Senior Technical Program Manager (Opto-Mechanical)

Job Description

Magic Leap is looking for an experienced Senior Technical Program manager to support our Hardware Technical Program Management team. A Growth mindset is highly desirable where this individual is willing to learn and grow in highly technical areas. A strong base understanding of optical, electrical and mechanical systems is required. In this position, you would help sustain the current product and drive innovation into future Magic Leap technologies. Working in an agile, startup environment, the TPM will be responsible for driving focused R&D, pathfinding, quick prototyping and coming up with a high confidence roadmap to meet product goals for the next generation light-field and dependent systems.

Responsibilities:

• Define program scope, goals and deliverables; incorporate input from cross-functional team members and communicate to senior stakeholders.
• Create, maintain, and drive schedules by monitoring progress, coordinating activities, and resolving problems.  Implement, manage, and communicate program changes.
• Actively assess program health, utilize technical, managerial, and leadership skills to keep program velocity on track.  Understand and exercise the escalation process both internally and externally to ensure high quality, on-time delivery.
• Lead complex technology partnerships with external vendors, integrate external teams and results into critical paths and manage deliverables against state of work and project scope.
• Work closely with product owners and dependent product teams in defining the vision and ensuring the team is doing the right thing for the end user.
• Prioritize team activities, lead decision-making processes, and make appropriate commitments to dependent teams and stakeholders.
• Lead team through cycles of learning during the development process, advocate continuous improvement in product and process performance.
• Create and drive integrated schedules that are clearly aligned with overall company programs.
• Proactively identify and manage program risk; apply sound engineering problem-solving techniques and innovative mitigation plans to deliver excellence.
• Lead design control activity, including but not limited to requirements, risk analysis, verification and validation protocols and reports, design transfer.
• Implement metrics as required bringing visibility to product and program health.
• Lead process improvement as required to deliver scope of work assigned.
• Lead design reviews according to quality requirements, ensure appropriate technical authorities are represented and design feedback is incorporated.
• Assist in management of headcount, budget, and purchasing activities.

Qualifications:

• 7+ years of work experience in Hardware Technical Program Management, preferably in optics-heavy consumer electronic projects
• Strong technical understanding at a system level, where opto-mechanical, electrical and mechanical parts have strong interdependence
• Understanding of basic geometric and polarization optics concepts 
• Hardware systems engineering background with technical program management experience taking product from concept to production
• Experience designing, developing, and launching consumer electronics products with electrical, optical, and mechanical components.
• Active program management attitude.  Drive teams to decisions and proactively remove blockers in real time.
• Comfortable with learning fast and failing fast. Be comfortable with regular priority changes.
• Comfortable managing multiple projects with limited guidance.
• Understanding of complex system interactions (optical, mechanical and electrical).  System mindset and big picture thinking.
• Deep understanding of hardware development processes and procedures as well as knowledge of the product development life cycle.
• Track record of understanding how and when to use popular project management methodologies (Agile, Waterfall, Critical Path, etc.).
• Excellent organizational, communication, and interpersonal skills.

Education:

• Master’s degree in Engineering, Higher degree is a plus. 

Additional Information

• All your information will be kept confidential according to Equal Employment Opportunities guidelines.

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