SR PROJECT MANAGER ENGINEER

Job Overview

TE Connectivity’s Engineering Project Management Teams manage cross functional engineering projects. They work with Product Management, Sales, Quality, Manufacturing, Finance, and other functions across TE to assure projects meet financial, schedule and customer expectations. They are responsible for defining and creating project schedules, portfolio management, communication and execution of programs, identifying resource constraints and working with management for resolution, while adhering to LeanPD processes.

RESPONSBILITIES:

Leverage structured new product development process and stage gate frameworks to lead project activities from initial RFQ through the entire project development and release lifecycle
•Keep projects on track and ensure timely completion within the defined scope, accountable for successfully meeting or exceeding commitments on product performance, product cost, cycle time, project cost and quality
•Work in conjunction with Engineering, Product Management, Business Development, Manufacturing, Quality, Purchasing, Finance and Sales
•Conduct regular frequency of project meetings, maintain action RAIL, document all information and ensure meeting minutes and all data and information is appropriately shared
•Regularly publish progress status reports to leadership and stakeholders highlighting achievements, milestone deliveries and associated metrics
•Proactively communicate escalations around challenges, gaps, support required and resource needs to quickly address issues before they impede successful delivery of the program
•Understand, track and articulate issues / risks / action items; work with responsible owners to address the items on a timely basis; update the appropriate stakeholders as needed
•Continuous risk assessment and problem resolution; apply change management, risk management and resource management best practices
•Responsible for the scope of the project and the achievement of objectives: financial commitments, project timelines and milestones, and product quality
•Serve as spokesperson for project in both internal discussion and external discussions with customer
•Constantly assess what is working, what is not working, identify areas for improvement and consistently drive continuous improvement.

DESIRED SKILLS:

Bachelor's Degree in Technical Discipline

5-10+ yrs experience in Project Management / PMO, having good knowledge in Project management, including full lifecycle developments

Experience with requirements definition, defining project scope and managing scope creep, identifying and mitigating risks, identifying and managing critical dependencies

Knowledge of design/product development stages, different manufacturing processes, project management and its tools.

Strong financial acumen, with experience keeping projects on budget, managing product cost and overall ownership of project P&L.

Experience leading global technology and product development teams in a cross-functional, multi-site environment to deliver projects with multiple dependencies and constraints

Exceptional fluency in English

Excellent verbal and written communication skills and the ability to interact professionally with leadership, stakeholders, cross functional teams (engineering, product management, manufacturing, quality, purchasing, finance, sales) and subject matter experts.

Exceptional analytical, critical thinking, and problem-solving skills and ability to make decisions when presented with a series of challenges, conflicts and constraints

Ability to drive to big picture goals and milestones while valuing and maintaining strong attention to the details

Competencies