Principal Program Manager

Coherent Corp.•Fremont, CA

114d•Onsite

About The Position

Coherent is a global leader in lasers, engineered materials and networking components. We are a vertically integrated manufacturing company that develops innovative products for diversified applications in the industrial, optical communications, military, life sciences, semiconductor equipment, and consumer markets. Coherent provides a comprehensive career development platform within an environment that challenges employees to perform at their best, while rewarding excellence and hard-work through a competitive compensation program. It's an exciting opportunity to work for a company that offers stability, longevity and growth. Come Join Us! Note to recruiters and employment agencies: We will not pay for unsolicited resumes from recruiters and employment agencies unless we have a signed agreement and have required assistance, in writing, for a specific opening.

Requirements

BS/MS in an engineering or science discipline plus 5+ years of relevant experience.
Experience with New Product Introduction (NPI) and/or Product Lifecycle Management processes.
Experience successfully managing cross-functional teams, interacting with a broad range of functions, skills, cultures, and personalities.
Strong problem solving, critical thinking, and risk management skills.
Strong communication, planning, and organizational skills.
Highly self-motivated with a strong multi-disciplinary background is essential.
Experience with Microsoft Office suite required.

Nice To Haves

Experience with optical transceivers or components desirable.
Previous experience as an engineer in R&D or Operations a strong advantage.
Experience with Oracle, Agile, and MS Project desirable

Responsibilities

Collaborate with Product Line Management and R&D Management to generate development schedules that achieve key project milestones, NPI deliverables, business requirements, and customer satisfaction.
Manage cross-functional team to procure material, assemble and test product, complete internal qualification testing, ship qualifiable samples to customers, and launch early-stage ramp in the factory.
Escort Transceiver products through R&D NPI Phase Gate process, meet NPI deliverable, and deliver qualified products to the global Operations team.
Primary team interface working with design team, internal support groups, operations team, and marketing; be a catalyst for engagement.
Manage the project schedule, communicate status, highlight gaps to plan to stakeholders and management.
Set, manage, and communicate expectations to the project team, management, and other stakeholders.
Identify and manage project resource constraints, dependencies, and critical paths to accomplish the program goals; resolve issues.
Manage material supply to ensure build configuration and schedule will support required NPI deliverables.
Regular communication with global manufacturing and supply chain team members.
Light travel for development activities: global team coordination, product transfer, and problem resolution.