Roles & Responsibilities:

• Manage and drive system level validation of hi-tech wearable products following normal New Product Introduction (NPI) development schedules.
• Program manages product validation efforts and report status to the using agreed forums and tools.
• Drive and execute validation to meet key deadlines and priority goals
• Leading teams, delegating work, monitoring work progress, and Status Reporting to customer
• Drive key performance indicators (KPIs) for quantifying system performance of NPI prototype hardware for comprehensive product validation.
• Develop program schedules based on complex dependencies. Identify critical path items.
• Drive continuous improvement with the functional domains. Improve and develop processes in how status, data, and issues are reported and tracked.
• Working with cross-functional teams leads to defining test plans, test procedures, drive test execution, and data collection.
• Proficient in understanding when/how to escalate issues/risks/blockers and know when to ask for help.
• Utilize various project management tools to help manage deliverables (action tracking, gantt charts and schedule visuals, critical path).
• Work with the team leads to priorities project deliverables.
• Work with the functional domain leads to estimate resource needs (people and equipment) based on validation scope.
• Convert large data sets into clear summaries for stakeholders at all levels.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering, Software Engineering, Computer Science, or equivalent industry experience.
• 5 years' work experience in consumer electronics industry and end to end hardware development processes.
• Excellent technical program management skills. Proficient in developing complex schedules, estimating resource needs, driving actions, publishing meeting minutes, driving weekly customer status meetings.
• Experience in one or more relevant areas: EE testing (SoC, Memory, high speed interfaces) Firmware/Embedded Software, Audio, Connectivity (WiFi/BT), cameras, displays, sensors electro-mechanical fixtures,
• Experience in developing test strategies, encompassing the creating of test plans, design of test cases, development of custom tools, and formation of testing architectures.
• Excellent communication skills

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience in debugging and analysis using metrology, system logs, software traces, and customer field feedback
• Experience in working with embedded systems and software, using SoCs, MCUs, memory,
• Experience with Python or Matlab and capable of doing shell/ batch scripting as required. C, Java.
• Knowledge of test automation frameworks and work experience in Android and iOS apps automation with Appium

• Capable to work on both MAC and Windows operating systems