Technical Program Manager, Color Material Finish (CMF)

Meta•Seattle, WA

About The Position

Meta Reality Labs (RL) is building products that make it easier for people to connect with others. Mixed Reality (MR) is a team of world-class experts developing and shipping hardware to move our industry-leading mixed reality systems forward. As a Color, Materials, and Finish (CMF) Technical Program Manager within MR Product Engineering, you will drive the end-to-end CMF development and delivery across multidisciplinary programs throughout the product development lifecycle.You will establish requirements with internal and external customers, manage program schedules, identify risks, mitigation plans, and clearly communicate them to program stakeholders. We look for technical program managers who have a technical foundation, are natural motivators, cross-functional relationship builders and champions for driving the right level of process to ensure smooth and predictable program execution in a fast-paced, innovative environment.

Requirements

BS in Mechanical Engineering field or equivalent experience
7+ years experience working as a technology development program manager or engineering or design leadership role in consumer electronics
Experience in ODM, JDM, and CM vendor engagement models
Knowledge of phase gate approach to technology development programs
Experience with mechanical system development, design for manufacturing, tooling, validation and characterization processes
Adept at communicating, planning, with high level of attention to detail
Knowledge of program top issue tracking
Experience operating autonomously across multiple teams and programs
Maintains composure in times of ambiguity and direction changes

Nice To Haves

10+ years of experience working in a mechanical engineering or industrial design field
Experience in 1P and/or 2P product development, defining requirements and program constraints, and collaborating with both internal and external stakeholders

Responsibilities

Partner with the Industrial Design, Color Material Finish, Product Design Engineering teams to enable the definition and execution of next generation hardware products, New Technology Introductions and Special Edition products
Advocate for the Industrial Design (ID), Color Material and Finish (CMF) vision by partnering closely with cross-functional teams to ensure the ID CMF point of view is authentically represented and meaningfully integrated into the product development process
Coordinate and drive Industrial design deliverables including specifications, DOE and validation plans across multiple concurrent projects
Work with cross-functional teams (Industrial Design, CMF, SME’s, System PD, Reliability, Operations) and other cross-functional teams to develop best practices and technology development processes in a fast-paced environment
Manage delivery of ID CMF Configurations for development builds and drive qualification to meet mass production timelines
Create development, delivery, and qualification schedules based on program requirements, technical challenges, lead-times and business needs
Manage program structure to optimize clarity and efficiency for program teams, leadership, and external customers
Communicate program statuses, identifying potential setbacks, including vendor tooling schedules and CMF design sprints
Manage communication within and between internal cross functional
Ensure program documents are complete, current, and available for staff and leadership review
Contribute to resource planning to ensure program success
Up to 20% travel internationally