Engineering Project Manager II - MMIC

Description

MiniCircuits designs manufactures and distributes integrated circuits modules and subsystems for highperformance radio frequency (RF) and microwave applications.With design sales and manufacturing locations in over 30 countries MiniCircuits products are used in a range of wired and wireless communications applications. Our products are also used in detection measurement and imaging applications including military communication guidance and electronic countermeasure systems commercial scientific military land sea and aircraft; automotive systems medical systems and industrial test equipment.

MiniCircuits sells its products to over 20000 customers globally through our direct sales force applications engineering staff sales representatives as well as through our extensive website.

• Work independently or in conjunction with a product design engineer on product development projects and with all associated departments involved in product design characterization qualification and the release to production and/or the release to website.
  • Work with the department managers of the various functional departments to assign resources to the project to successfully achieve the project objectives.
  • Partner with the Purchasing team to focus on timely and adequate supply of materials for Engineering and Manufacturing Assembly to support deliverables.
• Accurately define the projects purpose scope and objectives (performance budget cost timeline ROI assessment the project budget project deliverables key milestones and project resource requirements).
• Work directly with the Director Engineering Project Management and the Product Marketing team to generate and present business cases for new products under consideration.
• Assist Design Engineers with the planning of new Product Development projects (i.e. the assignment of milestones schedules budgets product costs deliverables risks and mitigation plans resources constraints).
• Document the status of the work effort relative to the plan using various project tracking tools; partner with appropriate stakeholders to document product development test and qualification plans.
• Prepare reports and updates on a weekly basis to immediate management and when required to senior management. Reporting to include:
  • Escalation of projected project shortfalls in a timely manner to affect the appropriate corrections.
  • Potential project shortfalls and recommended actions to mitigate.
• Responsible for the attainment of the project objectives including the review of project deliverables for coverage and quality.
• Work with the Engineering Test Department manager to assign characterization test resources and qualification resources.
• Developing the catalog (website) datasheets.
• Close projects in accordance with established procedures and guidelines.

• Bachelors degree in electrical engineering 3 years of experience in a related field OR
• Masters degree in electrical engineering 1 year of experience in a related field.
• Proficient in the use of Project Management ERP and PLM tools (JIRA SmartSheet and/or Arena desirable).
• Strong research analytical and presentation skills.
• Must have experience using Excel for database management (sorting filtering processing categorizing graphing skills are essential).
• Exceptional verbal and written communication skills; interpersonal communication skills.
• Demonstrated ability to deliver ontime results and be accountable..
• Detail oriented and extremely well organized.

Physical Demands:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of this job the employee is regularly required to talk and hear. The employee frequently is required to stand walk sit and use hands to operate a computer keyboard. The employee is occasionally required to reach with hands and arms. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 10 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision and ability to adjust focus. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Additional Requirements/Skills:

• Comply understand and support corporate safety initiatives to ensure a safe work environment.
• Ability and willingness to abide by Companys Code of Conduct.
• Must be a US Citizen or US Permanent Resident due to ITAR compliance.

Disclaimer: The listed qualifications and requirements for each position are intended as guidelines. MiniCircuits reserves the right to hire outside of these guidelines at Managements discretion.

MiniCircuits is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of actual or perceived age race creed color national origin sexual orientation military status sex disability predisposing genetic characteristics marital status familial status gender identity gender dysphoria pregnancyrelated condition and domestic violence victim status or protected class characteristic or any other protected characteristic as established by federal or state law.