Project Manager (SJ)

FII; San Jose (CA); On-site; USD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

FII is looking for a Project Manager in San Jose, California, to lead projects within the manufacturing environment. The ideal candidate will have a Bachelor’s in Engineering and 1-3 years of project management experience. Bilingual in Mandarin and English is a must. Responsibilities include driving project management practices, supporting training, and managing product life cycles. Strong problem-solving skills and knowledge of Office 365 are essential. This role emphasizes continuous improvement and effective stakeholder engagement.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in industrial, Manufacturing, or Mechanical Engineering preferred.
• Minimum of 1-3 years of project management experience.
• Must be hands‑on, self‑motivated, and detail‑oriented.
• Strong problem‑solving and process troubleshooting capability.

Responsibilities

• Work closely with all levels to ensure practices and continuous improvement.
• Become a leader in addressing business issues and challenges.
• Manage product life cycles for strategic programs.
• Support the development and roll out of project management training.

Skills

Project management

Bilingual (Mandarin and English)

Critical thinking

Interpersonal skills

Lean skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Industrial, Manufacturing, or Mechanical Engineering

PMP Certification

Tools

Office 365 (Word, Excel, Teams, SharePoint, Project, PowerPoint)

Job description

Job Responsibilities

• Work closely with all levels of the organization to ensure that best practices and continuous improvement are exceeded, as well as proper scoping, planning, execution, and delivery of assigned projects.
• Become a leader in helping to work on the biggest issues and challenges within the business.
• Managing product life cycles (includes NPI/EOL/EOS) to ensure an ongoing and strategic program.
• Work with Sr. Leadership, customers, vendors, and all internal stakeholders to drive change and lead efforts to boost the effectiveness of project management.
• Drive the development and deployment of assigned project structure and processes within operations.
• Support refinement and deployment of project management structure and tools.
• Support the development and roll out of project management training. Become a subject matter expert in PM with the ability to train and coach others.
• Assess, plan, execute, and close multiple projects while meeting objectives.
• Drive the design of the project to meet customer-driven design guides and fulfill cost, timing, reliability, and high-volume manufacturing requirements.
• Concurrently, manage 2-4 projects depending on scope and scale.
• Project management ability to assess, plan, manage, and deliver projects of various sizes and scales.
• Other duties as assigned.

Education Requirements and Ideal Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in industrial, Manufacturing, or Mechanical Engineering preferred; a bachelor’s degree in supply chain is also sufficient.
• Minimum of 1-3 years of project management experience.
• Knowledge of software tools necessary to manage projects.
• Must be hands‑on, self‑motivated, and detail‑oriented.
• Ability to manage aggressive timelines and adapt to change.
• Critical thinking skills with strong business acumen and consideration.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, both verbal and written, for sharing ideas with other departments and the customer.
• Proficient computer skills utilizing Office 365: Word, Excel, Teams, SharePoint, Project, PowerPoint.
• PMP Certification preferred.
• Ideally 3+ years of project management experience within manufacturing environments.
• Ideally experience in a lean or CI role facilitating events. Basic to intermediate lean skills preferred, with the ability to expand and grow capability.
• Strong problem‑solving and process troubleshooting capability (RCCM, 8D, DMAIC, etc).
• Project planning and management skills. Ability to support multiple projects and balance priorities through planning, execution, and leadership.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.
• Strong coaching, facilitation, and organizational skills.
• Must be bilingual (Mandarin and English)