NPI Program Manager

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in a directly related field, or equivalent practical experience.
• Demonstrated expertise in NPI product life-cycle, program management including program kickoff, stakeholder influence & strategy, workstream prioritization, influencing & driving cross-functional execution, establishing working relationships across multi-disciplinary teams and multiple partners in different time zones, risk identification / mitigation / management, and program communication across audiences ranging from working group to senior executive.
• Technical background in engineering or manufacturing in AI, compute, or networking space.
• 6+ years of relevant work experience with in computer hardware and/or networking manufacturing, shop floor control, supply chain execution, and manufacturing testing and product lifecycle management tools and processes.
• Effective demonstrated skill to adapt, take initiative and thrive in ambiguity, build cross functional relationships, manage individual / team / organization-level conflict, and resiliency, leadership & motivation.
• Knowledge of manufacturing-specific roles & responsibilities throughout NPI phases including HW, SW, manufacturing, product, process, test & quality engineering, reliability, and quality assurance.
• Knowledge of supply chain-specific roles & responsibilities throughout NPI phases including procurement, planning, product lifecycle management, materials management, demand and supply planning, and logistics.
• Knowledge of manufacturing test processes & systems, including visual & quality inspections, automated server, storage and integrated rack testing.
• Knowledge of PLM concepts including BOMs, ECO / MCO, deviations, part substitutions, effectivity date management, quality management systems.
• Attention to detail coupled with the experience operating flexibly and be a change agent within a dynamic and rapidly changing environment.
• Proven communication and presentation skills.
  

Preferred Qualifications:

• M.S. in hardware engineering, manufacturing engineering or a related technical discipline, or equivalent experience.
• Experience completing Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) analysis and ensuring project costs meet or better budget objectives.
• Experience sourcing and managing global (Asia, EU, LATAM) suppliers and manufacturing partners.
• Experience with activities around RFQ package creation, source selection, specification creation, cost analysis, and price negotiation with appropriate team members.
• Experience executing commercial sourcing agreements.
• Experience with risk management and disaster & recovery best practices related to hardware manufacturing facilities, processes and goals.
• Experience with data center hardware architecture and deployment.