Program Management Engineer | MPP

Texas Instruments•Dallas, TX

About The Position

Texas Instruments is seeking an energetic, service-minded Program Management Engineer to lead cross-functional teams through new-product development and release. The role focuses on flawless execution, maintaining strong working relationships, growing the number of new products, and achieving forecasted returns on investment. The engineer plans and manages projects from the Assess Opportunity phase through Release to Market, ensuring they meet schedule, cost, quality, and budget goals. The role coordinates internal teams and external support organizations, including wafer fabrication and assembly and test sites, and provides project updates to senior management and customers. It also includes supporting product reliability and characterization, qualification planning, material logistics, and shipment and production priorities.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or a related engineering field.
Five years of project engineering or project management experience involving highly complex products or projects.
Demonstrated ability to influence teams and help solve problems, rather than only report issues.
Proven leadership capabilities in leading multifaceted global organizations.
Proven track record in indirect management and influence.

Nice To Haves

Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously and create realistic plans based on required tasks and available resources.
Ability to coordinate and lead global development teams across design, silicon fabrication, production test development, qualification, and production ramp, including programs spanning multiple global locations.
Ability to provide clear direction to internal teams and external support organizations such as device fabrication and assembly sites.
Knowledge of device packaging and wafer fabrication processes.
Knowledge of reliability requirements and tri-temperature characterization methodology using statistical analysis.
Ability to work in a team environment and understand cross-functional team dynamics.
Ability to work with global customers to align project schedules with customer milestones.
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
Strong verbal and written communication skills.
Ability to collaborate effectively with people in different functions.
Strong time-management skills that support on-time project delivery.
Demonstrated ability to build strong, influential relationships.
Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced, rapidly changing environment.
Ability to take initiative and drive results.

Responsibilities

Lead cross-functional teams in executing new-product releases and achieving the planned return on investment.
Coordinate teams spanning Design, Marketing, Systems and Applications, Validation, Product and Test Engineering, Firmware and Software Engineering, Manufacturing, Field, and Quality.
Work with wafer fabrication, assembly, and test sites to ensure schedule, cost, and quality goals.
Plan projects in MS Project from the Assess Opportunity phase through Release to Market and ensure they stay on budget.
Provide clear direction to team members and external support organizations, including device fabrication and assembly and test sites.
Motivate team members and drive flawless execution of each product and project.
Provide weekly and monthly project-status updates to senior management, explaining issues and actions being taken to address them.
Communicate with customers about project status, key milestones, and deliveries, including samples, special work requests, wafer lot starts, and reliability tests.
Perform integrated-circuit product reliability and characterization to verify product specifications and manufacturing requirements.
Work with failure analysis teams to determine root causes of reliability and qualification failures.
Maintain thorough, current project schedules with all related milestones.
Develop and implement qualification plans.
Coordinate material logistics and prioritize shipment, assembly, and testing.
Maintain the Galileo system according to new-product development guidelines.