Senior Project Manager

Aptiv•Cupertino, CA

6h•Hybrid

About The Position

ABOUT WIND RIVER Wind River is a global leader in delivering software for mission-critical intelligent systems. For more than four decades, the company has been an innovator and pioneer, powering billions of systems that require the highest levels of security, safety, and reliability. Wind River helps customers across automotive, aerospace, defense, industrial, medical, and telecommunications industries solve complex technology challenges on their journey toward the new intelligent machine economy. The company’s software powers generation after generation of the safest, most secure systems in the world. Examples include playing a key role in NASA space missions such as Artemis I, the James Webb Space Telescope, and multiple Mars rovers. We’ve achieved recent 5G milestones including the world’s first successful 5G data session with Verizon and building one of the largest Open RAN networks in the world with Vodafone. The company has received industry recognition for its technology innovation and leadership, and for its workplace culture, including global Great Place to Work certification and being named a “Top Workplace” for ten consecutive years. If you want to be part of a unique culture where the lived experience is based on our cultural attributes of growth mindset, customer-focus, and diversity, equity, inclusion & belonging, come join us and help advance the future software defined world. YOUR ROLE As a Project Manager on our team, you’ll own the full project lifecycle for customer engagements, exercising a wide range of responsibilities to bid and deliver successfully. Your work will span all the vertical markets listed above and will often allow you to work on next generation technical projects. You will collaborate with colleagues across the company, including the Resource Management Office, Engineering, Sales, Finance, and Legal. In your daily job you will work on the following main areas: Presales o Work with sales staff, business directors, technical leads, and other project managers to qualify opportunities o Work with customer team to define requirements o Perform architecture trade-off analysis and project feasibility o Estimate costs and schedules o Prepare written proposals and negotiate updates o Demonstrate the value of Wind River to our customers to help win bids Project Execution o Act as the project focal, coordinating directly with Customers to ensure high customer satisfaction o Build and manage teams to complete small to large projects in technically challenging areas, ensuring engagement and efficiency o Deliver on schedule and within budget while meeting feature, quality, and contract requirements o Enhance the depth of customer relationships to maximize business potential o Proactively manage risks to minimize customer escalations, and manage escalations when they do arise Continuous Improvement o Use company-defined tools and processes in accordance with our CMMI Level 3 rating o Provide feedback to the Process Management Leadership Council (PMLC) to improve efficiency of tools and processes o Collect and use metrics (EVM, estimates vs actuals, profit/schedule variance) to for forecasting, estimation, tracking, and early problem detection o Share Lessons Learned and implement strategies to prevent future repeats by you or your colleagues People Management / Soft Skills o Communicate confidently, clearly, and tailored to your audience o Speak intelligently about Wind River products and technologies we work with o Establish a trusted advisor role with our Customers o Manage direct reports and matrixed team members (performance reviews, mentoring/coaching, growth opportunities) o Resolve conflicts, remove roadblocks, negotiate compromises o Manage competing priorities, delivering multiple presales/projects simultaneously

Requirements

US Citizenship mandatory
Strong written and verbal communication skills
Engineering project and personnel management skills as demonstrated by successfully planning and managing multiple simultaneous engineering projects; building and leading development teams; and directing the design and troubleshooting of complex software and hardware systems
Direct customer interface experience with a track record of achieving high levels of customer satisfaction
Solid written and verbal communication skills
Demonstrated strength in planning and organization; verbal and written communications; effectiveness as a team leader; drive and perseverance in accomplishing goals; professional integrity; adaptability to new projects; resourcefulness; energy and motivation to initiate and complete tasks; and enthusiasm building expertise in the technology
Experience working with and guiding international teams
Bachelor's Degree in Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or equivalent
6+ years engineering experience or management expertise with embedded systems (software and/or hardware)

Nice To Haves

Additional course work in business management or a Project Management Institute certificate a plus
Strong desire for candidate to have hands-on experience doing Project Management with one or more software safety certification standards such as DO-178C, FACE, IEC61508, IEC62504, ISO26262, etc.

Responsibilities

Work with sales staff, business directors, technical leads, and other project managers to qualify opportunities
Work with customer team to define requirements
Perform architecture trade-off analysis and project feasibility
Estimate costs and schedules
Prepare written proposals and negotiate updates
Demonstrate the value of Wind River to our customers to help win bids
Act as the project focal, coordinating directly with Customers to ensure high customer satisfaction
Build and manage teams to complete small to large projects in technically challenging areas, ensuring engagement and efficiency
Deliver on schedule and within budget while meeting feature, quality, and contract requirements
Enhance the depth of customer relationships to maximize business potential
Proactively manage risks to minimize customer escalations, and manage escalations when they do arise
Use company-defined tools and processes in accordance with our CMMI Level 3 rating
Provide feedback to the Process Management Leadership Council (PMLC) to improve efficiency of tools and processes
Collect and use metrics (EVM, estimates vs actuals, profit/schedule variance) to for forecasting, estimation, tracking, and early problem detection
Share Lessons Learned and implement strategies to prevent future repeats by you or your colleagues
Communicate confidently, clearly, and tailored to your audience
Speak intelligently about Wind River products and technologies we work with
Establish a trusted advisor role with our Customers
Manage direct reports and matrixed team members (performance reviews, mentoring/coaching, growth opportunities)
Resolve conflicts, remove roadblocks, negotiate compromises
Manage competing priorities, delivering multiple presales/projects simultaneously