Penn Foster
Project Manager-Technical
Penn Foster, San Jose, California, United States, 95199
Are you looking for a unique opportunity to be a part of something great? Want to join a 20,000-member team that works on the technology that powers the world around us? Looking for an atmosphere of trust, empowerment, respect, diversity, and communication? How about an opportunity to own a piece of a multi-billion dollar (with a B!) global organization? We offer all that and more at Microchip Technology, Inc.People come to work at Microchip because we help design the technology that runs the world. They stay because our culture supports their growth and stability. They are challenged and driven by an incredible array of products and solutions with unlimited career potential. Microchip’s nationally-recognized Leadership Passage Programs support career growth where we proudly enroll over a thousand people annually. We take pride in our commitment to employee development, values-based decision making, and strong sense of community, driven by our Vision, Mission, and 11 Guiding Values; we affectionately refer to it as the
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and it’s won us countless awards for diversity and workplace excellence.Our company is built by dedicated team players who love to challenge the status quo; we did not achieve record revenue and over 30 years of quarterly profitability without a great team dedicated to empowering innovation. People like you.Job Description:Microchip Technology Inc. has a Project Manager-Technical opening based in our Houston, TX or Roseville/San Jose CA office. As a Project Manager-Technical, you will drive delivery of Customer Solutions for Microchip. Customer Solutions span multiple functions (silicon, firmware, software, marketing, applications and infrastructure) utilizing a worldwide development team comprised of 100+ engineering staff. The successful candidate will manage the product from conception through the release to production and will involve the coordination of multiple internal functional groups and interfacing with customers.Beyond solid program delivery and technical skills, the successful candidate should be a professional with experience in hardware, firmware or software product development. You should have demonstrated the ability to synthesize strategic solutions that are interdependent and with a broad spectrum of problems. You must thrive in a very fast-paced and demanding environment and integrate quickly, providing leadership and partner across a wide variety of functions. You possess a strong internal drive, a tenacious spirit, a collaborative method of working and experience in solving hard problems as simply as possible.Responsibilities:Develop a detailed understanding of the entire program and the linkage of the elements.Help create and manage program level Critical Success Factors (CSF).Execute the program with an understanding of how changes in sub-programs can best be managed to minimize impact to the overall program.Work with marketing to define product requirements.Create and manage program schedules.Identification of required resources.Manage and document all phase gates and adhere to the design control process.Coordination of functional groups in the planning process that span multiple functions.Provide timely updates to key customers as required.Drive tracking and closing product requirements at the product level.Identify increasing work scope and other issues with sufficient time to address.Regular update of project dashboard.Communicate with Operations team on schedule changes that impact NPI Contract Manufacturing.Define the process for the project involving appropriate stakeholders (marketing, design, apps, software, Hardware, etc.).Help with initial capture, ranking and mitigation of risks.Regularly review risks to assess previously identified and new risks (monthly to quarterly).Requirements/Qualifications:Bachelor’s Degree, Engineering preferred.12+ years of relevant work experience.Experience in delivering complex, technically challenging projects, with solid data analysis skills.Knowledge of Firmware Development, Software Development, Board Hardware Design, Product Validation.Experience with managing geographically spread, multidiscipline teams across multiple time zones.Excellent project and program management and planning skills, including scheduling, assessment, resource management, requirements management, status reporting, schedule tracking and risk management.Excellent written and verbal communication skills.Highly organized with the ability to think strategically and tactically.Preferred Qualifications:Experience with Phase Gate or other program management methodologies.Experience writing technical requirements.Experience with Microsoft Project.Exceptional skills influencing, teaming, and delivering solutions in a highly complex, always changing, and sometimes nebulous environment.Certified in Program Management is a plus but not required.Travel Time:
0% - 25%Physical Attributes:
Bending at Waist, Carrying, Feeling, Handling, Hearing, Kneeling, Lifting, Pulling, Pushing, Seeing, Stooping, Works Around OthersPhysical Requirements:
Standing 10%, Walking 10%, Sitting 80%, Inside 100%, M-F 8-5pmPay Range:
The expected base salary range for this position, if filled in California, is $88,000 - $232,000, dependent on specific skills and work experience. We offer a total compensation package that ranks among the best in the industry. It consists of competitive base pay, restricted stock units, and quarterly bonus payments. In addition to these components, our package includes health benefits that begin day one, retirement savings plans, and an industry leading ESPP program with a 2 year look back feature.Microchip Technology Inc is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religion, national origin, disability, protected Veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law.
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and it’s won us countless awards for diversity and workplace excellence.Our company is built by dedicated team players who love to challenge the status quo; we did not achieve record revenue and over 30 years of quarterly profitability without a great team dedicated to empowering innovation. People like you.Job Description:Microchip Technology Inc. has a Project Manager-Technical opening based in our Houston, TX or Roseville/San Jose CA office. As a Project Manager-Technical, you will drive delivery of Customer Solutions for Microchip. Customer Solutions span multiple functions (silicon, firmware, software, marketing, applications and infrastructure) utilizing a worldwide development team comprised of 100+ engineering staff. The successful candidate will manage the product from conception through the release to production and will involve the coordination of multiple internal functional groups and interfacing with customers.Beyond solid program delivery and technical skills, the successful candidate should be a professional with experience in hardware, firmware or software product development. You should have demonstrated the ability to synthesize strategic solutions that are interdependent and with a broad spectrum of problems. You must thrive in a very fast-paced and demanding environment and integrate quickly, providing leadership and partner across a wide variety of functions. You possess a strong internal drive, a tenacious spirit, a collaborative method of working and experience in solving hard problems as simply as possible.Responsibilities:Develop a detailed understanding of the entire program and the linkage of the elements.Help create and manage program level Critical Success Factors (CSF).Execute the program with an understanding of how changes in sub-programs can best be managed to minimize impact to the overall program.Work with marketing to define product requirements.Create and manage program schedules.Identification of required resources.Manage and document all phase gates and adhere to the design control process.Coordination of functional groups in the planning process that span multiple functions.Provide timely updates to key customers as required.Drive tracking and closing product requirements at the product level.Identify increasing work scope and other issues with sufficient time to address.Regular update of project dashboard.Communicate with Operations team on schedule changes that impact NPI Contract Manufacturing.Define the process for the project involving appropriate stakeholders (marketing, design, apps, software, Hardware, etc.).Help with initial capture, ranking and mitigation of risks.Regularly review risks to assess previously identified and new risks (monthly to quarterly).Requirements/Qualifications:Bachelor’s Degree, Engineering preferred.12+ years of relevant work experience.Experience in delivering complex, technically challenging projects, with solid data analysis skills.Knowledge of Firmware Development, Software Development, Board Hardware Design, Product Validation.Experience with managing geographically spread, multidiscipline teams across multiple time zones.Excellent project and program management and planning skills, including scheduling, assessment, resource management, requirements management, status reporting, schedule tracking and risk management.Excellent written and verbal communication skills.Highly organized with the ability to think strategically and tactically.Preferred Qualifications:Experience with Phase Gate or other program management methodologies.Experience writing technical requirements.Experience with Microsoft Project.Exceptional skills influencing, teaming, and delivering solutions in a highly complex, always changing, and sometimes nebulous environment.Certified in Program Management is a plus but not required.Travel Time:
0% - 25%Physical Attributes:
Bending at Waist, Carrying, Feeling, Handling, Hearing, Kneeling, Lifting, Pulling, Pushing, Seeing, Stooping, Works Around OthersPhysical Requirements:
Standing 10%, Walking 10%, Sitting 80%, Inside 100%, M-F 8-5pmPay Range:
The expected base salary range for this position, if filled in California, is $88,000 - $232,000, dependent on specific skills and work experience. We offer a total compensation package that ranks among the best in the industry. It consists of competitive base pay, restricted stock units, and quarterly bonus payments. In addition to these components, our package includes health benefits that begin day one, retirement savings plans, and an industry leading ESPP program with a 2 year look back feature.Microchip Technology Inc is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religion, national origin, disability, protected Veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law.
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