Senior Associate

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, the Firm's code of conduct, and independence requirements.

Minimum Degree Required: Bachelor Degree. Additional Educational Requirements: Bachelor's degree or in lieu of a degree, demonstrating, in addition to the minimum years of experience required for the role, three years of specialized training and/or progressively responsible work experience in technology for each missing year of college. Minimum Years of Experience: 3 year(s) of relevant experience. Preferred Knowledge/Skills: Demonstrates knowledge and/or a proven record of success in the development and utilization of technology, emphasizing the following areas:

• Demonstrating knowledge of electrical engineering concepts, designs, prototypes, tests, and analyses.
• Demonstrating an understanding of common buses and communications protocols for interfacing to various sensors and peripherals such as optical, environmental, cameras, RF, Battery Management Systems, and human body.
• Experience working on products from design through build, bring up, verification, and validation.
• Bringing-up, troubleshooting, characterizing, and collecting data of sensors, circuits, and system level designs.
• Exposure to prototype and/or NPI cycles for high volume consumer electronics.
• Demonstrating knowledge of system and/or board level design, as well as board/design bring-up and validation testing.
• Contributing to design documentation including block diagrams, component selection criteria, schematics, technical requirements, and test plans.
• Initiative to engage with team members, project managers, and vendors to coordinate with cross functional teams to develop and ship products for clients.
• Problem-solving and adapting when changes occur to project scope, schedules, requirements, and team composition.
• Knowledge of key areas of product design, production plans, and cross-functional product execution with consideration of downstream effects of design decisions, risk assessment, and mitigation plans in order to meet client expectations on performance, cost, and schedule.
• Demonstrating an understanding of OrCAD/Allego or similar ECAD tools, MCU (microcontroller) and/or SoC (System on Chip), battery operated devices, common buses (some combination of I2C, SPI, USB, MIPI), common sensor/peripherals (accelerometer, temperature, Bluetooth/WiFi at system level, displays), as well as design, validation, and New Product Introduction (NPI) cycles for several products in the areas of battery powered applications, wearable devices, wireless, IoT, and audio and medical devices.
• Demonstrating knowledge of full cycle product development for at least one product, with an emphasis on some aspect of RF system design (UWB, LoRA, cellular), power supply design (buck/boost, switch mode power supplies), LTSpice or Pspice, and/or certification/regulatory testing (FCC, UL, reliability).

Travel Requirements: Up to 20%

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.