Job Information
Insight Global Project Manager in San Jose, California
Job Description
The Project Manager partners closely with SAE Managers, Account Teams, R&D, COE, Sales, Marketing, Quality, and Operations to ensure customer and internal initiatives are delivered on time, within scope, and to a high standard of quality, enabling engineering leaders to remain focused on technical execution and people leadership. Reporting directly to the SAE Director, this role operates with significant autonomy and cross‑organizational influence, owning end‑to‑end project planning and execution across pre‑sales and post‑sales efforts, including scope definition, milestone tracking, resource coordination, and risk management. The Project Manager serves as the primary point of coordination across functions, driving alignment, accountability, and decision‑making cadence, while proactively identifying and escalating risks. The role also supports customer and stakeholder communications through structured updates, executive‑ready summaries, and escalation handling, ensures compliance with ISO and quality processes, tracks SOW‑aligned activities, and maintains project dashboards, KPIs, and metrics. Additionally, this position drives continuous improvement of SAE project execution frameworks, tools, and best practices, and supports onboarding of new projects, customers, and major programs.
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Skills and Requirements
Requirements:
Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or related technical discipline
3+ years of experience in project/program management in a high‑tech, semiconductor, or systems environment
Proven experience managing complex, cross‑functional projects involving engineering teams
Strong understanding of engineering workflows (hardware, software, test, or systems)
Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including executive-level reporting
Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple parallel projects
Additional Skills Preferred (but not required):
Experience in semiconductor test, ATE, or system/application engineering environments
Familiarity with customer-facing engineering organizations
Project Management certification (PMP, PgMP, Agile, or equivalent)
Experience supporting global / multi-region teams