Technical Manager Cellular Modems & QXDM

Job Description

Bangalore,Karnataka,India Job ID 763877 Join our Team Ericsson is seeking an energetic and highly motivated individual to join us as a Technical Program Manager of Carrier Certifications. Keys to success in this position include experience managing product development and/or product releases that are gated by certifications. Applicant should be familiar with electronics, product design and issues commonly encountered with hardware/firmware devices. Daily tasks include certification submissions, vendor relationship building, 3rd party lab management, creation/review/delivery of reports – all with project-completion urgency. Responsibilities: Submission, management and completion of worldwide cellular certifications of Ericsson's hardware platforms; Development and maintenance of carrier technical relationships for highest level quality and quickest approval outcomes; Liasion and manager to carrier operators and labs world-wide, influencing and leading appropriate work scope and costs, ensuring accurate execution of tests and delivery of results to meet carrier operator certification requirements; Preparation and support of devices throughout the lab testing process, including technical issue tracking and resolution; Regular, on-going communication with lab partners for efficient and effective results; Preparation and maintenance of schedules and milestones, with regular status tracking reports Qualification: Minimum five years industry experience in R&D product development, program management and/or project management; Strong organizational, interpersonal, and problem-solving skills; Experience with cross-functional issues impacting R&D efficiency and TTM; experience with managing external resources and labs preferred; Experience in meeting performance, schedule and cost goals; Fluent in project management tools and processes; Technical expertise with routers and general networking fundamentals required; technical familiarity with cellular modems/networks / routers preferred; Expertise in cellular-specific debug tools such as QXDM preferred. Strong technical problem solving skills to triage and resolve issues with internal and external audiences; Excellent communication skills including global cultural awareness and sensitivity; Highly organized, exceptional attention-to-detail, enjoys multi-tasking; Outstanding teamwork and collaboration skills; Ability to work in a fast-paced environment (high energy and optimistic perspective); Willing to handle tasks personally when resources are unavailable to delegate (cover whitespace); Ability to seek product and process improvements via future planning, forward thinking, as well as tracking industry technology trends; Ability to travel occasionally. Minimum of Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or related engineering field required.