Engineering Project Manager

A globally leading consumer device company based in Cupertino, CA is looking for Engineering Project Manager - Softgoods to join their team.
Engineering Project Manager -By hiring a diverse team we drive creative thought. By giving that team everything they need we drive innovation. By hiring incredible engineers we drive precision. And through our collaborative process we create memorable experiences for our customers.
You will become part of a hands-on development team that sets the standard in cultivating excellence, creativity and innovation. Will you help us design the next generation of revolutionary products? Why SoftGoods? SoftGoods Engineering team is relatively new. We work with materials like textiles, silicone, soft polymers, and magnets. Our mission is to use these incredible materials to enable new product categories, and to enhance existing product lines. Bringing engineering and precision to products made of soft materials is an exciting challenge and requires a creative and openminded approach. We have a talented team of people from a wide variety of backgrounds. We all work together in beautiful customized labs where we design, engineer and develop the best softgoods products in the world. If this sounds like an exciting challenge, we hope you will consider a place in our team and encourage you to consider this role. Description What is the role? We are looking for an enthusiastic and highly motivated engineering project manager (EPM) with a proven consumer product development track record to work cross functionally with our Softgoods Product Design Team. In this role you will drive the day-to-day activities to meet the overall program objectives related to mechanical design, development, and engineering validation. You will build and maintain project schedules, assess and mitigate risk, and lead cross functional teams via great communication and diligent oversight. You will enable team success by crafting and monitoring a streamlined development plan, managing critical path, and driving timely issue resolution. You will lead team meetings, document action items, drive followup, and be accountable for communicating development and schedule status to senior management. Your role will include coordinating with Product Design, Industrial Design (ID), Operations, Reliability and other key cross functional teams. You will understand technical issues and drive them to closure by bringing together key partners and facilitating problem solving and decision-making. You will be empowered to build great relationships across high-energy teams. You will work closely with manufacturing suppliers and OEM partners. The role will require international travel to support manufacturing builds in Asia.
Minimum Qualifications
BS ME or equivalent
Project management experience related to developing computer accessories or related consumer products
Experience working closely with product design and other cross functional teams to drive closure of technical issues and communicate risk
Experience creating schedules
You are someone who is analytical, professionally assertive, and exhibit excellent attention to detail
Strong verbal & written communication and executive level presentation skills
You exhibit a deeply curious mindset about new ideas
Preferred Qualifications
Experience as a practicing mechanical engineer or related product development role prior to becoming a project manager
Experience working with industrial designers or other similarly creative product developers
Experience fostering relationships with manufacturing suppliers and coordinating development builds
Experience managing program finances and tracking budget Prior experience working with soft goods materials and processes (synthetics, textiles)
Prior experience traveling internationally to work closely with manufacturing suppliers
Position Details : Type: Contract (W2)
Duration: 06 months with extension
Work Location: Cupertino, CA (onsite)
Pay range: $65.00 - $80.00 ph (DOE)