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CTS Corporation · 14 hours ago

NPI Program Manager

ABQ-SF Metro Area

Full-time

Onsite

Mid, Senior Level

CTS Corporation is a leading designer and manufacturer of sensors, actuators, and electronic components. They are seeking an NPI Program Manager to coordinate and manage New Product Introduction projects, ensuring a seamless transition from development to manufacturing while enhancing quality and improving production efficiency.

ElectronicsManufacturingSensor

No H1B

Responsibilities

Lead and coordinate NPI projects across the organization, ensuring alignment and effective communication between R&D, Production Engineering, Quality, Sales, and Customer

Take lead and drive technical interaction between CTS and customer, including escalation of technical or process-related issues. Capture and communicate requirements in an understandable manner in project charter

Accountable and responsible for all NPI steps and documentation from definition and design feasibility to production/market release; manages project scope and any necessary scope changes; create, maintain, and track project plans, milestones, and schedules to ensure on-time and on-budget delivery

Coordinates, along with engineering and finance, cost estimates for new products to provide sales and product management as a basis for pricing

Create and maintain material masters, BOMs and routers for new products and process flows and facilitate and ensure entry into SAP and release

Develop NPI standard guidelines and tools to define standard process capabilities

Initiate prototype, Tier 3 and low volume orders and manage through the production line

Organize and lead day-to-day project activities including weekly NPI project reviews, meetings, and regular reporting to management and customers

Lead weekly review of new and existing projects with manufacturing and R&D engineering and highlight areas of support needed and key next steps

Procure adequate resources to achieve project objectives to delegate tasks and responsibilities in planned timeframes

Work with manufacturing to ensure proper documentation and work instructions are available for new products

Prepare and maintain documentation related to internal production inspections (IPI) and process support

Lead the Product Readiness Review process to ensure all quality and production requirements are met prior to serial launch

Work closely with the R&D and Process Engineering team and Quality to perform design reviews; act as the owner of the DR4 phase, responsible for the complete collection of data and documentation required for release of new products to manufacturing on a timely (especially for high-runner products)

Contribute to the continuous improvement of industrialization processes and the management of Engineering Change Orders (ECOs)

Lead and support Lean and Six Sigma projects – initially at the Green Belt level, with the ambition to progress to Black Belt certification

Support the Sales and Product Management teams during new product customer audits and readiness reviews

Qualification

NPI processesProduct Lifecycle ManagementProject managementLean ManufacturingSix SigmaSAPMicrosoft ProjectTechnical engineeringAnalytical thinkingPiezoelectric technologyInterpersonal skillsCommunication skillsProblem-solving abilities