Description

At PwC, our people in operations consulting specialise in providing consulting services on optimising operational efficiency and effectiveness. These individuals analyse client needs, develop operational strategies, and offer guidance and support to help clients streamline processes, improve productivity, and drive business performance. In product development and manufacturing at PwC, you will specialise in improving product development and manufacturing processes. You will work closely with clients to analyse product development lifecycles, identify bottlenecks, and develop strategies to enhance speed to market, reduce costs, and improve quality. Working in this area, you will also provide guidance on implementing lean manufacturing principles, optimising supply chain integration, and leveraging digital technologies.

Focused on relationships, you are building meaningful client connections, and learning how to manage and inspire others. Navigating increasingly complex situations, you are growing your personal brand, deepening technical expertise and awareness of your strengths. You are expected to anticipate the needs of your teams and clients, and to deliver quality. Embracing increased ambiguity, you are comfortable when the path forward isn't clear, you ask questions, and you use these moments as opportunities to grow.

Examples of the skills, knowledge, and experiences you need to lead and deliver value at this level include but are not limited to:

• Respond effectively to the diverse perspectives, needs, and feelings of others.
• Use a broad range of tools, methodologies and techniques to generate new ideas and solve problems.
• Use critical thinking to break down complex concepts.
• Understand the broader objectives of your project or role and how your work fits into the overall strategy.
• Develop a deeper understanding of the business context and how it is changing.
• Use reflection to develop self awareness, enhance strengths and address development areas.
• Interpret data to inform insights and recommendations.
• Uphold and reinforce professional and technical standards (e.g. refer to specific PwC tax and audit guidance), the Firm's code of conduct, and independence requirements.

• Background in working with multi-disciplinary teams to manage and troubleshoot several NPI cycles for high-volume consumer electronics, including onsite issue identification and resolution at manufacturing locations.

• Broad, cross-functional understanding of and experience with the product development cycle, including timeline estimates, product execution, ability to see downstream effects of design decisions, perform risk assessment, and develop mitigation plans.

• Ability to remain calm in the face of urgent product development requests and quickly resolve complex issues in creative, efficient, and effective ways.

• Demonstrated ability to find compromises with high value designs that deliver maximum benefit for minimum risk and schedule impact.

• Deep knowledge in several of the following: advanced surfacing, complex plastic injection-molding, castings, sheet metal design, additive manufacturing, rechargeable battery integration, mechanisms, IP ratings, testing, tooling, audio equipment, sensors, and cameras

• Expertise with one or more CAD platforms (e.g., NX, SolidWorks, CREO, etc.)

• Proven skills in product design, material selection, and tolerance, failure, and root cause analysis

• Experience in developing functional specifications, design verification plans, and functional test procedures.

• Demonstrated ability to learn and utilize PDM and PLM tools (e.g., TeamCenter, PDMworks, WindChill, Agile, Arena, etc.)

• Broad, cross-functional understanding of product execution including ID, EE, ME/PD, and FW including consideration of design intent, product cost, transformation cost, and factory operations.

• High level of initiative, sense of ownership, and self-motivation

• Willingness and ability to professionally present and defend your and your team's work, graciously accept and provide feedback, own and learn from mistakes, and have tough conversations.

• A team player who gains satisfaction from enabling products to ship and the whole team to succeed.

The salary range for this position is: $77,000 - $202,000. Actual compensation within the range will be dependent upon the individual's skills, experience, qualifications and location, and applicable employment laws. All hired individuals are eligible for an annual discretionary bonus. PwC offers a wide range of benefits, including medical, dental, vision, 401k, holiday pay, vacation, personal and family sick leave, and more. To view our benefits at a glance, please visit the following link: https://pwc.to/benefits-at-a-glance

As PwC is anequal opportunity employer, all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment at PwC without regard to race; color; religion; national origin; sex (including pregnancy, sexual orientation, and gender identity); age; disability; genetic information (including family medical history); veteran, marital, or citizenship status; or, any other status protected by law.

PwC does not intend to hire experienced or entry level job seekers who will need, now or in the future, PwC sponsorship through the H-1B lottery, except as set forth within the following policy: https://pwc.to/H-1B-Lottery-Policy.

Learn more about how we work: https://pwc.to/how-we-work

For only those qualified applicants that are impacted by the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers, the Los Angeles' Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance, the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, San Diego County Fair Chance Ordinance, and the California Fair Chance Act, where applicable, arrest or conviction records will be considered for Employment in accordance with these laws. At PwC, we recognize that conviction records may have a direct, adverse, and negative relationship to responsibilities such as accessing sensitive company or customer information, handling proprietary assets, or collaborating closely with team members. We evaluate these factors thoughtfully to establish a secure and trusted workplace for all.

Applications will be accepted until the position is filled or the posting is removed, unless otherwise set forth on the following webpage. Please visit this link for information about anticipated application deadlines: https://pwc.to/us-application-deadlines
Requisition #: 721149WD

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