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ZT Systems · 15 hours ago

Staff Technical Program Manager, NPI

Secaucus, NJ

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level, Lead/Staff

$105K/yr - $154K/yr

5+ years exp

ZT Systems is a company focused on designing and delivering impactful technology solutions. They are seeking a Staff Technical Program Manager, NPI to lead the schedule and execution of new product programs in manufacturing, ensuring factory readiness and successful implementation into production.

Cloud ComputingCloud InfrastructureInternet

No H1B

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

Serve as the primary interface between global production sites, customer operations, and engineering teams in support of new product launch

Serve as the primary interface for the customer deliverables managed by NPI and resolve any conflicts that arise during the execution

Develop and execute launch plans to prepare the production system for new products, platforms, and customers

Lead the management of global site enablement for new products by creating a plan for factory readiness and driving conflict resolution to meeting the production timelines

Serve as the key interface between the customer and factory teams to drive enablement efforts across all ZT sites

Lead comprehensive manufacturing preparation activities, collaborating with manufacturing planning teams to create and implement effective timelines for new products, platforms, or customers

Collaborate with cross-functional manufacturing teams to align new product requirements with technical and professional resources

Identify gaps in new product launch processes across platforms and customers and drive continuous improvement projects to improve quality and accelerate time to market

Evaluate the technical requirements for new product programs and engage with engineering in developing manufacturing preparation plans

Engage NPI and manufacturing engineering in developing manufacturing risk assessments such as DFMs, Design for Test (DFT), and PFMEAs

Lead the global manufacturing readiness review process to evaluate the technical status of various NPI programs as they are transferred to each global production site

Coordinate the engineering & production testing activities which support product development and launch on a variety of parallel products or platforms

Drive engineering and management resources to ensure materials, equipment, training, and documentation are in place to support pre-production and production builds

Identify key program issues and coordinate technical resources between cross-functional teams in identifying, evaluating, and executing solutions

Coordinate internal resources from engineering, operations, and manufacturing teams in technical issue resolution and program schedule recovery planning

Assess, analyze, consolidate, and communicate risk & status clearly and succinctly to working level and executive audiences

Author project status, summary, and issue resolution tracking reports

Qualification

Technical program managementManufacturing processesContinuous improvementServer hardware fundamentalsProduction testingProblem-solving techniquesMicrosoft Office toolsCommunication skillsCollaboration skills

Required

Bachelor's degree in engineering discipline (mechanical, electrical, or industrial preferred) and 5 + years technical program management experience in a manufacturing environment (alternatively a MS degree and 3+ years of experience)

Experience with manufacturing processes, hardware development processes, and product launch

Experience with continuous improvement / lean programs

Knowledge of server hardware fundamentals

Knowledge of production testing and firmware fundamentals

Ability to use problem-solving techniques to evaluate and propose solutions

Experience with Microsoft Office tools (Outlook, Excel, Word, and MS Project)