Hewlett Packard (Optoelectronics Div.) / Lumileds Work Values

Daily Duties at Hewlett Packard (Optoelectronics Div.) / Lumileds:

1. Provided overall direction & managed engineering resources of NPI projects & technical programs in product development environment. Led cross-functional teams of engineers & technicians (product development, manufacturing, electronics, mechanical, optical, sales, marketing, quality) developing new LED products (solid state lighting products, LED displays) from conception & product definition to prototype assembly & testing, beta build & gamma build at offshore manufacturing sites in Asia, product qualification testing / product validation testing, & NPI release to mass production & market launch, working under time pressure & consistently meeting deadlines in fast pace environment. 2. Drove stage-gate product development process. Coordinated & communicated to other organizations the engineering needs to meet quality, reliability, performance, cost & yield metrics for mass production. Led weekly program status meetings, periodic brainstorming sessions, DFM design reviews & Design FMEA reviews, & program phase gate reviews, applying NPI methodology. Communicated status & schedule for development, shipments, reliability testing, & ongoing engineering changes to new products. 3. Worked with overseas manufacturers & engineering off-shore teams to ensure successful design transfer & production planning & ramp up. Traveled to Asia to visit piecepart vendors & manufacturing sites to help resolve quality & manufacturing issues, to develop / refine processes, for alpha builds & beta builds, & to ensure smooth product transfer to production offshore. 4. Developed & managed project plans consisting of schedule, resources, milestones, risks, & actions. Defined project scope, cost & schedule (using project management tools like MS Project), analyzed project critical path, & ensured commitments are met. Revised plans to meet changing needs & requirements. Identified needed resources & assigned individual responsibilities. Led program risk assessment & developed risk mitigation plans with action items. Prioritized projects & project efforts. 5. Visited OEM customers such as Motorola and Boeing to discuss their specific requirements for custom products. 6. Supervised several technicians who reported directly to me. 7. Extensive hands-on product design work using mechanical CAD design design software, as well as hands-on process development & product testing work.

What they like about Hewlett Packard (Optoelectronics Div.) / Lumileds:

Organizations with strong, centralized leadership are particularly attractive to you. You require a work environment with leadership that aggressively seeks to expand and grow the business and does so in a visible and decisive manner. In general you prefer to work in an environment in which there is a strong link between leadership, its actions, and a strong set of company-wide values.

Tags

Solid State Lighting, SSL, LED arrays, LED emitters, light emitting diodes, LED products, Co-Create, Solid Designer, project leader, lighting products, optoelectronics, NPI, NPD, cross-functional team, optical, electrical, mechanical, electronics, LED, mass production, project plans, scheduling, milestones, risks, contract manufacturers, assembly subcontractors, engineering, stage-gate product development process, weekly status meetings, LED lighting, project management, overseas, projects, customer satisfaction, resources, prioritize, scope, cost, coordinate, technical, product performance, validate, validation, quality, fast pace, dynamic, detailed, written and verbal communication skills, travel, off shore, manufacturing, marketing, product definition, transfer to production, qualification, testing, goals, lighting industry, LED components, LED modules, sourcing, process development, piecepart, vendors, manufacturing sites, Asia, resolve, CMs, components, sales, planning, people skills, technical background, supply chain, on schedule, reliability, communicate, resolution, product transfer, technical programs, leading, high tech industry, multiple tasks, effectively, well-documented, teams, meet deadlines, think outside the box, brainstorming, design, develop

Skills

Sales Support, Requirements Analysis & Specification, CAD design software (Co-Create Solid Works, etc.), MS Project, Design FMEA, DFM (Design for Manufacturability), DOE (Design of Experiments), Lead successful brainstorming sessions.

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