Senior Technical Program Manager

Location: San Diego, CA (Hybrid)

Our Team:

Semtech Corporation is a leading supplier of analog and mixed-signal semiconductors for high-end consumer, enterprise computing, communications, and industrial equipment. As our future market opportunities have increased in recent years, we have continued to invest in disruptive analog platforms and have created innovative new solutions for a wide range of leading-edge products.

The Sensing Product Group located in our San Diego office has unique expertise in system level platform solutions for Sensing Products including Touch & Proximity. These are leading edge low power touch-interface solutions integrated with highly accurate ADCs for enhanced sensing performance. These ultra-small, feature-rich sensing systems are optimized for a wide range of battery-powered, portable applications such as smartphones, laptops, tablets, wearables, handheld devices and other consumer or ITA control applications.

Job Summary:

The Senior Program Manager manages concurrent projects to succeed within scope, schedule, cost, and quality requirements.  They will coordinate and oversee all project aspects, build planning, assign responsibilities/deadlines, and monitor and summarize progress. They will prepare and submit project deliverables, status reports, and communication plans. The Sr. Program Manager must have a proven track record in project management and the ability to lead project teams. The Sr. Program Manager must have experience in electronics and hardware/software development and test/validation. The Sr. Program Manager defines and maintains processes and ensures that projects are run according to approved processes. The Sr. Program Manager will interface with technical and marketing teams and external customers/contractors/vendors.

Responsibilities:

• Organization and tracking of multiple concurrent projects/programs from inception to release to production, including project planning & estimation, cost/schedule tracking, critical path & risk/mitigation assessment, reporting and closing according to processes and quality. (50%)

• Coordination of interdisciplinary and global teams, lead cross-functional meetings, problem resolution and continuous improvement initiatives. (20%)

• Management of suppliers during the projects phase until release to production. (10%)

• Management of stakeholders (Semtech management and customers, together with Semtech marketing team) (10%)

• Establish, maintain and improve processes, with efficient use of program management and product life cycle tools. (10%)

Minimum Qualifications:

Our next Senior Program Manager is a technical project manager, with experience driving people, product development or production within the semiconductor/microelectronics space.

• 5+ years of Program Management experience with a background in product design, test, or production

• Experience in the semiconductor/IC industry (especially mixed-signal microelectronics)

• 2+ years in people management

• 2+ years with direct contacts with customer, contractors and/or suppliers

• Solid analytical and problem solving skills

• Strong cross functional collaboration with engineering, application & marketing teams to meet deadlines, promoting efficiency, improvements and quality

• Proficiency in project management and collaboration tools

• Independent, self-motivated, rigorous, team player and able to follow through

• Excellent verbal/written communication and synthesis skills, superior documentation

• Comfortable with changing market & customer requirements and stress situations

• B.S. Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or similar

Desired Qualifications

• Experience in consumer, automotive, industrial electronics markets

• PMP Certification

• Proficiency with MS Project

• M.S. Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or similar

The intent of this job description is to describe the major duties and responsibilities performed by incumbents of this job. Incumbents may be required to perform job-related tasks other than those specifically included in this description.

All duties and responsibilities are essential job functions and requirements and are subject to possible modification to reasonably accommodate individuals with disabilities.

We are proud to be an EEO employer M/F/D/V. We maintain a drug-free workplace.

A reasonable estimate of the pay range for this position is $102,900 - $161,700.  There are several factors taken into consideration in determining base salary, including but not limited to: job-related qualifications, skills, education and experience, as well as job location and the value of other elements of an employee’s total compensation package.

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