Program Analyst, Senior
Qualcomm
San Diego, CA (In Person)
Full-Time
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Job Description
Product Lifecycle & Program Execution Develop a strong understanding of the end‑to‑end product lifecycle, including NPI, Customer Sampling (CS), post‑CS sustaining, and transition to high‑volume manufacturing. Track and support key program milestones, including test hardware, product revisions, quality events, and operational change points, ensuring minimal disruption to supply and schedules. Identify critical paths and risks across sustaining activities and communicate impacts, mitigation plans, and tradeoffs to core stakeholders. Build Planning & Supply Execution Support execution of test flow updates by coordinating material, test hardware, and supplier readiness in alignment with engineering change requirements. Support binning strategy enablement by coordinating operational readiness across suppliers, including material availability, system setup, and execution tracking. Ensure operational changes related to binning and product configuration are properly communicated, executed, and sustained. Troubleshoot supplier issues and work collaboratively to develop alternative schedules, processes, or mitigation plans as needed. Support continuous improvement initiatives by identifying operational gaps, inefficiencies, or risks observed during post‑CS execution. Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Management, Computer Science, Engineering, Computer Science, or related field. OR Associate's degree in Science, Engineering, or related field and 2+ years of relevant work experience. OR High School Diploma or equivalent and 4+ years of relevant work experience. Strong understanding of semiconductor manufacturing flows, test operations, and supply chain fundamentals. Experience supporting post‑CS or sustaining operations, including execution of change management in a manufacturing environment. Ability to manage multiple workstreams with shifting priorities while maintaining attention to detail. Strong written and verbal communication skills, comfortable working across engineering, operations, and supplier organizations. Proficiency with Excel, PowerPoint, and collaboration tools; experience tracking complex execution plans is a plus.