
Ability to provide status updates or highlight issues to any audience.
Understand technical issues and drive them to closure by bringing together key stakeholders for decision making.
Key Qualifications:
At least 2-4+ years of combined experience in project management and mechanical engineering delivering products comprised of various materials and high esthetic quality.
Excellent communication, organizational, presentation and leadership skills.
Ability to filter and distill relevant information for the right audience.
Self motivated and proactive with demonstrated critical thinking capabilities.
Understands rapid development cycles and is adaptable in the face of ambiguity.
Redirect pitfalls and develop improved course of action.
Detailed knowledge of product development processes and strong understanding of manufacturing processes.
Experience interfacing with product design, operations, cross-functional teams and managing international vendors.
Education:
BS ME degree or equivalent required.
MBA nice to have.
Type: Contract
Duration: 6 months (with possibility to extend)
Work Location: Cupertino, CA (100% On site)
Pay rate: $75.00 - $90.00 (DOE)