Vehicle Product Owner - Houston, United States - Oceaneering International

Description

Company Profile

Oceaneering is a global provider of engineered services and products, primarily to the offshore energy industry. We develop products and services for use throughout the lifecycle of an offshore oilfield, from drilling to decommissioning. We operate the world's premier fleet of work class ROVs. Additionally, we are a leader in offshore oilfield maintenance services, umbilicals, subsea hardware, and tooling. We also use applied technology expertise to serve the defense, entertainment, material handling, aerospace, science, and renewable energy industries.

Oceaneering AGV Systems, an Oceaneering International Company, develops, implements and markets Automated Guided Vehicle Systems (AGVs), navigation hardware, and software. We offer customized and automated transport solutions to efficiently, competitively and effectively meet the ever-increasing transport demands of various industries by increasing productivity, reliability, flexibility and safety standards through innovation, expertise and robustness. Oceaneering AGV Systems has been delivering automatic guided vehicle solutions to the world's leading companies for 30 years.

For more information please go to and click on Products & Services, then click Automated Guided Vehicles (AGVs).

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Position Summary

Within Oceaneering Mobile Robotics, the Product Owner is ultimately responsible for the delivery and maintenance of a verified and validated product design. The Product Owner will coordinate their assigned development team, create product development plans, and track and report technical progress against the product requirements. The Product Owner will work closely with other organizational functions (Supply Chain, Quality, Project Management, Systems Engineering, Manufacturing) to ensure timely delivery of the product within budget and scope. The Product Owner is critical in balancing the technical possibilities against the product and business requirements.

LOCATION

• Role provides the opportunity to work in hybrid environment, working both virtually and in office when required.

Duties & Responsibilities

• Operate within the Technology Governance Framework, deliver the product according to cost, technical, and business requirements.

• Coach/mentor technical team members, manage uncertainty and conflict, keep the team focused.

• Provide objective design direction to the technical team and manage the solution architecture.

• Create, manage, and adapt development plans as new information arises.

• Manage technical risk by leading risk assessments and trade-off studies.

• Review engineering deliverables (third-party and/or in-house) and initiate appropriate corrective actions as necessary.

• Where applicable, compile the product technical file gathering inputs from the different specialty engineers.

• Report technical progress with relevance to customer / business requirements.

• Appropriately escalate key decision points including the available options and risks.

Qualifications

REQUIRED

• Bachelor's degree in engineering or equivalent combination of education and experience

• 7-10 years of experience in development of complex products that contain mechanical, electrical/electronic, and software components.

• Solid understanding of engineering processes, documentation, and data systems.

• Proven decision-making ability and leadership skills.

• Strong time management and analytical skills.

• Experienced in leading multidisciplinary teams.

• Experienced in leading a multinational team.

• Good practical experience of risk management.

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

• Well organized and able to manage large volumes of information.

• Experienced in sub-contracting design and/or assembly/manufacture.

• Experienced in developing products in accordance to safety norms (CE, UL/CSA etc).

DESIRED

• Master's degree in engineering is preferred.

• Green belt certified in Design for Lean Six Sigma.

Additional Information

This position is Hybrid - Remote and will require commuting to a designated office. Hybrid work schedules are determined by the hiring manager based on business need.

Equal Opportunity Employer

All qualified candidates will receive consideration for all positions without regard to race, color, age, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran status, disability, genetic information, or other non-merit factors