Program Manager / Chief Systems Engineer - Semiconductor - Remote, US

Company: Capgemini Engineering
Location: Charlotte
Posted on: August 7, 2022

Job Description:

Capgemini Engineering is the undisputed world leader in engineering and R&D services. The Group offers its customers a unique value proposition to meet their transformation and innovation challenges. Capgemini Engineering supports its customers, from concept to industrialization, to develop the products and services of tomorrow.

Capgemini Engineering has been working for more than 35 years with major players in many sectors: Automotive, Aeronautics, Space, Defense & Naval, Rail, Infrastructure & Transport, Industry & Consumer Products, Life Sciences, Communications, Semiconductor & Electronics, Software & Internet, Finance & Public Sector

To strengthen our and help our clients deliver their key projects, we are looking for a Program Manager in the Hi-Tech - Semiconductor market segments.

Overview
As Program Manager, you will report to the delivery head for Hi-Tech and in collaboration with the Business Unit, you will manage key projects and worldwide engineering teams for key clients in the Hi-Tech portfolio.

You will have overall leadership for a large, complex and challenging project or set of projects with worldwide operations. This role will be a combined Program Management and technical leadership role requiring a strong software background and project management skills. Programs have approximately 100 team members globally distributed. Leadership requirements include directing Technical Leaders (TLs) and the rest of the team to execute projects which include 3-tiers of Engineering with a large amount of scope in the program areas of transition and design, sustaining support and enhancement Engineering.

Key responsibilities: - Organize his/her team units to meet Group strategy - Ensure the profitability of his/her projects portfolio - Drive productivity gains together with the Capacity Manager to anticipate and optimize thestaffing - Develop project training plan - Business continuity (high priority)

Key technical areas: - Mechanical Engineering - Electrical Engineering - Modeling and Simulation experience and understanding of modeling systems a plus - Manufacturing Capital Equipment, Production Test Systems, Semiconductor Technical &Operational Principles - Industries: Hi-tech, Semiconductors - Experience in consulting environment to include managing staff augmentation projects andworking in complex worldwide teams.


Qualifications: - Bachelor's degree in a relevant engineering field (Electrical or Mechanical Engineering, orsimilar). - 9-13 years' experience in delivery of complex electromechanical products including 3-5 yearsin leadership roles with end-to-end ownership of key deliverables. - Demonstrated progression of responsibility from individual contributor to team leadership. - Experience decomposing complex tasks into smaller functional blocks and applying theappropriate staff or teams to deliver against these. - Demonstrated capability managing risk on complex programs - identifying and prioritizingrisks, accelerating the discovery of issues or constraints, and executing meaningful remediationplans which improve project outcomes. - Experience driving scope trade-offs and technical decisions and obtaining formal managementor customer approval for change orders, to meet schedule milestone. - Experience following rigorous formal product development processes to ensure productquality and maintainability. - Understanding of financial analysis for engineering projects. - Experience managing project plans in Microsoft project. - Strong written, verbal, and interpersonal skills including excellent client facing skills - the abilityto work effectively with customers and executives to align technical solutions to businessneeds. - PMP or CSM highly desired. - Experience in software engineering, electrical engineering, or mechanical engineering.

Capgemini is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

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