Project Coordinator, Engineering Operations

Celestica•Richardson, TX

5d•Hybrid

About The Position

The Project Coordinator, Engineering Operations plans and assists design and other technical engineers working on specific projects, and manages the development, implementation, and evaluation of simple designs. The role manages new development efforts on programs in the Sustain phase and helps oversee projects with limited complexity, from planning through delivery. This is a hybrid position based in Richardson, Texas, with occasional travel potentially required. The coordinator supports engineering program management by coordinating quoting schedules and design costs for customer RFQs, managing internal product change requests for products in mass production, and streamlining or automating reporting. The position leads cross-functional, global core teams; establishes schedules and meetings; communicates program status to functional management and, when applicable, customers; and manages plans, budgets, risks, resources, interdependencies, and program documentation. The coordinator works with the program core team to meet objectives for cost, quality, schedule, features, fulfillment and continuity of supply, solution delivery, and customer-specific needs.

Requirements

Entry-level position seeking 1 to 4 years of experience.
Bachelor's degree, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
Ability to manage a single-line engineering project with a limited number of participants, create a project/change management plan, establish and distribute project roles, and communicate project participants’ needs.
Leadership skills consistent with Celestica Leadership Imperatives.
Solid understanding of Celestica’s budgeting and accounting system and cost accounting practices relevant to engineering work.
Awareness of how work affects financial results and ability to communicate promptly about matters affecting project profitability, accounting, or controlling.
The job description lists technical competencies for engineering program/project management roles, including project management, risk management, project planning, PM tools, proposals/quotes, and global or multi-site project leadership.

Nice To Haves

PMP certification.
Agile project management methodologies.
Contract management and negotiation skills for project management.
Engineering partner/vendor selection and management.
Building effective business cases.
Test strategy and test plan creation for manufacturing project management roles.
Electrical automation for test development project management roles.
Communication, negotiation, and presentation skills; creative problem solving; customer interaction and stakeholder management; quality and Lean; working effectively with others; D/PFMEA; 8D/corrective action; equipment safety; and design of experiments (DOE).

Responsibilities

Coordinate PMO activities related to quoting schedules and design costs for customer RFQs.
Coordinate and manage internal change requests to products in mass production with the CX-Sustaining team.
Work with PMO staff to streamline or automate weekly and monthly reporting.
Help manage one or more projects of low technological or organizational complexity.
Lead cross-functional, global core teams, kick off programs, establish schedules, and drive meetings.
Present and communicate status to functional management and interact with customers when applicable.
Implement changes as directed in the product lifecycle process.
Assist with overall program planning and monitor progress.
Drive the creation, review, approval, and updating of the Program Plan/WBS, including resources.
Manage day-to-day program activities throughout the program lifecycle.
Work with the program core team to meet or exceed objectives for cost, quality, schedule, features, fulfillment/continuity of supply, solution delivery, and customer-specific needs.
Manage program budgets and forecast actuals against planned or quoted budgets.
Manage risks and issues and take corrective measures.
Coordinate projects and their interdependencies.
Manage and utilize resources across projects.
Align deliverables with program outcomes with support from the functional manager.
Manage main program documentation, including Program Phase Exit presentations and checklists.