Advanced Project Engr

Responsibilities

• Key Responsibilities:

  • Meticulous planning, executing to the plan by rigorous tracking to meet all key milestone dates
  • Learn and able to report project and business metrics ( Earned value management metrics (CPI, SPI, EV).
  • Effective management of all stakeholders
    • Provide accurate and timely project status information, milestones and metrics to key stakeholders
  • Ensure programs/projects/tasks are delivered on time and that they meet financial, performance, quality and reliability goals 
  • Manage communications within team to meet program objectives
  • Collaborate with cross-functional/global teams effectively to meet program objective

  Essential PM Skills:

  • Working knowledge of NPI Development Process is preferred 
  • Ability to set judicious expectations and manage them with key stakeholders
  • Ability to understand whole system/business perspective, identify and early escalation of risks at the right time
  • Ability to quickly assess unclear, complex, and ambiguous situations and reduce into distinct, clear, timely, and stable direction for the development team. 
  • Good knowledge on basic PM areas like Cost, Time, Risk and vendor management 
  • Experience in usage of Microsoft project/any other scheduling tools would be added advantage
  • Experience with Agile methodology would be added advantage 

  Essential Leadership and Soft Skills:

  • Ability to make data based judicious commitments 
  • Ability to forecast issues and have the courage to escalate to the appropriate level till an adequate resolution is achieved
  • Ability to say “NO” when required
  • Good problem solving, Influencing, Negotiate skills and good interpersonal relationship skills
  • Ability to communicate and work effectively with internal and external customers 
  • Ability to work with cross- functional teams and globally distributed development teams
  • Exercise clear and concise verbal and written communication skills in different operating environments
  • Skillful in handling tough situations with both internal and external groups
  • Fast learning curve to absorb the domain knowledge/ PM skill areas 
  • Knowledge of portfolio management tools like Accolade would be added advantage 

Qualifications

• Qualification:

  • Bachelors / Masters Degree in Engineering
  • PMP/SAFe Certified would be an added advantage or willingness to complete the certification within 1-2 yrs

  Experience:

  • 10-12 Yrs experience in New Product Development and at least 5-7 years leading projects/ leading design ownership (preferably experienced in HW projects).
  • Experience in Sensor development would be added advantage (Industrial, Healthcare, Aerospace and Transportation)
  • Lean Six Sigma process experience would be an added advantage