What are the responsibilities and job description for the Hardware Engineering Program Manager (Android XR) position at Global Connect Technologies?
Job Responsibilities :
- Manage development of Android XR glasses hardware platforms and drive the overall tactical execution and strategy of the team.
- Lead cross-functional teams to design, build, validate, and launch system solutions
- Manage development risks and issues to meet system build milestones, cost, and manufacturability.
- Drive product development processes and phase gate reviews with the cross-functional teams.
- Develop and manage program schedules and resource needs with engineering and operations teams.
- Communicate project status to stakeholders and leadership.
- Lead resolution on key technical issues.
- Interface with development partners and cross functional engineering and operations teams driving builds and managing build schedules, budgets, and performance.
- Proactively implement process improvements to streamline product development.
- Manage program budgets
- Influence and drive strategic JDM partner development efforts and establish long term partnerships.
Minimum qualifications :
- BS degree in Engineering
- 5 years of hardware engineering program management, team lead and/or product design engineering experience.
- Consumer Electronics hardware experience
- Experience in product development and phase gate approach
- Experience in hardware NPI build management
- Ability to travel internationally up to 20% as required.
Preferred qualifications (in addition to minimum qualifications) :
- Note: Having as many of these specific qualifications is a plus, but transferable skills/experiences may be equally valuable
- Excellent written and oral communication skills
- Strong team player and creative thinker who is able to lead technical teams, cross-functional groups, and vendors against plans
- Fearless ability to jump in, drive several tasks at once, and generally do whatever it takes to ship a product
- Experience shipping high volume / high quality product
- Strong ability to capture the big picture quickly and focus on key points
- Passion for improving processes, plans, and all things that are simply broken
- Excellent knowledge of product life cycle, tools, processes, and operations planning