Principal Engineering Program Manager

Forming Our Future together

FormFactor, Inc. (NASDAQ: FORM), is a leading provider of essential test and measurement technologies along the full semiconductor product life cycle — from characterization, modeling, reliability, and design de-bug, to qualification and production test. Semiconductor companies rely upon FormFactor’s products and services to accelerate profitability by optimizing device performance and advancing yield knowledge. The company serves customers through its network of facilities in Asia, Europe, and North America.

Rooted in our core values — Focus on the Customer, Ownership & Accountability, Respectfully & Effectively Communicate, and Motivate & Develop People — we foster an environment where diverse perspectives are not only welcomed but celebrated. Everyone can make an impact here. Whether it's improving products, supporting customers, or positively influencing peers and the community, the contributions of our people matter.

Job Description:

• •Coordinating the activities of multiple departments required for new product development or order fulfillment and becoming the main focal point for internal and external communications regarding the project.
• •Using the standard New Product Introduction (NPI) process as a backbone, support efforts to produce a product that addresses the needs of all the stakeholders.
• •Contribute to continuous improvement efforts to further refine and optimizing both the project management function as well as the overall NPI process.
• •Coordinating all project team meetings (sub meetings can be coordinated by responsible parties as needed).
• •Recording all meeting minutes and action items and sharing with the team and to the project folder on the company network.
• •Developing and updating project schedule and project plan.
• •Reporting at business review meetings, to steering committee any potential schedule, performance, cost risks to the successful completion of the project.
• •Escalating conflicts to the reporting manager in timely manner such that situation can be resolved quickly.
• •Coordinating all cross department activities with the managers of the respective departments and lobbies for resources as needed.
• •Keeping other departments up to date by inviting them to project meetings as appropriate and coping them on all meeting minutes, action items and other correspondence relative to the specific project or customer order.
• •Establishing guidelines, formats and templates for project management group.

Skills:

File Organization, Meeting Organization, Planning, Prioritization, Project Organization, Task Organization, Team Leadership, Team Management, Team Organization, Time Management

Education & Experience:

Minimum of 5 years of related experience with a Bachelor’s degree; or 3 years and a Master’s degree; or a PhD without experience; or equivalent work | Required