
NPI Operations Project Manager
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full-time
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Location Type: Office
Location: Deer Park • Illinois • United States
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Salary
💰 $111,600 - $178,600 per year
About the role
- Lead NPI Projects: Collaborate with Engineering, Marketing, Supply Chain, Volume Manufacturing, and Contract Manufacturing partners to guide products from concept through prototyping, pilot builds, and into high-volume production
- Project Planning & Control: Develop detailed project plans (scope, WBS, schedule, cost, risks), track progress, manage trade-offs, and enable timely decision-making
- Risk Management: Identify opportunities and risks, develop actionable plans to address them, and escalate issues when necessary
- DFx & Production Transfer Readiness: Partner with DFx teams across compliance/safety, quality, manufacturing, test, assembly, and cost throughout development to ensure issues are resolved promptly
- Product Builds: Oversee prototype and pilot builds. Manage product transfer to Contract Manufacturing partners
- Communication: Deliver clear, concise, and relevant project updates to stakeholders at all levels; influence effectively without formal authority
- Phase-Gate Reviews: Lead readiness assessments, review deliverables, and document lessons learned
Requirements
- BS in Engineering; MS/MBA preferred
- 5+ years of Project Management leading complex technical projects
- Project management expertise; PMP preferred
- New Product Introduction, Process or Manufacturing Engineering, and DFx experience are a plus
- Self-starter who thrives in ambiguity and drives outcomes
- Enthusiastic about continuous improvement and operational excellence
- Proficient in risk management, schedule development, critical path analysis, resource planning, and cost control
- Comfortable leading global, multi-site teams and influencing across matrix organizations
- Strong analytical and systematic root-cause analysis expertise
- Formal training in Lean Manufacturing, Six Sigma or Design for Six Sigma (DFSS) or other continuous improvement disciplines
- Exceptional written and verbal information synthesis skills
- Experience in the semiconductor and/or ATE industry; familiarity with the Teradyne product family is a plus
Benefits
- robust health and well-being benefit programs
- medical
- dental
- vision
- Flexible Spending Accounts
- retirement savings plans
- life and disability insurance
- paid vacation & holidays
- tuition assistance programs
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.
Hard Skills & Tools
Project ManagementRisk ManagementSchedule DevelopmentCritical Path AnalysisResource PlanningCost ControlLean ManufacturingSix SigmaDesign for Six SigmaNew Product Introduction
Soft Skills
CommunicationInfluencingAnalytical SkillsProblem SolvingSelf-starterContinuous ImprovementOperational ExcellenceCollaborationLeadershipAdaptability
Certifications
PMPBS in EngineeringMS/MBA