Program Analyst

Top 5 Required Skills:

• Planning / Scheduling - Assess hardware demands and plan supply to meet them. - Work within the program schedule milestone requirements
• Ability to work independently -Be able to work effectively with minimal or no supervision. - Self motivated to get the required tasks done independently
• Interpersonal Skills / Able to communicate effectively - Be able to present updates and ideas as needed to blended team members. - Be able to work with people of various personalities and cultures.
• Critical thinking -Take initiative to resolve problems/issues. - Be able to assess the situation and come up with solutions or seek help as needed
• Proficient in MS Office - Excel for common reporting metrics - Powerpoint for presentations

Technologies:

• Semiconductor Chip development
• SW development

Keywords:

• Program Analyst
• Project Analyst

Education Requirement:

AA degree and above. B.S. degree in technical engineering field preferred.

Required Years of Experience:

3-5 years of experience in Engineering development environment

Physical Requirements:

• Push Max Weight Limit = 50 lbs
• Pull Max Weight Limit = 50 lbs
• Lift Max Weight Limit = 25 lbs
• Forklift Required (Y/N): N

Driving Requirements:

No.

Comments for Suppliers:

• Rounds of interviews to be expected: 2
• Interview Method: 1-could Video conference, 2-to be onsite, maybe a 3rd round if required.
• Work Location Requirement: Per company policy (4 days/week onsite, 1 day remote)
• Work Address: 5745 Pacific Center Blvd San Diego, CA 92121
• Qualcomm Building: WT
• Work Days: Mon-Fri
• Shift Time: 8-5pm PST, could vary, depending on program needs.
• Weekly / Daily Expected Hours: 40.0 / 8.0

Job Description Overview:

Assists with program development and implementation through managing processes, procedures, and tools that improve efficiencies. A Program Analyst coordinates HW logistics across teams, including support of Chipset Program managers on timelines, budgets, risks, and priorities to achieve program progress.

Principal Duties and Responsibilities:

• Regularly coordinates internal customers for large, complex programs to identify and meet hardware needs, track and communicate program status updates, and ensure compliance with processes and guidelines.
• Regularly coordinate with hardware logistic teams to plan and execute to program hardware needs.
• Prepares and discusses agenda for review board meetings under guidance of the Program Manager and documents key discussion points, project plan changes, and stakeholder needs.
• Contributes to and updates project plans to support Program Managers or Leads on large programs that include priorities, timelines, critical tasks, stakeholder identification for each task, and forecasted resource allocation.
• Collects, compiles, monitors, and maintains budget data, identifies potential issues, and communicates to the Program Manager.
• Tracks the progress and execution of complex deliverables to ensure deadlines are met, and identifies and escalates issues that may impact deadlines.
• Coordinates schedules and task assignments for complex projects by following proper project management practices with some guidance from the Program Manager.
• Identifies risks and issues in limited capacity that occur throughout the program lifecycle, communicates issues to the Program Manager, and identifies team members needed to determine a solution.
• Gathers, analyzes, and interprets data and program metrics using advanced tools and resolves inconsistencies.
• Maintains and updates databases using advanced aspects of data management tools (e.g., Excel, agile).
• Synthesizes moderately complex data and metrics into a summary of key trends, risks, and changes, and presents results into a report that can be easily understood by key stakeholders.
• Gathers feedback and implements improvements to assigned planning processes, tools, and methods.

Level of Responsibility:

• Working under limited supervision.
• May help providing some supervision/guidance to others.
• Making decisions that may have moderate impact to project and operations.
• Using verbal and written communication skills to convey information clearly and accurately to stakeholders
• May require basic negotiation and influence, cooperation, tact, and diplomacy, etc.
• Completing most tasks with multiple steps which can be performed in various orders; some planning and prioritization must occur to complete the tasks effectively.
• Exercising creativity to draft original documents, imagery, or work products within established guidelines.
• Using deductive problem solving to solve moderately complex problems; most problems have defined processes of diagnosis/detection; some limited data analysis may be required.
• Able to work in a fast paced environment.