Technical Program Manager

Eaton Corporation; Town of Caledonia (WI); On-site; USD 95,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Eaton Corporation is looking for a Technical Program Manager in the Town of Caledonia, Wisconsin, to lead new product development within the Power System Division. This role involves guiding the development of software and embedded systems using best practices and ensuring product requirements are met through collaboration with cross-functional teams.

Qualified candidates will have a Bachelor's degree along with a minimum of five years of experience in embedded systems. Strong knowledge of Agile methodologies and communication skills are essential, as well as a familiarity with SDLC tools.

Qualifications

• Minimum of five (5) years experience in embedded systems or embedded software development.
• Experience leading technical resources in large projects to execute new product development.
• Knowledge of new product development with multi-core embedded systems.

Responsibilities

• Lead activities related to new product development including planning, estimating, designing, and release.
• Communicate plans, estimates, risks, and status on product development to leadership.
• Facilitate and monitor the Scrum process coordinating team participation.

Skills

Embedded systems development

Cross-functional project leadership

Agile Scrum methodologies

Communication skills

RTOS concepts

Software development lifecycle tools

Network protocol knowledge

Basic understanding of cybersecurity

Education

Bachelor's degree in relevant field

Tools

Jira

Git

Job description

Overview

The Technical Program Manager will be a key member of the Power System Divisions Controls and Relays Group, leading new product development of software, embedded software, and electronic control projects by leveraging industry standard best practices and software development playbook.

Responsibilities

Lead activities related to new product development including planning, estimating, designing, peer review, integration, and release using software development best practices.

Partner with product owners and the development team to ensure all requirements and specifications of embedded software subsystems are defined.

Collaborate to strategically investigate, leverage, and deploy industry standard techniques to stage new product development and improve quality, efficiency, and collaboration.

Lead, develop, and manage scope and project schedules.

Participate in system interface design activities and conduct design reviews with stakeholders.

Communicate plans, estimates, risks, and status on product development to leadership.

Collaborate with external and internal customers throughout the product development life cycle.

Investigate gaps in project execution processes and contribute to continuous improvements and road‑mapping activities.

Facilitate productivity by removing impediments and mediating conflicts to help teams make decisions and adhere to continuous improvement principles.

Facilitate and monitor the Scrum process from initiation through delivery, coordinating and encouraging participation from all team members in scrum ceremonies.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited institution.
• Minimum of five (5) years experience in embedded systems or embedded software development.
• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Software Engineering or equivalent.
• Experience leading technical resources in large cross‑functional / cross‑geographic projects to execute new product development.
• Knowledge of new product development and design with multi‑core embedded systems and real‑time operating system (RTOS) concepts.
• Knowledge of scrum processes and ceremonies (Daily Scrum, Backlog Refinement, Sprint Planning, Sprint Retro).
• Demonstrated competencies in staging new product development that meet or exceed product requirements with appropriate technical tradeoffs for constrained resources.
• Experience using SDLC (software development life cycle) management tools in a team environment (e.g., Jira, Git, etc.).
• Knowledge of power systems, switchgear and regulator controls products/applications is an added advantage.
• Knowledge of designing real‑time control systems that use network protocols such as Serial, TCP/IP, Ethernet.
• Effectively work in an Agile Scrum (or other iterative development) environment.
• Basic understanding of cybersecurity.
• Good communication and presentation skills, both verbal and written.
• Self-starter with the ability to operate effectively with minimal supervision.

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