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Program Manager
Wolfspeed
Operations
Durham, NC, USA
Posted on Wednesday, September 6, 2023
At Wolfspeed, we do amazing things in a human way.
We know that the achievements of our organization are due to the passion, hard work and creativity of our employees. We celebrate different perspectives to foster excellence across our organization, and our goal is to make diversity a foundation of what we do. We are proudly building an environment where you can bring your authentic self to work.
- Enjoy doing things that people say can’t be done? Innovation is at the center of everything we do.
- Hate red tape? We remove roadblocks instead of creating them.
- Working parent? We provide childcare assistance and paid parental leave.
- Student? We offer continuing education assistance.
- Looking for community? There are many ways to get involved, from Employee Resource Groups to local outreach.
Here’s the Gist:
Wolfspeed is hiring a Senior Project Manager for our Information Technology (IT) Manufacturing Systems team. This person will work with IT and internal business stakeholders to deploy innovative digital solutions related to manufacturing execution systems (MES), automation and controls, new technology and new product development, quality, and supply chain. Projects will range in scale from quick enhancements to large initiatives across Wolfspeed’s global semiconductor business. The ideal candidate has project management experience, a desire to drive digital transformation, strong communication and organizational skills, and a leadership mindset.
The Day-to-Day:
- Leading and managing manufacturing systems projects of varying scale, connecting functional specifications, technical requirements or business justifications in an entire project or a program
- Lead the development of solution design, developing Software customizations, extensions using supported technologies to meet client’s requirements, using established best practices to deliver a high quality, reliable and performant software solutions.
- Participate in the development, deployment, and use of new manufacturing systems suite in the creation of a new connected or “Smart Factory”.
- Support manufacturing and engineering in converting business requirements into real solutions within our new manufacturing execution system (MES), and other related manufacturing systems.
- Lead / Participate in business, functional, and user interface design processes for the MES and other related manufacturing systems.
- Take part in building manufacturing systems portfolio and aligns it to enterprise portfolio with business application needs and objectives.
- Support Business Unit stakeholder team by developing and monitoring the project KPI’s, resource allocation, deliverables, and manage cross dependencies across projects
This Job is Right for You if You Have (Minimum Requirements):
- At least 3-5 years of experience as a Project Manager
- Strong verbal and written communication skills
- An aptitude for engaging others to resolve obstacles
- Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or Engineering-related discipline
- Knowledge of semiconductor manufacturing operations preferred
Wolfspeed is an equal opportunity employer. We recruit, employ, train, compensate and promote regardless of race, sex, religion, color, national origin, disability, age, veteran status, gender identity, sexual orientation and other protected status as required by law.
We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.