Senior Engineering Program Manager

About Us:

How many companies can say they’ve been in business for over 177 years?!

Here at ZEISS, we certainly can! As the pioneers of science, ZEISS handles the everchanging environments in a fast-paced world, meeting it with cutting edge of technologies and continuous advancements. ZEISS believes that innovation and technology are the key to a sustainable future and solutions for global change. We have a diverse range of portfolios throughout the ZEISS family in segments like, Industrial Quality & Research, Medical Technology, Consumer Markets and Semiconductor Manufacturing Technology. We are a global company with over 42,000 employees and have over 4,000 in the US and Canada alone! Make a difference, come join the team!

What’s the role?  

The Senior Engineering Program Manager is the key leader, planner and organizer who drives product development programs from conception to completion. Supported by XRM Scientists and Engineers, as well as adjacent Marketing and Operations team members, the Engineering Program Manager is accountable for the successful system definition, development, testing, integration, and commercialization of XRM products. The Program Manager will also work closely with Product Management and Marketing functions to ensure products meet product and market requirements.

Sound Interesting?

Here’s what you’ll do:

Primary Duties and Responsibilities:

• Leading cross-functional R&D teams through formal ZEISS Product-Solution-Generation Process (PSGP) staged-gate process.
• Developing and getting stakeholder ratification on project charters, high level goals, product specifications, business cases, deliverables, and timelines.
• Developing initial scoping and progressively improving projections of development costs, required resources, timelines, product performance, and program risks.
• Project plan execution.
• Critical path analysis, scenario planning, risk analysis, strategic decision making.
• Active technical team leadership. Forming diverse teams in a matrix type organization, motivating individuals, formulating and communicating tasks and priorities, collaborating with specialists to make key technical decisions, adapting plans to changing circumstances, developing and maintaining project plans, and driving teams to results.
• Coordination of multiple sub-component or sub-feature teams/project plans to make sure higher level program goals can be met.
• Tracking and reporting of progress, risks, spending, etc... to stakeholders.

Do you qualify?

This role requires strong drive, attention to detail, critical thinking, technical team leadership, and both stakeholder and project management skills. The ability to engage in detailed technical dialogue with Engineering teams, make timely decisions with available information, and build consensus/support from stakeholders is critical. Team players with adaptability to a dynamic environment, strong work ethic, and intellectual curiosity are preferred.

Experience and Education Requirements:

• Master’s Degree, with at five years or Bachelor’s Degree with at least 8yrs of program management or technical team leadership experience in development of complex multi-disciplinary high-tech products (preferably imaging or x-ray related).
• Experience managing projects all the way from conception to manufacturing.
• Strong understanding of electrical, mechanical, software and systems engineering concepts is a must.
• Expert knowledge in MS Project, Excel and PowerPoint.
• Expert in Waterfall project management. PMP certification strongly preferred.
• Experience in Agile project management and Agile transitions.
• Expert communication and presentation skills.
• Expert managing and resolving conflict.
• Strong financial planning and forecasting skills.

The salary range for this position is $149,000 -$186,000.

The rate offered for this role may be influenced by factors such as job location, scope of role, qualifications, education, experience, & complexity/specialization/scarcity of talent.

This position is eligible for a performance bonus. 

ZEISS also offers robust benefits, including medical plans, retirement savings plan and paid time off.

Your ZEISS Recruiting Team:

Clara Cresswell

Zeiss provides Equal Employment Opportunity without unlawful regard to an Applicants race, color, religion, creed, sex, gender, marital status, age, national origin or ancestry, physical or mental disability, medical condition, military or veteran status, citizen status, sexual orientation, pregnancy (includes childbirth, breastfeeding or related medical condition), genetic predisposition, carrier status, gender expression or identity, including transgender identity, or any other class or characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law of the employee (or the people with whom the employee associates, including relatives and friends).