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Murata Power Solutions is a leading provider of power conversion products that are sustainable and efficient. We are focused in two transformative technology, macro market segments; Server, Storage, Networking (SSN) and E-Mobility, including electric vehicles, robotics and energy storage. Ranked amongst the world’s top 5 suppliers of breakthrough power electronics, we design and manufacture the industry’s broadest offering of standard products and are a market leading designer of custom power solutions.
Well known for the quality of its products and workforce, we can provide you the opportunity to work with talented people and a management team focused on growth and the ongoing development of leading-edge technologies for many of the world’s major OEM’s.
Position Summary
The Development Program Manager will be responsible for supporting project teams in the coordination of project schedules and project deliverables related to timing, performance, cost and manufacturing.
Job Duties/Responsibilities
• Coordinate with the project team and the cross-functional teams to manage the project planning to ensure project objectives are met
• Develop, manage and maintain all project plans using the Microsoft project management software.
• Plan and facilitate project review meetings to ensure timely completion of the project development stages as outlined in the applicable development procedure(s).
• Where required, act as an interface between the company and the Customer to achieve project timelines and high Customer satisfaction.
• Manage and report progress to both internal and external Customers.
• Plan project end evaluation with all team members to assess how well projects have been managed (including lessons learned and opportunities for improvement).
• Responsible for circulating the task information and action items throughout the team
• Responsible for creating and maintaining a clean record of the Project history, allowing all project team members and management to monitor the project's progress
• Responsible for creating and maintaining minutes during Project review meetings.
• Responsible for posting such minutes on MPS Share-Point for MPS Internal communications
• Correlates the Project tasks with other ongoing projects and flags potential conflicts in using the resources to the engineering director.
• Identifies risks and obstacles and formulates an attack plan to mitigate the same
Job Duties/Responsibilities Cont.
Education
Experience Required
- Engineering Degree OR consideration of a combination of education and experience
- Program management for electrical hardware design preferred
- 5+ years’ experience with a typical product development process
- Experience managing a project involving automotive functional safety and following ISO26262 process is a plus.
- Experience working on a project involving an electronic control unit with a major automotive OEM or Tier 1 supplier is a plus.
- Experience managing a project for power train based electronic control units is a plus
- Proven ability to manage internal and external Customer communications and expectations.
- Computer literacy with Microsoft Project or similar project management software.
- Individual must be a team player by the project leader and the team
- Must have a solid understanding of customer expectation
- Must be able to work effectively with MPS Sales/Marketing team
Physical Requirements
This position is an on-site role, with 1 flex day per week of remote work.
Travel
Building and Supporting Teams
Communicating Effectively
Delivering High Quality Work
Evaluating and Implementing Ideas
Prioritizing and Organizing Work
Supporting Organizational Goals
Compensation Data
Compensation and Benefits:
Our benefit package is comprehensive and includes Medical Insurance; Dental Insurance; Vision Insurance; RRSP match; Paid Vacation/Holidays; Short Term Disability; Long Term Disability; Tuition Reimbursement.
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