Engineering Program Manager – SolidFire (4602)

Job Summary

Project (Design) Mgr: Manages the development and implementation process of a company’s products and services. Coordinates departmental or cross-functional teams, focused on delivering new or upgrading existing products. Monitors the project from initiation through delivery including planning and directing schedules and monitoring budget/spending. Organizes cross-functional activities, ensuring completion of the project i.e. product on schedule and within budget constraints.

Job Requirements

 * Excellent oral and written communication skills are essential.

 * Excellent analytical, problem-solving, negotiation, and organizational skills are required.

 * Excellent knowledge of product lifecycle, tools, processes, and operations planning.

 * Ability to provide leadership in a team environment to meet aggressive goals and pre-defined metrics requirements.

 * Demonstrated experience working with hardware and software development engineers on complex projects.

 * Strong understanding of engineering principles and practices.

 * Program Management training or demonstrated experience.

 * Ability to work on complex issues where analysis situations or data requires an in-depth evaluation of variable factors.

 * Ability to develop longer-range project plans and schedules to complete complex projects.Responsibility and Interaction:

Responsibility:

 * The tasks this individual is responsible for are often unstructured, have wide implications and there are multiple outcomes.

 * This individual will apply broad expertise or unique technical/industry knowledge in solving problems that are unique and extremely complex given time, budget and resource constraints.

 * Demonstrate leadership and vision in determining and driving strategy decisions. Interaction:

 * This individual must work effectively with Staff to Vice President level employees within the function, across functions and with external parties.

 * Limited supervision is provided, as this individual can operate, drive results, and set priorities independently.

 * The ideal candidate will be a proactive contributor and subject matter expert.

 * To be successful, this individual must demonstrate favorable results through leadership and influencing multiple individuals and groups.

 * Often acts as mentor or facilitator.

Education

Typically requires a minimum of 12 years of related experience with a Bachelor’s degree; or 8 years and a Master’s degree; or a PhD with 5 years experience; or equivalent experience.

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