Job Description

The Project Manager is responsible for managing both customer and internal projects involving Hardware Interface Solution engineering activities. This role ensures that every project being managed balances the constraints of customer performance/ quality requirements, lead time and cost as well as delivering it on-time. The Project Manager will work closely with customers, design engineers, procurement, and production teams to coordinate activities from project initiation to completion.

Roles and Responsibilities

Project Coordination & Execution

• Responsible for the management of the end-to-end HW Interface Solution process from requirement gathering to final delivery and if needed, post-delivery services.

• Create project schedules, allocate resources, and track milestones. Working closely with all internal stakeholders and process owners.

• Coordinate cross-functional teams, including design, prototyping, and manufacturing.

Customer Engagement

• Closely work with Sales as the primary point of contact for assigned customer projects.

• Collaborate with Technical Sales to understand and clarify technical requirements, specifications, and expectations.

• Provide regular progress updates and manage scope changes.

Technical Oversight

• Collaborate with design engineers on schematic capture, PCB layout, and design verification.

• Work with Supply Quality Engineer (SQE) to ensure Design for Manufacturability (DFM) and with Application Engineers that Design for Test (DFT) considerations are addressed early in the design process.

• Ensure key deliverables are performed such as but not limited to design documentation (Gerber files, BOMs, assembly drawings) is available before release to manufacturing

Risk & Issue Management

• Identify potential risks related to design changes, supply chain delays, or technical challenges.

• Proactively identify and implement Shots-on-goal / mitigation strategies and escalate critical issues when necessary.

Quality & Compliance

• Oversee quality control activities, including first article inspections (FAI) and customer acceptance tests for break-in projects (in close partnership with Sales and Product Management team).

Qualifications & Skills

Education & Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Electronics Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or related field (preferred).

• Requires 3–5 years of project management experience.  PMP certification is a plus.

• Project management experience in PCB design, fabrication and component assembly and is an advantage (not a must)

Soft Skills

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.

• Strong problem-solving and decision-making abilities.

• Ability to work under pressure and manage multiple projects simultaneously.

• Strong customer-facing communication and presentation skills.

• Ability to manage multiple projects with tight deadlines and multiple time zones.

Technical Knowledge

• Willing to learn the following:

  • PCB manufacturing processes (stack-up design, drilling, plating, solder mask, surface finish)

  • PCB CAD tools (e.g., Altium Designer, Cadence Allegro, Mentor PADS

  • DFM, DFA, and DFT best practices.