Role description
RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Drive alignment with Marketing, Engineering and operation teams to prepare industry leading new product release processes, schedules and shipments.
- Drive time to market NPI board release schedules by working with Design, Thermal/Mechanical, Reliability, Solutions and Operations teams to optimize processes and requirements.
- Drive NPI component management to ensure production component availability and improve overall cost structure of new products.
- Define and establish board production release and Agile PLM change order processes to ensure alignment and consistency across Design, Operations and contract manufacturers.
- Coordinate with board operations team to ensure seamless transition from engineering to full production ramp up and meet all customer demand requirements.
- Proto Line Readiness review with CMs, includes process flow, proto capacity, equipment readiness, BKM evaluation; reviews document package for data integrity and special instructions prior to each proto, etc.
Qualifications:
- Bachelor s degree in engineering (Electrical/Electronics) or equivalent with minimum 5 years of electronics manufacturing NPI program management experience.
- NPI Project Management experience and a demonstrated understanding of Project Management processes and tools
- Detailed understanding of Agile product lifecycle implementation and best practices
- Demonstrated ability in strategic planning, risk management, change management, project management
- Experience working with quality management approaches, techniques, and principles to ensure quality
- Able to manage and organize multiple projects in parallel
- Self-motivated individual that enjoys establishing processes to improve the overall efficiency of the team
- Strong knowledge of project and productivity tools including Jira, Confluence, Microsoft Office Suite etc.
- PMP certification is a plus
Skills
change management,program management,microsoft office suite,agile plm,electronics manufacturing,project management,contract manufacturing,
About UST
UST is a global digital transformation solutions provider. For more than 20 years, UST has worked side by side with the world’s best companies to make a real impact through transformation. Powered by technology, inspired by people and led by purpose, UST partners with their clients from design to operation. With deep domain expertise and a future-proof philosophy, UST embeds innovation and agility into their clients’ organizations. With over 30,000 employees in 30 countries, UST builds for boundless impact—touching billions of lives in the process.
