Hardware Program Manager

Mastech Digital

Austin, TX

Greetings from Mastech Digital!

We currently have an open role Hardware Program Manager with one of our clients that I believe may be of interest to you. This is a relationship-driven and urgent requirement, and the client is looking to interview and onboard a candidate as soon as possible. If this role is not a fit for you, I would greatly appreciate any referrals.

Please review the role details below and let me know your interest.

Job title – Hardware Program Manager

Location: Austin, TX (onsite local preferred)

Job Type: Contract (only W2)

Job Description:

To succeed in this role, you ideally have a good understanding of hardware engineering lifecycle and knowledge in SoC product development.
Strong foundational program management skills including risk management, tracking and monitoring, meeting facilitation, domain expertise, time management, and problem-solving skills
Organize and lead cross-functional team meetings across multiple time zones , geographies and diverse technical fields to develop project schedules, resource plan, functional team key performance metrics and overall project plans of records
Troubleshoot program issues and helps to develop alternative program tasks, schedules, milestones, resource plans, processes etc. to resolve program issues and conflicts
Determine risks, develop mitigation strategies and communicate information to internal and external key stakeholders.
Responsive and keen on process improvement to drive development efficiency, accountability and documentations
Think strategically and tactically to build consensus and collaborative teamwork
Communicate project status to multi-functional teams and executive management.
Create an efficient and accountable development environment through process development and improvements.
You effectively interact with others using common project management tools (JIRA, Confluence) and excel at providing overall progress reports to drive support at all stages of the product development life cycle.

Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or equivalent.
5+ years of experience in a technical program/project management role.
Experience with ASIC design, silicon validation and IP development process.
Familiarity with standard software development methodologies including source control (Git, Perforce, etc.).
Experience with defect tracking systems (JIRA, Bugzilla, etc.).
Experience managing Hardware IP deliverables.
Experience with project schedule and resource management tools, advanced Excel, power-point, Tableau.

Preferred Qualifications:

Project Management Professional (PMP) certification is highly preferred.