Program Manager

Amphenol Communications Solutions; Yocumtown (PA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Amphenol Communications Solutions is seeking a Program Manager located in the Harrisburg area to lead high‑complexity product development projects with cross‑functional teams around the globe. You will manage scope, schedule, budget, and customer communications while driving technical leadership and buy‑in from multiple sites.

The role requires a technical bachelor’s degree with 4+ years in connectors or related fields, strong problem-solving skills, and proficiency with MS Office tools for

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a technical discipline with 4+ years related experience in connectors/related field.
• Ability to read, analyze and interpret technical product drawings and procedures.
• Ability to present information to management and manage customer communications.
• Experience solving practical problems with limited standardization.

Responsibilities

• Manage and provide Technical Leadership for new product development projects with high complexity.
• Coordinate project scope, objectives, and budget across cross-functional teams.
• Communicate project status and requirements to customers.
• Schedule and lead internal team meetings to keep projects on schedule.
• Manage internal and external suppliers to meet deadlines.
• Provide updates to management on resource requirements and project progress.
• Define product specifications to align with market/customer needs.
• Ensure cost reviews and financial objectives including capital requests and project scope control.
• Speed decision-making to optimize time to market and profitability.
• Apply Design for Manufacturability principles during development.
• Ensure capacity planning to meet expected demand.
• Set up systems for ordering/manufacturing and manage risk.

Skills

Project management

Communication

Problem solving

Cross-regional coordination

Root cause analysis

Leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in a technical discipline

Tools

Project Management software

Excel

Word

PowerPoint

Job description

Amphenol Communications Solutions (ACS), a division of Amphenol Corporation, is a world leader in interconnect solutions for Communications, Mobile, RF, Optics, and Commercial electronics markets. Amphenol Corporation is one of the world’s largest designers and manufacturers of electrical, electronic and fiber optic connectors and interconnect systems, antennas, sensors and sensor-based products and coaxial and high-speed specialty cable. ACS has an expansive global presence in research and development, manufacturing, and sales. We design and manufacture a wide range of innovative connectors as well as cable assemblies for diverse applications including server, storage, data center, mobile, RF, networking, industrial, business equipment, and automotive.

Position: Program Manager

Location: Valley Green, PA (Harrisburg Area)

Amphenol High Speed Products Group is the market leader for high speed, high bandwidth electrical connectors for the Telecom/Datacom market (Mobile Networks, Storage, Servers, Routers, Switches, etc.). Our products help to enable the electronics revolution and remain a key enabler for all the major Tier 1 OEM's globally. Our global headquarters are located in Nashua, NH and we have design, sales and manufacturing locations globally.

Responsibilities

This position will be responsible for customer communication, project planning, project budget, and project execution. Manage and provide Technical Leadership for new product development projects with high complexity. Manage these projects to ensure that products/technologies are delivered according to market/customer expectations in respect of specifications, timing and budget.

• Manage the project, the project team, contribute to the project scope and project objectives as well as assure that all steps are completed.
• Provide communication interface to customer for communication of project status, schedule, requirements, etc.
• Manage and provide Technical Leadership to project teams across multiple sites throughout the execution of product development projects.
• Schedule and manage internal team meetings to address necessary action items and keep projects on schedule.
• Manage internal and external suppliers for on time completion of actions
• Timely communication to management for resource requirements to keep projects on schedule
• Define product specifications and project scope to ensure it is in line with market / customer needs and ensure development of the product / process accordingly.
• Make sure that projects are in accordance with the financial objectives including creation, review, submission of capital requests, review and submittal of product costing information and managing project scope creep
• Make decisions in order to speed up the process and ensure the best time to market, time to volume and time to profitability.
• Ensure application of Design for Manufacturability (DFM) principles during the product development.
• Ensure that capacity planning is performed through the project phases so that supply meets expected demand.
• Provide project updates to functional management on a regular basis
• Ensure systems are set up for ordering / manufacturing of products
• Manage & reduce risks including the development of alternatives using risk reduction tools in order to maintain project objectives and schedules.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a technical discipline from a four-year university with 4+ years related experience and/or training within the connector industry, preferred.
• Ability to read, analyze and interpret technical product drawings
• Ability to read, analyze and interpret technical procedures, write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals.
• Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from various levels of management
• Ability to effectively manage customer communication and expectations
• Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists. Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form;
• Should have knowledge and skills using:
• Project Management software
• Spreadsheet software (Excel)
• Word Processing software (Word)
• Presentation software (PowerPoint)
• Ability to communicate and relate with project teams in each region of the world.
• Demonstrated ability to operate with minimal supervision and provide updates on project status where issues or problems can be reviewed, discussed and resolved.
• Root cause analysis.

Amphenol Corporation is proud of our reputation as an excellent employer. Our focus is to provide the highest level of support and responsiveness to both our employees and our customers, the world’s largest technology companies. Amphenol Corporation offers the opportunity for career growth within a global organization. We believe that Amphenol Corporation is unique in that every employee, regardless of his or her position, has the ability to positively impact the business.

Amphenol is an “Equal Opportunity Employer” - Minority/Female/Disabled/Veteran/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity/National Origin. For additional company information please visit our website at https://www.amphenol-cs.com/