Campbell, California, United States
Program manager with 10+ years of experience in consumer electronics, excels at leading cross-functional teams to launch innovative products. Proven track record of successfully managing complex projects, including the launch of multiple iPhones and Google's first Android tablet. Problem-solver who is passionate about delivering exceptional products and exceeding expectations.
Lead and drive the hardware validation process for cutting-edge smart home and tablet products. Ensures product quality and robustness by collaborating across all stakeholders. Develop comprehensive hardware validation plans and strategies in alignment with product roadmap and launch timelines. Define clear test cases, procedures, and acceptance criteria across all hardware components (e.g., sensors, displays, wireless connectivity, battery, audio). Collaborate with design teams to understand design intent and potential failure modes for testing. Oversee test execution, both in-house and with external labs, ensuring adherence to schedules and quality standards. Drive the triage, analysis, and debugging of hardware failures and anomalies. Manage and track hardware validation tools, equipment, and testing infrastructure. Clearly communicate technical issues, risks, and mitigation plans to engineering teams, project managers, and senior leadership. Generate comprehensive validation reports, metrics, and dashboards to track progress and identify potential bottlenecks. Continuously improve hardware validation processes, test efficiency, and automation. Identify areas for tool development to enhance testing capabilities and reduce manual intervention.
As an iPhone Hardware Validation Project Manager (VPM), I am responsible for the planning and tracking of electrical validation from first prototype through launch. Track record of delivering high quality products like iPhone 8, iPhone 8 Plus, iPhone X,XS,XS Max, XR, iPhone 11,Pro,Pro Max and iPhone12, mini, Pro,Pro Max. Other responsibilities include: • Lead management and support of all hardware validation involving design, integration and launch of world-renowned Apple iPhones with cutting-edge technologies. • Define and create validation plan, track project schedules and manage execution for all engineering development builds. • Maintain effective and consistent communication of overall project status by delivering executive presentations to achieve key project milestones. • Primary point of contact with vendors and CM partners to establish build plan and provide clear direction and guidance to meet build objectives. • Identify and highlight technical risk areas and work with cross-functional teams to deliver high quality solutions while fostering collaborative environment. • Mentor and guide technical and professional development of engineers on the team, and continuously improve validation processes.
Responsible for completing bench level validation, feature verification contributing to device characterization for Discrete Touch sensors. Evaluate and troubleshoot bench tests for silicon validation, characterization and reliability testing as part of new product development.Analyze characterization results and create characterization reports to identify test escapes and improve yield, performance and manufacturability of product.
Responsible for managing and monitoring, product yield improvement and analysis for high resolution CMOS image sensors. Collaborate with design, characterization, applications and test development teams for DFT needs and validation. Determine root cause of design or process related issues with bench characterization.
Responsible for managing and monitoring, product yield improvement and analysis for high resolution CMOS image sensors. Collaborate with design, characterization, applications and test development teams for DFT needs and validation. Determine root cause of design or process related issues with bench characterization.