Technical Project Manager at Averna

Averna experience

Averna delivers industry-leading test solutions and services for communications and electronics device-makers worldwide, accelerating product development, quality and innovation:

• Be global@work: Serve international customers and collaborate with cross functional teams in California, across the US, with sister sites in Mexico, in Canada, in Europe and Asia
• Drive innovation@work: Participate in the development of market-leading high-tech products in the Automotive & Transportation, Electric Vehicles, Consumer Electronics, Industrials and Life Sciences. 
• Develop your talent@work: Contribute to thrilling projects that will stretch your skills and talent to the maximum.
• Enjoy success@work: Be part of a fast-growing company with award-winning products and teams.
• Share your passion@work: Meet passionate people, enjoy our modern environment and dynamic atmosphere. 

The challenge of the Technical Project Manager: 

We are actively seeking a talented Technical Project Manager (TPM) to be the lead subject matter experts for our customer’s manufacturing test development projects including test software, test hardware, and integration. The TPM will be supporting data center manufacturing test development projects. You will have the chance to network with multiple customer teams, suppliers, engineers, as well as a dream team of experts to maximize support.   

Your contribution in this role:  

• Coordinate custom test fixture development activities and dependencies across internal teams and external partners  

• Coordinate data center test development and deployment activities and dependencies across internal teams and external partners  

• Manage test development projects and initiatives through planning, development, and deployment to support NPI and volume manufacturing  

• Manage procurement, schedule, logistics, and risk management for manufacturing test solutions and maintain alignment with NPI program schedules  

• Coordinate the proposal and selection process of suppliers for test fixture components and joint design manufacturer (JDM) partner solutions 

• Drive communication with internal stakeholders, vendors, and contract manufacturers for status reviews, identifying problems, escalating issues, creating solutions, and implementing improvements via meetings and dashboards 

• Maintain and co-author technical documentation used for test plans, test processes, and initiatives, including creating presentations, dashboards, and requirements documents  

• Evaluates technological choices (network/hardware related, and technology/code related) by querying providers and understanding enough about implications to make choices for the organization that have an appropriate balance between cost /benefit today and future implications and limitations 

• Support sales areas as the TPM to push for complex projects and create confidence with the customer to work with Averna. This includes the creation of information to our department showing our capabilities as engineering team including industry trends, standards and typical industry challenges to test their products.  

The ideal candidate: 

• Degree:
  • A bachelor’s degree in computer or electrical engineering, industrial design, or manufacturing related field
• Required:  
  • 5+ years experience with project management in high-visibility, strategic areas with strong written/verbal communication, and interpersonal skills 
  • 5+ years experience with manufacturing test industries

  • Experience with different testing approaches (functional, performance, stress) in the manufacturing environment 

  • Experience with managing suppliers and partners in implementing test requirements  

  • Strong understanding of software development lifecycle (SDLC) and testing frameworks 

  • In-depth knowledge of project management methodologies (e.g., Agile, Waterfall) 

• Preferable:  

  • Knowledge with Python development 

  • Manufacturing test design experience 

• Communication: 

  • Ability to work in a customer-facing role 

  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills and the ability to interact professionally with a diverse group of developers, product owners, and subject matter experts  

  • Creates a method of change management including ownership of a documentation, communication plans, process training, etc.  

  • Strong ownership of responsibilities and skilled at escalating issues when necessary  

  • High fluency in English written & spoken   

• Mobility:  Might have to travel up to 5% of the time or when required by our customer 

• Schedule:  

  • Flexible schedule and location – need to be able to support the customer’s working hours located in Pacific time zone (GMT-7) and the contract manufacturer’s time zones in east Asia (GMT+8).

What's in it for YOU

• Flexible work hours and remote working model #LI-Remote
• Flex days paid between Christmas and New year's 
• An additional day off for your birthday 
• Full competitive benefits package 
• Learning and growing through multiple cutting-edge projects and clients 

Averna is committed to employment equity and to encouraging diversity and inclusion. We are pleased to consider all qualified applicants for employment, regardless of race, color, religion, sexual orientation, gender, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or any other legally protected status.