Description
We are seeking a Storage NPI Program Management Intern to support our team in Heredia, Costa Rica.
As a Storage NPI Program Management Intern, you will play a crucial role in supporting the planning and execution of new product introductions (NPI) for hardware and firmware components used in enterprise storage platforms.
Responsibilities:
- Support NPI planning and execution activities for hardware and firmware components
- Track schedules, milestones, dependencies, risks, and action items across multiple component development programs
- Coordinate activities between Hardware Engineering, Firmware Engineering, Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Quality, and Product Management teams
- Participate in program reviews and cross-functional meetings, documenting decisions, action items, and project status updates
- Develop and maintain project schedules, status trackers, dashboards, and reporting tools
- Support component readiness activities associated with PCBAs, firmware releases, and platform integration milestones
- Assist with tracking engineering change requests, qualification activities, and manufacturing readiness deliverables
- Maintain technical documentation repositories
- Support lifecycle management activities for key platform components
- Assist with roadmap planning and execution activities across multiple storage platform development efforts
- Identify opportunities to simplify program management processes through automation, reporting improvements, and AI-enabled workflows
- Participate in a project focused on applying Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools to improve program execution, reporting, documentation, or workflow efficiency within the NPI organization
- Support cross-functional communication between engineering teams, program managers, and business stakeholders
Education & Experience:
- Currently pursuing a Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related technical field
Knowledge & Skills:
- Strong organizational and project coordination skills
- Analytical and problem-solving skills with attention to detail
- Ability to manage multiple tasks and priorities simultaneously
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- Comfortable working with technical and non-technical stakeholders
- Experience with Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, and project tracking tools
- Interest in hardware development, firmware development, networking technologies, and enterprise storage systems
- Familiarity with hardware, firmware, computer architecture, networking, or embedded systems concepts
- Interest in Artificial Intelligence (AI), automation, data analytics, or process improvement
- Familiarity with Microsoft Copilot, Power BI, Power Automate, Python, SQL, or similar analytics and productivity tools is a plus