Product Operations Management Associate

Aston Carter•Sunnyvale, CA

1d•$50 - $58•Onsite

About The Position

This is an operational Program specialist role focused on product lifecycle management, configuration management, BOM management, and change order management. As engineers develop products, they will be responsible for creating part numbers and entering them into PLM tools (Townsend, formerly Agile). This role involves creating change orders to route to the configuration management team. Candidates with experience from a configuration management team are preferred. A key responsibility includes building a matrix for every proto build, which involves going to Asia to assemble a build matrix of desired prototypes and creating configurations with projects and products. This role also handles the final configuration before products are sent to customers. The ECOs typically originate from engineers, and this role will take that information and enter it into PLM tools. This position is a key stakeholder during the development of new products, ensuring product development phases throughout the NPI process are well-defined and organized by taking ownership of specific tasks.

Requirements

Experience with Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) tools; Agile, Windchill
Hardware configuration management experience
Knowledgeable of system/device build planning and builds
Excellent verbal and written communication skills
Ability to prioritize, multitask and manage competing deadlines efficiently
Bachelor's degree
2-4 years of experience in a similar role
Experience with product lifecycle management
Experience with PLM tools
Experience with Agile
Experience with Windchill
Experience with hardware configuration management
Experience with device building
Experience with system building
Experience with BOM
Experience with bill matrices
Experience with cross-functional collaboration
Experience with Excel (pivot table/vlookup)
Experience in consumer electronics/aerospace/devices/hardware
Experience with customer silicon is helpful
Experience working with overseas contractors

Nice To Haves

Experience with Agile (as Townsend used to be Agile)
2-4 years of exposure in Consumer Electronics
Experience working with overseas contractors

Responsibilities

Create and structure Bill of Materials (BOM)
Track and entry of Engineering Change Orders (ECO) in Townsend, and manage BOM changes
Work closely with Engineering and Component Engineers to create part numbers
Communicate new part numbers to internal teams and to the Contract Manufacturer
Collaborating with product development team and third-party suppliers regarding BOM/material management
Submitting change order requests
Supporting BOM in PLM tools
Working with cross-functional teams, operations, etc.
Supporting Kuiper program launch efforts