Technical Program Manager - Firmware

About the Company

Viking Enterprise Solutions has a rich history of leadership in providing storage and storage server platforms to hyper scale and enterprise data centers worldwide. The division leads the market with ultra-high capacity and high-end flash systems. Viking Enterprise Solutions provides advanced data center products including solid-state memory and disk-based storage server appliances, JBOD storage systems, and related products for a variety of data center storage applications. Viking Enterprise Solutions products are tailored for integration into OEM, System Integrator, and data center products. Viking Enterprise Solutions is proud to be part of the Sanmina family. Sanmina is recognized as a technology leader, providing end-to-end design, manufacturing, and logistics solutions, maintaining a global footprint of design and manufacturing operations in 23 countries on six continents.

About the Role

In this key role, the Colorado Springs based Technical Project Manager will interface daily with Viking Enterprise Solutions (VES) customer base and product engineering groups in support of cutting edge Data Storage and Storage Server product designs. The ideal candidate will work cross functionally throughout the VES organization and is expected to support a variety of products and customers. Successful candidates must demonstrate strong technical skills combined with a solid understanding of Enterprise Storage core business practice. This position requires a high degree of externally focused Customer Management skills combining collaborative, small team interaction with VES Engineering and Operations groups.

Responsibilities

• Manage multiple customer relationships through continuous best practices.
• Engage with customers throughout product development and sustaining phase.
• Be a goal-oriented self-starter, capable of working under limited supervision.
• Manage customer expectations and the Engineering levels in support of product development schedules.
• Create strategies for risk mitigation and contingency planning with Viking Enterprise Solutions engineering when required.
• Possess time management and interpersonal skills- excellent written and verbal communications skills required.
• Demonstrate the ability to successfully multitask projects and dynamically prioritize end goals.
• Develop a detailed product development schedule and track tasks and ensure schedules are met.

Qualifications

• Degree in Engineering or Computer Sciences.
• 10+ years of hands-on experience in hardware design, development and project management in a medium to large global organization.
• Strong program management experience supporting firmware engineering, or software engineering product development teams.
• Proven ability to build and maintain strong partner/ customer alliance.
• Strong interdisciplinary design in electrical, mechanical, regulatory, prototyping, validation, and test areas.
• Field/ factory Applications / Business development a plus.
• A background as a firmware / embedded software engineer is a plus.

Required Skills

Strong technical skills combined with a solid understanding of Enterprise Storage core business practice.

Preferred Skills

Field/ factory Applications / Business development experience; background as a firmware / embedded software engineer.