Engineering Project Manager
NXP Semiconductors Shanghai, Shanghai, China
Semiconductor Manufacturing · 10,001+ employees
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About the role
Lead complex semiconductor New Product Introduction projects from product definition and approval through design, tape-out, qualification, and production release. Coordinate global cross-functional teams, manage plans, budgets, resources, dependencies, and risks, and communicate project status and escalations to management.
What they look for
Requirements
A bachelor’s or master’s degree in engineering, project management, business administration, or a related field is required, along with typically 8 or more years of relevant experience. Candidates should have experience leading complex product development or NPI projects, understand the semiconductor development lifecycle, and demonstrate strong planning, risk, financial, stakeholder, leadership, and communication skills; relevant project management certification is preferred.
Full description
Role Summary
We are looking for an experienced Technical Project Manager to lead complex, cross-functional semiconductor New Product Introduction projects. You will manage projects from product definition and approval through design, tape-out, qualification, and production release.
Working with global engineering, product, quality, operations, and manufacturing teams, you will drive alignment on scope, schedule, budget, resources, risks, and business objectives.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead complex semiconductor NPI projects through the complete product development lifecycle.
- Develop and maintain integrated project plans, milestones, budgets, resource requirements, dependencies, and risk mitigation plans.
- Coordinate global cross-functional teams across product management, engineering, quality, test, operations, supply chain, and manufacturing.
- Drive alignment on project scope, requirements, priorities, responsibilities, and deliverables.
- Monitor project execution and proactively manage schedule, resource, technical, quality, and cost risks.
- Lead project reviews and provide clear status, impact assessments, recommendations, and escalations to management.
- Influence stakeholders without direct authority to secure commitments, resolve conflicts, and drive timely decisions.
- Capture lessons learned and contribute to continuous improvement of project management practices.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Engineering, Project Management, Business Administration, or a related field.
- Typically 8 or more years of relevant experience, including technical project or program management.
- Proven experience leading complex, cross-functional product development or NPI projects.
- Good understanding of the semiconductor development lifecycle, including IC design, verification, tape-out, qualification, and product release.
- Strong project planning, risk management, financial management, and stakeholder management capabilities.
- Demonstrated leadership and influencing skills in a global matrix organization.
- Excellent communication and presentation skills in English.
- PMP, IPMA, PRINCE2, Agile, or equivalent certification is preferred.
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