Senior NPI Technical Program Manager - Operations

About This Role

This role is for a Senior NPI Technical Program Manager in Operations, responsible for overseeing the New Product Introduction schedule from tape-out to production release for products enabling deep learning, AI, and other advanced systems. This individual contributor will drive process improvements and ensure efficient product delivery to market.

Responsibilities

• Track and communicate key results, constraints, risks, and dependencies, identifying critical paths while collaborating with engineering and planning teams.
• Handle cross-functional communications independently within a matrixed team and report progress/roadblocks to upper management.
• Unite diverse teams to resolve complex problems and ensure closure.
• Collaborate on developing the Plan of Record (POR), ensuring qualification plans and specifications are in place for production release.
• Develop engineering wafer and hardware risk plans and manage internal and external sample supply.
• Lead and attend cross-functional NPI meetings, highlighting Operations issues and ensuring product readiness for production.
• Drive process improvement initiatives for NPI across Operations and cross-functional teams to enhance efficiency and speed to market.
• Own metrics for NPI supply commits, production ramp, release turning points, and manage bring-up budgets/OPEX for NPI.
• Develop processes and metrics for functional teams in Operations planning, engineering, logistics, and quality.

Requirements

• 7+ years of experience in an engineering or technical/engineering program management role
• Bachelor's in EE or equivalent experience
• Excellent leadership, problem-solving, decision-making, and cross-functional influencing skills
• Proficiency in Program Management and planning tools
• Ability to analyze and solution supply chain processes
• Excellent knowledge of semiconductor manufacturing flow and processes
• Strong verbal and written communications skills
• Ability to work independently and navigate ambiguous situations

Qualifications

• Bachelor's in EE (or equivalent experience), Master's preferred.
• 7+ years of proven experience in an engineering or technical/engineering program management role.

Nice to Have

• Master's degree
• PMP or other Project/Program Management Certification

Skills

* Required skills

Benefits

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