Principal 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 8+ 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 wiling to travel domestically


* This is a hybrid role with expectation to be on site 3 days a week.


* Must have flexibility to support a 24/7 operation.

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 assi...