Hybrid Project Coordinator

at Senko Advanced Components

• Job title: Project Coordinator
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Mid level, Senior
• Salary: $50,000 - $70,000 per year
• Degree requirement: Bachelor's Degree
• Tech skills: ERP
• Location requirements: Hybrid, Poway, United States

About the role

• Project Coordinator at SENKO Advanced Components managing product development projects. Driving timelines, budgets, and cross-functional collaboration in the optical communications industry.

Responsibilities

• Lead project operational tasks such as keeping detailed record, manage development samples, creating and delivering project status updates to the team
• Facilitate cross-functional partnership with sales engineers and PLMs to drive new product development
• Maintain and update SharePoint/Team site including updating relevant project management records to keep the engineers and PLMs informed
• Discuss and determine priorities of projects with engineers and PLMs to allocate resources accordingly
• Monitor status of all projects and communicate any delay with the project management team to accelerate progress
• Participate in design discussions to minimize tooling and cost of the goods
• Negotiate tooling and unit cost of the product with suppliers based on the understanding of the tooling structure and material cost
• Arrange and maintain development samples with detailed information of the parts
• Identify constraints and opportunities for improvement within the project management team and report to management
• Maintain a high level of confidentiality while maintaining sufficient communication with external and internal partners
• Maintain a high standard of communication with all parties involved to help keep team members accountable, motivated, and engaged

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in project management or related field
• 3+ years’ working experience in project management of product development required
• Thorough knowledge of ERP system
• Thorough knowledge of database structure in ERP system
• Knowledge of Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook, etc.) required
• Ability to understand workflow and logistics of company
• Basic understanding of injection molding process and material

Benefits

• Discretionary Bonus
• Medical
• Dental
• Vision
• Dependent Child Care
• Voluntary Life, Critical Illness and Accident Insurance
• 401K
• Legal Services
• Pet Insurance
• Financial Wellness
• 12 Paid Company Holidays per calendar year
• 2 Floating Holidays
• PTO
• Sick time
• Educational Assistance Program