Program Management Engineer

Job Title

Program Management Engineer

Role Summary

Lead cross-functional teams to plan and execute new product development from opportunity assessment through release to market, ensuring schedule, cost, quality and forecasted return on investment. The role coordinates internal design, test, manufacturing and external fabrication/assembly partners and reports project status to senior management.

This position is part of TI's Career Accelerator Program and includes technical and professional training and on-the-job learning for early-career engineers.

Experience Level

Entry-level / Early career. Role is intended for new graduates or engineers in their first year at TI as part of the Career Accelerator Program; no explicit years-of-experience requirement listed.

Responsibilities

Primary responsibilities include planning, coordinating and driving new-product development and qualification to achieve on-time release and expected ROI.

• Lead cross-functional teams (Design, Marketing, Systems & Applications, Validation, Product & Test, Firmware/Software, Manufacturing, Field, Quality) to release new products.
• Coordinate with wafer fabrication, assembly and test sites to meet schedule, cost and quality targets.
• Plan and track projects with MS Project from Assess Opportunity through Release to Market and manage project budgets.
• Provide direction to internal teams and external support organizations; drive and motivate team members for flawless execution.
• Provide weekly and monthly status updates to senior management; escalate and explain project issues.
• Interact with customers on project status, milestones, sample deliveries and special requests.
• Perform product reliability testing and characterization to verify specifications and manufacturing requirements.
• Work with failure analysis to determine root cause of reliability/qualification failures.
• Maintain up-to-date project schedules and related milestones; develop and implement qualification plans.
• Coordinate material logistics and shipment/assembly/test prioritization; maintain project records in company systems.

Requirements

Must-have: the posting specifies education requirements separately. Other listed qualifications are preferred skills rather than strict minimums.

• Preferred: ability to build strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
• Preferred: strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Preferred: ability to quickly learn new systems and processes.
• Preferred: strong interpersonal, analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Preferred: ability to work effectively in cross-functional teams and take initiative to drive results.
• Preferred: strong time-management skills to enable on-time project delivery.

Education Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or a related engineering discipline. Cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher is required.

About the Company

Company: Texas Instruments

Headquarters: Dallas, Texas, USA

Texas Instruments is a global semiconductor company that designs, manufactures, and sells analog and embedded processing chips for various markets including industrial, automotive, and personal electronics. The company's innovations aim to make electronics more affordable and reliable, fostering advancements in technology through each generation of semiconductors.