What are the responsibilities and job description for the Lead TPM - Advanced Test Systems position at HRL Laboratories?
About the Role:
This is an exciting opportunity to join a talented, multidisciplinary team within the Advanced Test Systems (ATS) Department at HRL Laboratories. As a Technical Program Manager, you will lead a team of TPMs, working closely with technical leads and other business functions to successfully design, develop, and build advanced cryogenic test systems in support of HRL's world-leading silicon quantum dot technologies.
Responsibilities:
- Lead the TPM team, partnering with Technical Leads to define top priority initiatives, priorities, and timelines with cross-functional stakeholders.
- Responsible for engineering reviews and risk management, driving clear actionable plans to close gaps.
- Serve as a liaison for the technical teams to drive effective communication and support sound decision making with program managers, systems engineers, and relevant stakeholders.
- Help build relationships with customers through strategic planning and execution excellence.
- Provide mentorship and constructive feedback to support employee development.
- Recommend, develop, and implement critical engineering and/or business processes and tools to increase the quality of product lifecycle execution.
Requirements:
- 7 years of professional experience leading multi-disciplinary teams.
- Experience working in low technology readiness level / R&D environments.
- Experience in a relevant industry or technical area such as hardware/product development, electronics, or quantum physics.
- Excellent communication skills; includes oral and written.
- Demonstrated success in project planning, resource planning and allocation, management of multi-disciplinary teams in a R&D and/or operations environment.
- Ability to build partnerships and drive decision making with cross-functional stakeholders.
- Experience with ERP, MRP, Data Management and Configuration Management systems a plus.
Education:
M.S., or Ph.D. in Physics, Mechanical Engineering, or Electrical Engineering.
Experience as a project leader with project management responsibilities.
Special Requirements:
U.S. Citizenship is required. Must have or be willing to apply for and maintain a security clearance.
