NPI Program Manager

How you will make an impact:

• Lead new optical product introduction from development through high-volume production ramp
• Develop project plans, schedules, milestones, dependencies, and risk mitigation strategies
• Drive cross-functional NPI program execution across operations, manufacturing, engineering, quality, supply chain, and R&D
• Ensure alignment of stakeholders and timely completion of lifecycle deliverables
• Partner with contract manufacturers to enable production readiness and manufacturing transitions
• Analyze yield losses, production bottlenecks, and manufacturing issues to drive corrective actions
• Facilitate communication between manufacturing and R&D to enable design and process improvements

The must haves:

• Education: Master’s degree OR Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Electronics Engineering, Optical Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, or a related technical discipline
• Experience: 5+ years of experience in New Product Introduction (NPI), Technical Program Management, Product Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Process Engineering, or Operations Program Management
• Experience supporting products through prototype, pilot, and production ramp phases
• Application of manufacturing operations and product industrialization processes
• Collaboration with cross-functional engineering teams to resolve production issues
• Working knowledge of optical networking products, optical transceivers, optical modules, optical interconnects, optical splicing products, or related photonics or telecommunications hardware
• Application of yield analysis, root cause investigation, and process improvement methodologies

Nice to haves:

• Experience with optical communications, telecommunications, networking, photonics, or semiconductor products
• Experience working with contract manufacturing partners such as Fabrinet, Celestica, Jabil, Flex, or Foxconn
• Familiarity with manufacturing quality systems and continuous improvement methodologies
• Exposure to Agile project management practices
• Certifications: PMP certification
• Experience supporting global teams across operations, engineering, and manufacturing environments