Staff Engineer (New College Graduate), Product Development Engineering (Program Management)
About The Position
We are seeking a highly motivated Staff Engineer, Product Development Engineering to support engineering program management activities across the product lifecycle. In this role, you will work with cross-functional teams to coordinate schedules, track execution to commitments, and ensure compliance with product lifecycle processes. This is an excellent opportunity for recent graduates with advanced degrees (Master’s, PhD, MBA) who are eager to apply their academic, research, or project leadership experience to real-world product development and engineering program management.
Requirements
- Master’s, PhD, or MBA in Engineering, Business, or related field
- Academic or internship experience in product development, program/project management, operations, or related areas.
- Demonstrated leadership through academic research projects, internships, or team-based initiatives.
- Familiarity with collaboration or project management tools (e.g., MS Project, SharePoint, Teams, Jira) is a plus.
- Knowledge of product lifecycle processes or engineering program management methodologies is desirable.
Nice To Haves
- Strong analytical, organizational, and problem-solving skills.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to work across teams.
Responsibilities
- Track execution of engineering deliverables, schedules, and resources.
- Support integrated project planning and monitor progress against commitments.
- Identify and communicate risks, and assist in driving resolution of variances.
- Ensure adherence to Product Lifecycle (PLC) processes and phase checklists.
- Support preparation for Phase Reviews and interim reviews as required.
- Assist in managing compliance and readiness across product development stages.
- Coordinate agendas, documentation, and follow-ups for Product Line Core Team (PLCT) meetings.
- Maintain communication portals (e.g., SharePoint, Teams) with accurate and timely information.
- Provide status updates and support reporting of program performance metrics.
- Collect and analyze data to support risk assessment and decision-making.
- Help ensure timely closure of action items and support resolution of customer escalations.
- Contribute to reports on performance to senior leadership.
Benefits
- paid vacation time
- paid sick leave
- medical/dental/vision insurance
- life, accident and disability insurance
- tax-advantaged flexible spending and health savings accounts
- employee assistance program
- other voluntary benefit programs such as supplemental life and AD&D, legal plan, pet insurance, critical illness, accident and hospital indemnity
- tuition reimbursement
- transit
- the Applause Program
- employee stock purchase plan
- the Sandisk's Savings 401(k) Plan
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Number of Employees
5,001-10,000 employees
