Job Title: Program Analyst, Senior
Shift Time: 8-5pm PST, could vary, depending on program needs.
Location: San Diego, CA 92121 (Hybrid, 4 days)
Duration: 7+ Months
 
 
Job Description Overview
Assists with program development and implementation through managing processes, procedures, and tools that improve efficiencies. A Program Analyst coordinates HW logistics across teams, including support of Chipset Program managers on timelines, budgets, risks, and priorities to achieve program progress.
 
Principal Duties and Responsibilities:

• Regularly coordinates internal customers for large, complex programs to identify and meet hardware needs, track and communicate program status updates, and ensure compliance with processes and guidelines.
• Regularly coordinate with hardware logistic teams to plan and execute to program hardware needs.
• Prepares and discusses agenda for review board meetings under guidance of the Program Manager and documents key discussion points, project plan changes, and stakeholder needs.
• Contributes to and updates project plans to support Program Managers or Leads on large programs that include priorities, timelines, critical tasks, stakeholder identification for each task, and forecasted resource allocation.
• Collects, compiles, monitors, and maintains budget data, identifies potential issues, and communicates to the Program Manager.
• Tracks the progress and execution of complex deliverables to ensure deadlines are met, and identifies and escalates issues that may impact deadlines.
• Coordinates schedules and task assignments for complex projects by following proper project management practices with some guidance from the Program Manager.
• Identifies risks and issues in limited capacity that occur throughout the program lifecycle, communicates issues to the Program Manager, and identifies team members needed to determine a solution.
• Gathers, analyzes, and interprets data and program metrics using advanced tools and resolves inconsistencies.
• Maintains and updates databases using advanced aspects of data management tools (e.g., Excel, agile).
• Synthesizes moderately complex data and metrics into a summary of key trends, risks, and changes, and presents results into a report that can be easily understood by key stakeholders.
• Gathers feedback and implements improvements to assigned planning processes, tools, and methods.

 
Level of Responsibility:

• Working under limited supervision.
• May help providing some supervision/guidance to others.
• Making decisions that may have moderate in impact to project and operations.
• Using verbal and written communication skills to convey information clearly and accurately to stakeholders May require basic negotiation and influence, cooperation, tact, and diplomacy, etc.
• Completing most tasks with multiple steps which can be performed in various orders; some planning and prioritization must occur to complete the tasks effectively.
• Exercising creativity to draft original documents, imagery, or work products within established guidelines.
• Using deductive problem solving to solve moderately complex problems; most problems have defined processes of diagnosis/detection; some limited data analysis may be required.
• Able to work in a fast paced environment.

 
Top 5 Required Skills:

1. Planning / Scheduling

• Assess hardware demands and plan supply to meet them.
• Work within the program schedule milestone requirements

1. Ability to work independently

• Be able to work effectively with minimal or no supervision.
• Self motivated to get the required tasks done independently

1. Interpersonal Skills / Able to communicate effectively

• Be able to present updates and ideas as needed to blended team members.
• Be able to work with people of various personalities and cultures.

1. Critical thinking

• Take initiative to resolve problems/issues.
• Be able to assess the situation and come up with solutions or seek help as needed

1. Proficient in MS Office

• Excel – for common reporting metrics
• PowerPoint – for presentations

 
Technologies:
• Semiconductor Chip development
• SW development
 
Education Requirement
• AA degree and above. B.S. degree in technical engineering field preferred.
 
Required Years of Experience
• 3-5 years of experience in Engineering development environment 

About Us: Established in 2004, SPECTRAFORCE® is one of the largest and fastest-growing diversity-owned staffing firms in the US. The growth of our company is a direct result of our global client service delivery model that is powered by our state-of-the-art A.I. proprietary talent acquisition platform, robust ISO 9001:2015/ISO 27001 certified processes, and strong and passionate client engaged teams. We have built our business by providing talent and project-based solutions, including Contingent, Permanent, and Statement of Work (SOW) services to over 140 clients in the US, Canada, Puerto Rico, Costa Rica, and India. Key industries that we service include Technology, Financial Services, Life Sciences, Healthcare, Telecom, Retail, Utilities and Transportation. SPECTRAFORCE is built on a concept of “human connection,” defined by our branding attitude of NEWJOBPHORIA®, which is the excitement of bringing joy and freedom to the work lifestyle so our people and clients can reach their highest potential. Learn more at: http://www.spectraforce.com
 
Benefits: SPECTRAFORCE offers ACA compliant health benefits as well as dental, vision, accident, critical illness, voluntary life, and hospital indemnity insurances to eligible employees. Additional benefits offered to eligible employees include commuter benefits, 401K plan with matching, and a referral bonus program. SPECTRAFORCE provides unpaid leave as well as paid sick leave when required by law.

Equal Opportunity Employer: SPECTRAFORCE is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, religion, color, sex, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, disability or veteran status, or any other category protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws. Please contact Human Resources at LOA@spectraforce.com if you require reasonable accommodation.
 
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LA County, CA Applicant Notice: If you are selected for this position with SPECTRAFORCE, your offer is contingent upon the satisfactory completion of several requirements, including but not limited to, a criminal background check. We consider qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records for employment in accordance with all local ordinances and state laws, including the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers (FCO) and the California Fair Chance Act (FCA). The background check assessment will consider whether a criminal history could reasonably have a direct, adverse impact on the job-related safety, security, trust, regulatory compliance, or suitability for this role. Such findings may result in withdrawal of a conditional job offer. 


At SPECTRAFORCE, we are committed to maintaining a workplace that ensures fair compensation and wage transparency in adherence with all applicable state and local laws. This position’s starting pay is: $35.19/hr.