Technical Project/Program Manager (EE/ME)

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Description:

Provides direct supervision to professional individual contributors (RFT’s in E-band & Contractors)

Acts as advisor in executing Engineering Changes for new and mature products

Actively involved to meet schedules and resolve problems

Key Responsibilities:

• Ensures that specific project and program objectives are defined for areas of responsibility, and that necessary preliminary activities (e.g., determination of outcomes, milestones, viability studies, and resource planning, among others) are completed to allow for effectiveness and focus during later stages of completion.
• Ensures that all projects and programs assigned are completed in accordance with predetermined requirements, with specific attention to product/process specifications, project/program costs, resource utilization, and timeliness for completion.
• Ensures that all phases of project, program and/or process development are documented and that information required in other functional areas is reported, disseminated, or transferred, as appropriate. Ensures compliance with Company policies regarding Engineering/Lab notebooks, patents, confidentiality and safety.
• Ensures that the utilization of all material and financial resources is carried out in an effective manner.
• Drives performance from teams to meet the functional OKRs, collaborating with the key stake holders of the business units to review KPI’s and take necessary corrective measures for effective results/outcomes
• Partner with segment leaders to generate training plans for the group’s capabilities, skill enhancements and ensure necessary certifications are completed meeting safety and technical requirements.
• Actively partner with the leadership and cross functional teams, contributing towards BU initiatives, improving the processes associated with product release and commercialization.
• Ownership to broadcast KPI of the processes, Backlogs, Cycle-times, Quality Etc. on weekly, monthly and quarterly cadence as required.

Education & Experience:

• Bachelor's Degree or Equivalent experience in Electrical / Mechanical Engineering
• PMP / Prince Certification / PgD / MBA - Operations
• 8 - 12 years overall experience with 2 Years of demonstrated Technical Management / Supervisory experience would be an asset.

Job Specific Knowledge:

• Sound understanding of business processes related to Product & Engineering Change Management
• Working knowledge of PLM / ERP / PDM / 3D CAD (eg SAP, Teamcenter, NX)
• Working knowledge of Project Mgmt tools (eg Jira, Agile, Smartsheets)
• Working knowledge in Data Mgmt  and analytics (Tableau & Power BI dashboards, Phyton
• Working knowledge of Quality mgmt / methods (8D / Lean / 6Sigma)
• Familiar with Operations and Supply Chain functions
• Exposure to Semiconductor domain

Leadership:

• Provide direction to employees according to established policies and procedures.
• Drive results leveraging available resources & skills.

Problem Solving:

• Exercise judgment & provide solutions within defined procedures and policies.

Interpersonal Skills:

• Strong interpersonal skills to collaborate & positively influence people. Capable of conducting interactions with individuals and groups to gain cooperation and effective in conducting presentations of technical information concerning specific projects & sharing thoughts and ideas.
• Position requires understanding of Applied Materials global Standards of Business Conduct and compliance with these standards at all times. This includes demonstrating the highest level of ethical conduct reflecting Applied Materials' core values.

Travel:

• Estimated to travel 10% of time

Applied Materials is committed to diversity in its workforce including Equal Employment Opportunity for Minorities, Females, Protected Veterans and Individuals with Disabilities.

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Applied Materials is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, national origin, citizenship, ancestry, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability, veteran or military status, or any other basis prohibited by law.