Project Manager

Amphenol Tcs•Valley Green, PA

12d

About The Position

Amphenol High Speed Products Group is the market leader for high speed, high bandwidth electrical connectors for the Telecom/Datacom market (Mobile Networks, Storage, Servers, Routers, Switches, etc.). Our products help to enable the electronics revolution and remain a key enabler for all the major Tier 1 OEM's globally. Our global headquarters are located in Nashua, NH and we have design, sales and manufacturing locations globally. The Project Manager will be responsible for customer communication, project planning, project budget, and project execution and providing technical leadership for new product development projects with high complexity. The PM will be supporting Cable Backplane Systems production test and signal integrity teams. Manage the project, the project team, contribute to the project scope and project objectives as well as assure that all steps are completed. Provide communication interface to customer for communication of project status, schedule, requirements, etc. Manage and provide Technical Leadership to project teams across multiple sites throughout the execution of product development projects. Schedule and manage internal team meetings to address necessary action items and keep projects on schedule. Manage internal and external suppliers for on time completion of actions Timely communication to management for resource requirements to keep projects on schedule Define product specifications and project scope to ensure it is in line with market / customer needs and ensure development of the product / process accordingly. Make sure that projects are in accordance with the financial objectives including creation, review, submission of capital requests, review and submittal of product costing information and managing project scope creep Make decisions in order to speed up the process and ensure the best time to market, time to volume and time to profitability. Ensure application of Design for Manufacturability (DFM) principles during the product development. Ensure that capacity planning is performed through the project phases so that supply meets expected demand. Provide project updates to functional management on a regular basis Ensure systems are set up for ordering / manufacturing of products Manage & reduce risks including the development of alternatives using risk reduction tools in order to maintain project objectives and schedules.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in a technical discipline from a four-year university with 2+ years related experience and/or training within the connector industry, preferred
Ability to read, analyze and interpret technical product drawings
Ability to read, analyze and interpret technical procedures, write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals
Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from various levels of management
Ability to effectively manage customer communication and expectations
Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists
Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form
Should have knowledge and skills using: Project Management software Spreadsheet software (Excel) Word Processing software (Word) Presentation software (PowerPoint)
Ability to communicate and relate with project teams in each region of the world
Demonstrated ability to operate with minimal supervision and provide updates on project status where issues or problems can be reviewed, discussed and resolved
Root cause analysis

Nice To Haves

2+ years related experience and/or training within the connector industry

Responsibilities

Customer communication
Project planning
Project budget
Project execution
Providing technical leadership for new product development projects with high complexity
Supporting Cable Backplane Systems production test and signal integrity teams
Manage the project, the project team, contribute to the project scope and project objectives as well as assure that all steps are completed
Provide communication interface to customer for communication of project status, schedule, requirements, etc
Manage and provide Technical Leadership to project teams across multiple sites throughout the execution of product development projects
Schedule and manage internal team meetings to address necessary action items and keep projects on schedule
Manage internal and external suppliers for on time completion of actions
Timely communication to management for resource requirements to keep projects on schedule
Define product specifications and project scope to ensure it is in line with market / customer needs and ensure development of the product / process accordingly
Make sure that projects are in accordance with the financial objectives including creation, review, submission of capital requests, review and submittal of product costing information and managing project scope creep
Make decisions in order to speed up the process and ensure the best time to market, time to volume and time to profitability
Ensure application of Design for Manufacturability (DFM) principles during the product development
Ensure that capacity planning is performed through the project phases so that supply meets expected demand
Provide project updates to functional management on a regular basis
Ensure systems are set up for ordering / manufacturing of products
Manage & reduce risks including the development of alternatives using risk reduction tools in order to maintain project objectives and schedules