Product Engineer

Flex, a Fortune global 500 company, is the diversified manufacturing partner of choice that helps market-leading brands design, build and deliver innovative products that improve the world. We believe in the power of diversity and inclusion and cultivate a workplace culture of belonging that views uniqueness as a competitive edge and builds a community that enables our people to push the limits of innovation to make great products that create value and improve people’s lives. A career at Flex offers the opportunity to make a difference and invest in your growth in a respectful, inclusive, and collaborative environment. If you are excited about a role but don’t meet every bullet point, we encourage you to apply and join us to create the extraordinary.

• Manage cross-functional teams to deliver project deliverables per specifications and schedule; set priorities and resolve conflict among functions.
• Manage all aspects of projects, including risk, schedule, and quality, both in-house and outsourced.
• Leading interdisciplinary teams in a matrix organization, responsible for the day-to-day successful execution of all the areas of performance, planning, schedule, quality, and client satisfaction
• Accountable for all phases of the Product Life Cycle Management (PLCM) process and Product Launch Process (PLP), including:
• Project scope management
• Project schedule and production
• Tracking and reporting and overall project status.
• Risk identification and mitigation plan development. Coordinates project forums (e.g., status, boards, gate meetings, project launch plan), owns and drives follow-up on notes and action items.
• Provide pro-active communication of program status to relevant functional managers, project stakeholders and program sponsors.
• Proactively identify process improvement opportunities and provide change recommendations
• Customer focal point - understands the customers' business and technical needs.
• Assists the customer with ongoing implementation while mastering the technical skills and production implementation knowledge.
• Long-term and short-term project planning according to industry standards
  
  

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree (preferred technical/engineering field)
• 3-5 years of experience in managing projects or directing cross-functional teams (preferred experience managing PLCM workflows)
• 1+ years of experience in an engineering/product environment
• NPI / PCBA / SMT / Hardware Knowledge or experience – Huge advantage.
• Strong program/project management skills & strong facilitation skills
• Experience leading diverse, high performing matrixed teams
• Excellent verbal & written communication skills, including the ability to synthesize information that can be easily consumed by team members and leadership
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office Tools (PowerPoint, Excel, Outlook)
• Accreditations from Project Management organizations (advantage)
• Strong ability to develop and maintain effective working relationships on a multi-level basis.
• Good written and verbal English language communication skills
  
  

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