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.

Job Description

We are actively seeking a talented Technical Project Manager (TPM) to be the lead subject matter expert 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:

Manage data center test infrastructure projects and initiatives through planning, development, and deployment to support NPI manufacturing
Manage test strategy, schedule, budget, risk management, procurement, logistics, and integration for manufacturing test solutions while maintaining alignment with NPI program schedules
Coordinate the 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 identifying problems, escalating issues, creating solutions, and implementing improvements
Maintain and co-author technical documentation used for test plans, test processes, and initiatives, including creating presentations, dashboards, and requirements documents
Evaluate technological strategies by understanding the stakeholder requirements and the test implications
Support Averna sales by creating confidence with the customer for expanded business opportunities. This includes the creation of information for our department showing our capabilities as an engineering team including industry trends, standards and typical industry challenges for manufacturing test.

Qualifications

The ideal candidate:

Degree:
A bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering, computer engineering, industrial engineering, or a 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:
Manufacturing test design experience
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Experience working across cultures and time-zones
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:
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Flexible schedule and location – must 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)

Additional Information

What's in it for YOU

Flexible work hours and remote working model
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.