# Jie Ying > Technical Program Manager Location: San Jose, California, United States Profile: https://flows.cv/jieying1 I have 19 years experience in Full Cycle New Product Development launching products to the market. I have mechanical design experience in plastic, sheet metal, casting, extrusion, forging, stamping etc. The products I worked with include Autonomous Guided Vehicle (Warehouse Robot), Cable solutions with PCB/Interconnects, consumer products (faucets, showerheads) and electronic products (coffee machines, coffee grinders etc). I have 5+ years experience as program manager to lead cross-functional teams, plus 2+ years people management experience. I am bilingual in Chinese Mandarin, and have a lot of experience dealing with Chinese suppliers. ## Work Experience ### Technical Program Manager @ Meta Jan 2025 – Present | San Jose, California, United States ### Sr Technical Program Manager - Product Design @ Amazon Lab126 Jan 2022 – Jan 2025 | Sunnyvale, California, United States ### Product Design Engineer @ Apple Jan 2020 – Jan 2021 | Shanghai, China ### Principal Mechanical Engineer @ iHerb, LLC Jan 2019 – Jan 2020 | Orange County, California Area - Design complex subsystems for AGV (autonomous guided vehicle) / Robots for warehouse application, including lifting mechanism, charging system and electronic device enclosures - Perform solid hand calculations / analysis and Solidworks FEA simulations for concepts - Perform Solidworks motion study for mechanisms ### Sr Program Engineer @ Molex Jan 2017 – Jan 2019 | Costa Mesa, CA • Lead a team of project engineers in NPD group • Launch large scale projects from concept to early production launches • Develop project plan and control deadlines, budgets, activities and resources • Present the program/project status to the upper manager team on monthly basis • Design parts / tooling by using Solidworks • Insist on design and process improvement by providing feedback ### Project Engineer @ Molex Jan 2016 – Jan 2017 | Costa Mesa • Design custom cable assemblies using Solidworks which involves PCB and Flex • Design tooling for injection molding parts (silicon and plastic) • Design fixtures for easy manufacturing • Write work instructions and make the prototypes • Make project plans and keep track of project status • Lead design reviews for DFM • Help to adapt the 8 phases milestone process and create the related procedures ### Advanced Quality Engineer @ Spectrum Brands, Inc Jan 2015 – Jan 2016 | Lake Forest, CA • Cost of Quality Analysis & Root Cause Analysis • Paperless audit system ### Project Engineer NPI @ Spectrum Brands, Inc Jan 2010 – Jan 2015 | Lake Forest, CA • Design faucets and bath accessories sold to US (i.e. Home Depot & Lowes) & International market • Developed mechanically sound concept through in-depth analysis such as FEA, DFMEA, stack-up analysis, flow mode analysis, o-ring calculation and DOE • Devised test protocols to ensure product longevity • Drawing release with good GD&T • Heavily communication with oversea vendors in China for ODM & OEM projects and travel to China for pilot run • Able to work under the pressure with tight timelines (less than one year from beginning to product launch) ### Mechanical Engineer @ Wilbur Curtis Jan 2005 – Jan 2010 • Take the lead role in three projects from conception to prior production release (coffee brewer, tea dispenser & water boiler) • Design, prototype and test the products • Design circuit diagrams • Make wire harness prototypes & evaluate • Create a PLC program to automatically perform test by using Keyence chip • Help do RFQ, Cost estimate & Negotiation for the international sourcing project with China. Familiar about business model. ## Education ### MS in Industrial & System Engineering University of Southern California ### Bachelor of Engineering in Mechatronic Engineering City University of Hong Kong ### Bachelor of Engineering in Mechanical Engineering Shanghai Jiao Tong University ## Contact & Social - LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/jie-ying-a11a5014 --- Source: https://flows.cv/jieying1 JSON Resume: https://flows.cv/jieying1/resume.json Last updated: 2026-04-13