Job Description

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES 

• Responsible for managing one or areas leading to factory introduction and ramp up of hard disk drive production.
• Applies program management and manufacturing expertise in resolving complex cross-functional problems and issues.
• Provides input to process technology direction and establishes methodologies for achieving those goals.
• Develops and presents program status and review information to department/corporate groups resulting in influencing direction/decision/outcomes.
• Facilitates the resolutions of complex team issues, builds consensus, maintains process focus, and overcomes barriers.
• Works closely with cross-functional groups to generate program plans, i.e., program/product overview, schedule, build and test plans, resources and costs. Manages resources to meet functional and product business goals.
• Works closely with cross-functional engineering departments during product development to achieve cost, quality, schedule and technical objectives.
• Ensures that available tooling and test equipment capacity to support initial high volume manufacturing after program transfer.
• Manages and lead cross-functional teams that are focused in the development of hard disk drive products/features from design to release for customers, with a special emphasis on manufacturing technologies, qualification testing and high volume manufacturing operations and processes.
• Develops, defines, and executes project plans, schedules, budgets and deliverables. Identifies needed resources for projects, defines and assigns major project roles.
• Monitors the product/program/project from initiation through delivery, interfacing with external customers of field-based employees on technical matters.
• Assigns and monitors work of management staff, providing technical support and direction. Has overall product/program/project management responsibility, i.e. coordinates efforts leading to product release. 
• Selects, develops, and evaluates personnel to ensure the efficient operation of the function. 
• Direct people-management responsibility is typically required.  Identifies and defines technology programs that address strategic technical or company needs. 
• Carries out technical and unusually difficult business related programs by exhibiting outstanding initiative, innovations and consistently applying creative approaches resulting in significant business contributions. 
• Exhibits expert skill in applying or matching appropriate technology with business needs. 
• Demonstrates the ability to foresee strategic and practical company needs.
• Domestic and international travel required. 

Qualifications

REQUIRED

• Any combination equivalent to, but not limited to, the following:
• Degree in Electrical Engineering
• BS + 5 yrs. related experience
• MS + 3 or more yrs. related experience
• PhD + 2 or more yrs. related experience
• 2+ years experience managing employees
• Leads integrates and coordinates activities of multiple, complex teams with broad assignments and very significant business impact.  Builds team that demonstrates results; influences and drives its results, process and direction.
• Establishes and achieves strategic goals, objectives and deliverables for multiple programs and manages team/project/program to achieve them.
• Facilitates resolution of complex team issues, builds consensus, maintains project/process focus, overcomes barriers, encourages and inspires other team members and fosters relationships with other team leaders and department managers.  Ensures that the team has a clear mission aligned to the broader vision and mission of the company. Maintains process focus
• May supervise and manage engineers, technical staff and others as required. Hires, fires, evaluate, and administer compensation and personnel actions in accordance with company policies and standards. 

SKILLS

• Provides input on hiring decisions in other areas.
• Provides effective leadership to staff members
• Facilitate team/department meetings
• Resolve complex conflicts with team
• Initiate efforts to overcome barriers.