Project Management Intern
- Carlsbad, CA
- Training
- Full-time
- Work closely with project managers to maintain project timelines, milestones, and deliverables.
- Monitor project progress, identify potential risks, and help implement mitigation strategies.
- Participate in meetings with cross-functional teams, including engineering, design, and quality assurance.
- Help prepare project documentation, including status reports, meeting minutes, and action items.
- Collaborate with team members to ensure clear communication and alignment across all project phases.
- Support the coordination of testing and validation processes to ensure product quality and performance.
- Assist with pre-production builds and new product validation between different BCS locations and with BCS partners.
- Assist in the development of contingency plans and escalate issue resolution to the proper decision makers to avoid project slips.
- Generate progress reports and deliver periodic project status updates.
- Support New Product Commercial Launch Readiness activities.
- Promote and support Continious Improvement Methodology across BCS divisions and departments. Contribute to the creation and management of the tools used to manage projects across the organization.
- Promote professionalism, accountability, effective communication and transperancy on all levels.
- Education: Currently pursuing a degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Project Management or related field.
- Experience: None required. Strong interest in project management, particularly in a technical environment involving software, hardware, and firmware preferred.
- Skills/Knowledge/Abilities:
- This role requires strong organizational and time management skills, close attention to detail and ability to effectively handle multiple priorities. Exercise an independent judgment to plan, prioritize, and carry out project activities.
- Strong initiative; self-driven to deliver results without daily supervision.
- Must be highly collaborative and able to work in a team-based environment.
- Must be able to communicate effectively across all levels of the organization. Must be an effective listener, able to maintain focus to extract necessary information and validate understanding of the information. Must be able to create effective reports, presentations and business correspondence.
- Must possess strong analytical skills and the ability to identify trends and establish proactive corrective actions. Must be able to apply principles of logical or scientific thinking to a wide range of intellectual and practical problems.
- Strong computer skills, proficient with word processing, spreadsheet and presentation software, e-mail and meeting management software. Ability to use internet and web-based resources efficiently and effectively.
- Familiarity with project management tools (e.g., JIRA, ADO, Smartsheet) is a plus.
- A proactive and problem-solving mindset.
- What We Offer:
- Hands-on experience in a dynamic and fast-paced environment.
- Mentorship from experienced project managers and industry professionals.
- Opportunity to work on real-world projects that impact the company's success.
- Exposure to cutting-edge technologies and innovative product development.
- Networking opportunities within the company and industry.
- A supportive and collaborative work culture.