Program Manager, Hardware Engineering Project Specialist

Wing•Palo Alto, CA

4d•Hybrid

About The Position

Wing offers drone delivery as a safe, fast, and sustainable solution for last mile logistics. Consumer appetites for on-demand services are increasing, but current delivery methods are inefficient, costly, and contribute to road accidents and air pollution. Wing’s fleet of highly automated delivery drones can transport small packages directly from businesses to homes on-demand, in minutes. We design, build, and operate our aircraft, and offer drone delivery services on two continents. Our technology is designed to be easy to integrate into existing delivery and logistics networks, offering a scalable drone delivery solution for a broad range of businesses. Wing is a part of Google's parent company, Alphabet, and our mission is to create the preferred means of delivery for the planet. If you're ready to do the greatest work of your life, come join us. Wing is looking for a Program Manager, Hardware Engineering Project Specialist to join our Technical Program Management team. This role is hybrid based in Palo Alto, CA . The position seeks highly-motivated individuals who enjoy working in a highly dynamic team environment. The successful candidate brings deep knowledge of hardware development and manufacturing processes, vendor relations and working with Contract Manufacturers (CM). You have experience with Product Data Management/Product Lifecycle Management tools (e.g. Agile), with knowledge of hardware Bill of Materials (BOM) structures and change control concepts. We’re looking for people who are intrinsically driven to solve hard problems with stunningly simple solutions, move fast, and are highly adaptive.

Requirements

5+ years of program management experience in hardware development
5+ years experience in working with CMs/vendors, providing guidance and driving results within hardware development life-cycle
Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience
Excellent organizational skills, with the ability to manage complex spreadsheets and coordinate across cross-functional teams and job functions
Excellent multitasking abilities, with the ability to effectively prioritize when working on multiple tasks/projects, coordinating priorities, and process/tool initiatives
Proven to be a strong leader with demonstrated project management and supply chain management skills
Excellent written and oral communication, analytical and interpersonal skills
Motivated, results driven and extremely detail oriented
Demonstrate leadership skills to help drive meetings and initiatives

Nice To Haves

Deep knowledge of hardware development and manufacturing processes
Experience with Product Data Management/Product Lifecycle Management tools (e.g. Agile)
Knowledge of hardware Bill of Materials (BOM) structures and change control concepts

Responsibilities

Travel to support hardware development builds and manage product labeling and build documentations
Manage the New Product Introduction (NPI) product build matrix (system configuration decoder), tracking material readiness, tracking engineering parallel paths and investigations, and product configurations
Lead a weekly build readiness meeting with the Contract Manufacturing team, and provide training to partners on related deliverables (how to read build matrix, allocation/shipment planning and applicable build matrix database training)
Manage system allocation database, provide allocation direction, track system delivery schedules, ensure timely distribution to all product groups, and update device tracking tool
Coordinate with product development and MechEng & EE engineering teams to ensure BOM readiness in Agile prior to builds
Manage NPI build asset tracking.
Be able to support either system, module or sustaining work as needed