Principal Project Manager Engineer (Remote)

TE Connectivity is a global industrial technology leader creating a safer, sustainable, productive, and connected future. They are seeking a Principal Project Manager Engineer to provide leadership in managing complex product development projects, ensuring they meet project charters and stakeholder expectations while adhering to budget and quality standards.

Responsibilities:

• Overall responsibility of managing 2-3 complex projects with successful project planning & execution to meet project charters and internal as well as customer requirements
• Excellent leadership ability to manage cross functional project team
• Drive diverse and inclusion workplace by identifying individual differences and their value; ability to recognize and respect the value of individual difference and diverse perspectives at all levels of the organization
• Stakeholder management – Identifies and manages stakeholder expectations. Setting up cadence with stakeholders for smooth execution of projects
• Cost Control: Manage the Project Capital, Expense and Resource Expenditures to stay within budget and ensure that the financial metrics are met
• Effective project Risk management: create, monitor, and control risk management plans
• Economic Analysis: Support alternatives evaluation, variance analysis, cost calculations, etc
• Communications: Develop the Project Communication Plan, lead periodic Management Level Project Reviews, Report Project Progress, and Manage Stakeholder Expectations
• Developing project schedules, resource requirements and budget forecasts. Tracking and reporting on project progress and product cost
• Change Management: Perform integrated Change Management Control
• Addressing and resolving issues/impediments in project
• Leading continuous improvement of existing processes and implementation of new project components
• Monitoring of internal resources with appropriate function, resolving operational issues, and ensuring project implementation on time, on cost, on quality

Requirements:

• Graduate / master's in engineering with 15-18 years of experience
• 8+ years of Project Management experience in industrial product / Hardware domain
• Distributed & multi-cultural team management experience
• In depth understanding of Toll Gate / Stage Gate process in Product development
• Experience in effective project management strategies and tactics
• Experience in managing teams including performance management, rewards, and recognition
• Experience in staffing, performance management, mentoring and coaching
• Extensive experience in Stakeholder management, requirement management
• Exposure to manufacturing processes (Moulding, stamping, plating)
• Fluent in English with good verbal and written communications skills, ability to communicate Globally at all levels internally and externally
• Extensive experience in project planning, execution & effective risk management
• Extensive experience in Leading teams to success, collaborate across boundaries, track results, and develop Communication and responsibility matrix
• Proficient in Microsoft Project
• Proficient with MS office tools (XL, Word, PowerPoint)
• Proficient in project ROI analysis (NPV, IRR, Payback period)
• Work along with CFT for problem solving and brainstorming
• Certified PMP or equivalent project management certifications
• Exposure to regulatory approval process such as UL, CSA, CQC, VDE etc
• Experience in Terminal and connector industry or products
• Exposure to Agile Project Management