Technical Program Manager, Product Design Engineering

Snap Inc is a technology company. We believe the camera presents the greatest opportunity to improve the way people live and communicate. Snap contributes to human progress by empowering people to express themselves, live in the moment, learn about the world, and have fun together. The Company’s three core products are Snapchat, a visual messaging app that enhances your relationships with friends, family, and the world; Lens Studio, an augmented reality platform that powers AR across Snapchat and other services; and its AR glasses, Spectacles.

Spectacles is home to our hardware products with a world-class research & development team. We are focused on pushing the boundaries of what a camera can be, specifically overlaying computing on the real world. Next Generation Spectacles are our first pair of glasses that bring augmented reality to life. 

We’re looking for a Product Design Technical Program Manager to join Spectacles! 

What you’ll do:

• Work as a part of both the Program Management Office and the Spectacles Product Design Team to create and maintain streamlined development schedules for mechanical and electromechanical parts, adapting to unforeseen challenges and helping to chart new courses of action as needed

• Responsible for design release schedule, delivery of parts and BOM management from early design concepts to mass production

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure quality, cost, and schedule goals are met

• Understand technical issues and help to bring together key partners to quickly converge on a solution

• Drive development and manufacturing of early prototypes, travel to manufacturing partners, and help diagnose and close issues during manufacturing

• Present key status updates to leadership

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:

• Knowledge of product design processes, manufacturing processes, DOE management, and tooling lead times

• Risk identification and mitigation, ability to prioritize parallel paths and communicate needed information to drive issue resolution

• Self-motivating with strong critical thinking skills

• Ability to filter and distill relevant information for the right audience

• Ability to travel internationally up to 25% of the time

Minimum Qualifications: 

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering or related field

• 3+ years of combined experience in program management and mechanical/electrical engineering for complex consumer electronics products

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience working with Product Design, Industrial Design, and Operations

• Proven track record of interdisciplinary system integration of electrical, mechanical, and software components

• Experience with project management across engineering, operations, and manufacturing 

• Experience with PLM or PDM software for BOM management and supplier release

• Experience with project/issue tracking and version control software

If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please don’t be shy and provide us some information.

"Default Together" Policy at Snap: At Snap Inc. we believe that being together in person helps us build our culture faster, reinforce our values, and serve our community, customers and partners better through dynamic collaboration. To reflect this, we practice a “default together” approach and expect our team members to work in an office 4+ days per week. 

At Snap, we believe that having a team of diverse backgrounds and voices working together will enable us to create innovative products that improve the way people live and communicate. Snap is proud to be an equal opportunity employer, and committed to providing employment opportunities regardless of race, religious creed, color, national origin, ancestry, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, pregnancy, childbirth and breastfeeding, age, sexual orientation, military or veteran status, or any other protected classification, in accordance with applicable federal, state, and local laws. EOE, including disability/vets.

Our Benefits: Snap Inc. is its own community, so we’ve got your back! We do our best to make sure you and your loved ones have everything you need to be happy and healthy, on your own terms. Our benefits are built around your needs and include paid parental leave, comprehensive medical coverage, emotional and mental health support programs, and compensation packages that let you share in Snap’s long-term success!