Senior Engineering Program Manager
Senior Engineering Program Manager
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About the role:
Samsaras System EPM is responsible for leading hardware engineering projects from product concept to mass production. In this role you will partner with EE/PD/FW/FS engineers product manager and supply chain to develop and ship highquality products. EPM works with crossfunctional teams to drive the product development process and ensure product goals are achieved on a timely basis. Youll be passionate about developing highquality products demonstrate a high degree of process ownership and innovation and want to have fun while we bring the world of physical operations to the cloud.
This is a Hybrid position open to candidates residing in the US who are willing to work in our San Francisco CA office three days a week.
You should apply if:
- You want to impact the industries that run our world: Your efforts will result in realworld impacthelping to keep the lights on get food into grocery stores reduce emissions and most importantly ensure workers return home safely.
- You are the architect of your own career: If you put in the work this role wont be your last at Samsara. We set up our employees for success and have built a culture that encourages rapid career development countless opportunities to experiment and master your craft in a hyper growth environment.
- Youre energized by our opportunity: The vision we have to digitize large sectors of the global economy requires your full focus and best efforts to bring forth creative ambitious ideas for our customers.
- You believe customers are more than a number: Samsara engineers enjoy a rare closeness to the end user and you will have the opportunity to participate in customer interviews collaborate with customer success and product managers and use metrics to ensure our work is translating into better customer outcomes.
- You want to be with the best: At Samsara we win together celebrate together and support each other. You will be surrounded by a highcalibre team that will encourage you to do your best.
In this role you will:
- Ensure tight crossfunctional coordination and communication between EE PD Firmware Full Stack QA Product Management and Operations team.
- Identify innovative ways to reduce time to market improve product functionality and reduce costs.
- Plan and execute engineering xVT builds and coordinate with Supply Chain Management and New Product Introduction teams to ensure production readiness.
- Manage internal and external communications and coordinate development and design processes including design reviews and approvals
- Work with global engineering teams to deliver the projects that meet the defined goals within schedule and budget constraints
- Coordinate with JDM & CM partners and suppliers to execute the product plan and ensure ontime delivery and highquality results.
- Champion role model and embed Samsaras cultural principles (Focus on Customer Success Build for the Long Term Adopt a Growth Mindset Be Inclusive Win as a Team) as we scale globally and across new offices.
Minimum requirements for the role:
- 8 years of experience shipping highvolume hardware programs at scale with ODM and JDM partners overseas.
- Solid organizational skills including attention to detail prioritization and triage of complicated issues
- Adaptive attitude to fastevolving industry and rapid development cycles
- Selfmotivated proactive creative and critical problemsolving capabilities
- Versed in project planning tools such as Microsoft Project SmartSheets
- Familiar with JIRA and Confluence for issue tracking and project summary
- Familiar with PLM systems for BOM and ECO management.
- Ability to travel internationally depending on project needs
- BS in a relevant technical field e.g. EE ME or CS. or equivalent experience
An ideal candidate also has:
- Experience in dash camera gateway or telematics products is a plus.
Required Experience:
Manager
Employment Type
Full Time
