Interconnect Engineering PM - Hardware NPI & Global Ops

OSI Engineering, Inc.; Cupertino (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

OSI Engineering, Inc. is seeking an Engineering Program Manager for Interconnect to lead end-to-end development of high-reliability connectors and assemblies. You will coordinate mechanical, electrical, manufacturing, and supplier teams from concept through mass production.

The role blends program management discipline with hardware manufacturing knowledge, tooling schedules, vendor operations, and budget execution. Hybrid collaboration is common across global teams.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of hardware program management experience in hardware product development.
• Experience coordinating with vendors, contract manufacturers, and suppliers.
• Budgeting, PO oversight, material allocations, and cost-tracking.
• Experience tracking hardware design verification (DVT) testing and reliability standards.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills to convey complex trade-offs.

Responsibilities

• Define, maintain, and drive the program schedule across NPI phases (Proto to ramp).
• Identify critical paths, manage trade-offs, mitigate schedule risks, and track issues.
• Coordinate build allocations, samples, and material readiness for test execution.
• Partner with connector vendors, component suppliers, and assembly CMs to track progress.
• Monitor factory-floor execution during development and drive corrective actions.
• Manage readiness reviews for tooling, stamping, molding, plating, and automated assembly.
• Interface with Mechanical, Electrical, Reliability, Quality, DFM/Tooling, and System EPMs.
• Track environmental, mechanical, electrical, and reliability test matrices for validation.
• Oversee program budget including tooling, equipment, samples, and test fixtures.
• Generate and track PRs/POs; coordinate with GSM and Finance on CapEx/OpEx.

Skills

Hardware Program Management

Interconnect / Manufacturing Familiar

Vendor / CM Management

Budget / PO Oversight

Validation Acumen

Communication & Influence

Education

BS in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Materials Science, Industrial Engineering, or equivalent

Tools

Agile

Windchill

SAP

Jira

Confluence

Excel

Job description

OSI Engineering, Inc. is seeking an Engineering Program Manager for Interconnect to lead end-to-end development of high-reliability connectors and assemblies. You will coordinate mechanical, electrical, manufacturing, and supplier teams from concept through mass production.

The role blends program management discipline with hardware manufacturing knowledge, tooling schedules, vendor operations, and budget execution. Hybrid collaboration is common across global teams.