New Product Transition (NPT) PM

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The NPT Program Manager is responsible for leading the transition of new products from design and development into scalable repeatable manufacturing operations. The role serves as the central integrator across Engineering Manufacturing Engineering Supply Chain Quality Operations Product Management and Supplier partners to ensure successful launch readiness cost targets schedule adherence manufacturability and operational excellence.

• Lead cross-functional New Product Transition (NPT) programs from concept release through pilot qualification ramp and production readiness.
• Build and manage integrated project schedules critical paths milestones risks and launch deliverables.
• Drive Design for Manufacturability (DFM) Design for Assembly (DFA) cost quality reliability and serviceability considerations early in the product lifecycle.
• Coordinate manufacturing readiness activities including tooling fixtures test equipment capacity planning work instructions process validation and training.
• Facilitate engineering change implementation and ensure alignment across product structures BOMs routings suppliers and factory operations.
• Lead cross-functional risk reviews and mitigation plans related to quality schedule supply chain and operational readiness.
• Manage pilot builds qualification builds production trials and lessons-learned activities.
• Develop executive-level program communication status reporting escalation management and decision support materials.
• Partner with global and local stakeholders to achieve launch commitments for safety quality delivery cost and customer requirements.

• Bachelors degree in Engineering Manufacturing Engineering Mechanical Engineering Industrial Engineering or related technical discipline.
• 3 years of experience in manufacturing engineering new product introduction (NPI) new product transition (NPT) operations engineering program management or related technical leadership roles.
• Experience leading cross-functional programs involving engineering quality operations suppliers and supply chain organizations.
• Strong knowledge of manufacturing processes engineering change control product configuration management and production readiness activities.
• Demonstrated project management skills including schedule development risk management issue resolution and stakeholder alignment.
• Strong analytical communication and leadership skills.

• Experience in semiconductor capital equipment advanced manufacturing aerospace automotive electronics or other complex engineered products.
• Experience with APQP PFMEA DFMEA SPC Lean Manufacturing Six Sigma DOE and continuous improvement methodologies.
• Knowledge of SAP ERP PLM MES and product lifecycle management systems.
• PMP Agile Six Sigma or equivalent program management certifications.

• Demonstrated capability in program leadership manufacturing readiness engineering change management and cross-functional execution.
• Comfortable leading through ambiguity influencing without authority travel as required executive presentations and ownership of critical launch commitments.
• Collaborative resilient data-driven customer-focused and capable of balancing urgency with disciplined decision making.
• Able to integrate technical operational supply chain quality and commercial considerations across multiple simultaneous programs and priorities.

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