Engineering Program Manager

1 Month ago • 3-6 Years

Job Summary

Job Description

As an Engineering Program Manager (EPM), you will work with Wind River’s Engineering and Product Management teams on a broad range of products and initiatives. You will be responsible for building consensus, structuring the content and schedule, executing on releases, and implementing positive change. You will be planning, coordinating, and leading release planning and execution activities with multi-disciplinary teams while focusing on driving compliance with the Secure Development Lifecycle (SDL). The role involves ensuring that all stakeholders are well-informed of the objectives, scope, and timelines of planned deliverables, driving schedule and content commitments between Engineering and Product Management, and hands-on experience in Team Capacity Planning and delivering programs within budgeted cost. The role also includes identifying and resolving impediments, risks, dependencies, and scope changes and driving towards established quality goals.

Must have:

Plan and lead release planning and execution
Ensure stakeholders are well informed of objectives
Drive schedule and content commitments
Resolve impediments, risks and dependencies
Drive towards established quality goals
6+ years engineering experience, 3+ years program management experience
Strong understanding of development methodologies and tools
Self-starter, collaborative team player

Good to have:

Software Engineering experience
Experience in managing complex requirements
Technology development experience
Professional project management certifications

Perks:

Hybrid Work
Group Medical Insurance
Employee Assistance Program
Paid Time off
Wellness Benefits

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Job Details

Description

Position at Wind River

Engineering Program Manager

Bangalore, India Wind River/Aptiv location

Wind River

In a world increasingly driven by software innovation, Wind River is pioneering the technologies to accelerate the digital transformations of our customers with a new generation of Mission Critical AI Systems, with the most exacting standards for safety, security, performance, and reliability. Success will be determined by our ability to innovate with velocity and deliver at the solutions level.

Wind River’s impact spans critical infrastructure domains such as telecommunications, including 5G; industrial (automation, sustainable energy, robotics, mining), connected healthcare and medical devices, automotive (connected and self-driving vehicles), and aerospace & defense. We were recognized by VDC Research in July 2020 as #1 in Edge Compute OS Platforms, overtaking Microsoft as the overall commercial leader. Wind River regularly wins industry recognitions for excellence in IoT security, cloud and edge computing, as well as 8 consecutive years as a “Top Workplace”. If you’re passionate about amplifying your impact on the world, in a caring, respectful culture with a growth mindset, come join us and help lead the way into the future of the intelligent edge!

ABOUT THE OPPORTUNITY

As an Engineering Program Manager (EPM), you will have the opportunity to work with Wind River’s Engineering and Product Management teams on a broad range of products, and initiatives that will directly impact our company’s velocity, agility, and market penetration. This role plays a pivotal role in building consensus, structuring the content and schedule, executing on releases, and implementing positive change.

Who You Will Work With

The successful candidate will work with nearly all groups within Wind River as products and related initiatives are shepherded from inception to delivery. This includes supporting existing in-flight programs and driving new initiatives.
This position will report to the Director of Engineering Program Management.

Responsibilities

Plan, coordinate, and lead release planning and execution activities with multi-disciplinary, geographically distributed teams with focus on driving compliance with the Secure Development Lifecycle (SDL).
Ensure that all stakeholders are well informed of the objective, scope, and timelines of the planned deliverables.
Drive schedule and content commitments between Engineering and Product Management that includes developing new features and enhancements with continuous attention to security.
Hands-on experience and knowledge in Team Capacity Planning and delivering programs within budgeted cost.
Identify and resolve impediments, risks, dependencies, and scope changes.
Experience in driving toward established quality goals.
Hands-on experience in data driven program management with thorough knowledge of program management metrics. Knowledge of Agile metrics and Earned Value Management will be valued.
Maintain engagement with business teams, product owners, security teams, and technical leads to ensure strategy and execution alignment.
Create an environment allowing mutual influence, collaboration, and self-organization.

ABOUT YOU

Core Competencies & Demonstrated Success

You have excellent verbal and written communication skills
You have demonstrated success working within a matrix organizational structure
Demonstrated experience of driving large programs

Qualifications

6+ years total engineering experience, at least 3+ years of program management experience, in a RTOS, SAAS or embedded environment.
Strong understanding of phase/gate and agile development methodologies and tools
Must be a self-starter, collaborative and strong team, player

It will be great if you also have:

Software Engineering experience with the full development lifecycle and processes, agile and scrum project management tools (e.g., Jira and Confluence)
Experience managing complex, multi-product requirements intake and backlog refinement processes.
Technology development experience in the Automotive, Telecom or Industrial markets
Professional certification(s) in project management such as PMI-ACP, SAFe-SPC, SAFe-RTE

BENEFITS

Workplace Flexibility: Hybrid Work.
Medical insurance: Group Medical Insurance coverage.
Additional shared cost medical benefit in the form of reimbursements.
Employee Assistance Program.
Vacation and Time off: Employees are eligible for various types of paid time off.
Additional Time off’s – Birthday, Volunteer Time off, Wedding.
Wellness Benefits through Unmind