Technical Project Manager

External Description

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Omron Robotics and Safety Technologies, Inc. (ORT) is a global leading provider of intelligent vision-guided robotics systems and services. We develop social needs driven solutions for the global automation market. Our robotics systems provide unmatched performance and economic value throughout the production lifecycle, enabling customers to achieve precision, quality and productivity in their assembly, handling and packaging processes in a safer and greener environment.

We develop new electronics, mechanics and software for an exceptionally broad spectrum of robots – including autonomous mobile robots, articulated robots, parallel link robots, and more. Our product development teams have a passion for innovation, and a record of accomplishment of developing successful products for the global market, and revolutionize interaction between human and machine!

ORT is subsidiary of Omron Corporation, a $8 billion global technology company celebrating more than 90 years of success.

We are seeking to hire a talented Project Manager to join our team located in our Pleasanton, CA facility. The project manager will lead the development of new industrial robots from conception to product launch, ensure product development activities follow Omron process guidelines and best practices and hold regular meetings with stakeholders to review project status and escalate issues as necessary in an expedient manner to ensure project success.

Our Commitment to Employees:

• Training and Career Development Program to give employees a learning path with the necessary tools and resources they need to help build their career at Omron.
• Great financial opportunities with competitive compensation, immediate 401k match with 100% vesting, profit sharing, and Blue Cross Blue Shield for medical, dental, vision and prescription drug benefits.
• Community Programs that includes activities with local non-profit organizations and a Matching Gift Program.
• Work-Life Balance with Flexible Work Arrangements, Flexible Work Hours, and Sick/Vacation/Holiday Pay.
• Wellness Programs such as Walking Contests, Nutritional Learning Sessions, On Site Flu shots or Health Screenings, etc.
• Education Assistance Program.

Responsibilities:

• Work with Product Management and Engineering to facilitate and manage preparation of Marketing Requirements Documents (MRD) for a variety of new industrial robots including fixed robots, collaborative robots or cobots, and autonomous mobile robots.
• Work with Engineering to facilitate and manage the decomposition of the MRD into engineering requirements, generation of design concepts, trade-off analysis and down-selection of concepts, development of proof-of-concept and prototype products, development of technical drawings and specifications, preparation of DFMEA and associated design countermeasures, planning/execution of verification and validation testing, development of technical user manuals, and safety and compliance certification.
• Work with Advanced Manufacturing Engineering, Supply Chain, and Quality to facilitate and manage various make vs buy decisions, estimation and control of product cost-of-goods-sold, selection of key global Suppliers, providing feedback to Engineering, development of PFMEA, production control plan, and other quality assurance measures.
• Support the Omron global factories with the transfer of products manufactured oversees.
• Determine cross-functional project scope, develop WBS, allocate resources in coordination with Functional Managers, develop and manage project schedules throughout complete product lifecyle, and manage project cost using accurate financial forecasts.
• Capture organizational lessons learned and drive continuous process improvements.

Job Requirements:

• Bachelor of Science in Mechanical, Electrical or Software Engineering from a four-year college or related technical school (Master’s degree in Engineering preferred).
• Minimum of five (5) years of experience managing the development of industrial products
• Strong knowledge of electro-mechanical systems and working knowledge of software development.
• Demonstrated knowledge and experience using both traditional waterfall/phase-gate methodologies and contemporary Agile methodologies.
• Strong analytical and organizational skills to enable data-driven decisions.
• Proven ability to manage expectations and to resolve problems and conflicts within a balanced matrixed organization (multiple functional groups engaged in multiple concurrent projects)
• Working knowledge of software tools (Office365, MS Teams/SharePoint, Atlassian Confluence and JIRA, MS Project, Smartsheet).
• Occasional international travel to work with worldwide teams.
• Proven ability to serve as a change agent for continuous improvement
• Strong working knowledge of advanced product development methodologies (Design for Six Sigma, DfX, INCOSE framework, APQP, Lean, Agile Scrum, etc.).
• Working knowledge of regulatory requirements, risk assessment and risk reduction when it comes to designing industrial products/systems (preferred).
• Preferred: PMP and/or Agile Scrum certification

The annual salary range for this role in California is $110,000 - $160,000 a year, however, base pay offered may vary depending on geographic region, internal equity, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience among other factors. This position is also eligible for an annual performance-based bonus program. Candidates will be assessed and provided offers against the minimum qualifications of this role and their individual experience.

Don’t meet every single requirement? Studies have shown that women and people of color are less likely to apply to jobs unless they meet every single qualification. At Omron we are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive and authentic workplace, so if you’re excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyways. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements.

Omron is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We provide equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability or genetics. In addition to federal law requirements, we comply with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.