Program Manager

Primary Duties & Responsibilities


* Manage and drive products through R&D NPI process, complete Phase Exit gates, and deliver qualified products meeting NPI deliverables to the Operations team.


* Coordinate customer meetings and communications and respond to customer requests.


* Develop and manage the project schedule, communicate status and escalate gaps to plan to stakeholders.


* Serve as primary team interface working with design team, internal support groups, operations team, and marketing.


* Set, manage, and communicate expectations to the project team, management, and other stakeholders.


* Identify and manage project resource constraints, dependencies, and critical paths to accomplish the program goals; resolve issues.


* Manage material supply to ensure build configuration and schedule will support required NPI deliverables.


* Coordinate manufacturing deliverables with manufacturing and supply chain team members.


* Some travel for development activities may be required to enable global team coordination, product transfer, and problem resolution.

Education & Experience

Minimum 4 Year College Degree (Bachelor or Equivalent)

Minimum 10+ years' experience

Skills & Other Requirements Required Experience


* Experience successfully managing cross-functional teams, interacting with a broad range of functions, skills, cultures, and personalities.


* Experience with semiconductor device (e.g.

ICs, lasers, detectors) development is desired.


* Experience with New Product Introduction (NPI) and/or Product Lifecycle Management processes


* Previous experience as an Engineer in R&D or Operations a strong advantage


* Experience with Oracle, Agile PLM, and MS Project is desired.


* Strong problem solving, critical thinking, and risk management skills.


* Strong communication, planning, and organizational skills.


* Highly self-motivated with a strong multi-disciplinary background is essential.


* Experience with Oracle, Agile PLM, and MS Project


* Strong interpersonal skills to be able to effectively collaborate with other cross-functional teams to achieve business unit and organizational objectives.


* PMP certification is preferred.

Working Conditions


* Working conditions are normal for an open concept office environment and climate-controlled manufacturing facility.


* Must be able to travel domestically 10% of time and internationally 10% of time.

Physical Requirements


* While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear.

The employee frequently is required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle or feel; and reach with hands and arms.

Safety Requirements


* Responsible for following the site EHS procedures and the Coherent Corp EHS standards which includes completion of mandatory safety training as assigned.

All employees are required to follow the site EHS procedures and Coherent Corp.

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