Western Digital · 5 hours ago
NPI Program Management
San Jose, CA
Full-time
Onsite
Director/Executive
8+ years expWestern Digital is a company focused on powering global innovation through technology. The NPI Program Management role involves managing the introduction and ramp-up of hard disk drive production while resolving complex cross-functional issues and leading cross-functional teams to achieve manufacturing objectives.
Big DataComputerHardwareManufacturingSoftware
Responsibilities
Responsible for managing one or areas leading to factory introduction and ramp up of hard disk drive production
Applies program management and manufacturing expertise in resolving complex cross-functional problems and issues
Provides input to process technology direction and establishes methodologies for achieving those goals
Develops and presents program status and review information to department/corporate groups resulting in influencing direction/decision/outcomes
Facilitates the resolutions of complex team issues, builds consensus, maintains process focus, and overcomes barriers
Works closely with cross-functional groups to generate program plans, i.e., program/product overview, schedule, build and test plans, resources and costs. Manages resources to meet functional and product business goals
Works closely with cross-functional engineering departments during product development to achieve cost, quality, schedule and technical objectives
Ensures that available tooling and test equipment capacity to support initial high volume manufacturing after program transfer
Manages and lead cross-functional teams that are focused in the development of hard disk drive products/features from design to release for customers, with a special emphasis on manufacturing technologies, qualification testing and high volume manufacturing operations and processes
Develops, defines, and executes project plans, schedules, budgets and deliverables. Identifies needed resources for projects, defines and assigns major project roles
Monitors the product/program/project from initiation through delivery, interfacing with external customers of field-based employees on technical matters
Assigns and monitors work of management staff, providing technical support and direction. Has overall product/program/project management responsibility, i.e. coordinates efforts leading to product release
Selects, develops, and evaluates personnel to ensure the efficient operation of the function
Direct people-management responsibility is typically required. Identifies and defines technology programs that address strategic technical or company needs
Carries out technical and unusually difficult business related programs by exhibiting outstanding initiative, innovations and consistently applying creative approaches resulting in significant business contributions
Exhibits expert skill in applying or matching appropriate technology with business needs
Demonstrates the ability to foresee strategic and practical company needs
Domestic and international travel required
Qualification
Required
Degree in Electrical Engineering
BS + 12 yrs. related experience
MS + 10 or more yrs. related experience
PhD + 8 or more yrs. related experience
5+ year's experience managing employees
Leads integrates and coordinates activities of multiple, complex teams with broad assignments and very significant business impact
Establishes and achieves strategic goals, objectives and deliverables for multiple programs and manages team/project/program to achieve them
Facilitates resolution of complex team issues, builds consensus, maintains project/process focus, overcomes barriers, encourages and inspires other team members and fosters relationships with other team leaders and department managers
May supervise and manage engineers, technical staff and others as required
Provides effective leadership to staff members
Facilitate team/department meetings
Resolve complex conflicts with team
Initiate efforts to overcome barriers
Benefits
Paid vacation time
Paid sick leave
Medical/dental/vision insurance
Life, accident and disability insurance
Tax-advantaged flexible spending and health savings accounts
Employee assistance program
Other voluntary benefit programs such as supplemental life and AD&D, legal plan, pet insurance, critical illness, accident and hospital indemnity
Tuition reimbursement
Transit
The Applause Program
Employee stock purchase plan
Western Digital Savings 401(k) Plan
Company
Western Digital
Western Digital helps customers capture, preserve, access, and transform an ever-increasing diversity of data.
10001+ employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$901.37M2023-10-31Post Ipo Debt· $1.37M
2023-01-31Post Ipo Equity· $900M
2015-09-30Post Ipo Equity
Leadership Team
Sesh Tirumala
SVP, CIO
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Alvin B. Phillips
Founder
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