{"id":245764,"date":"2026-10-05T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-10-04T23:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ic-resources.com\/jobs\/npi-operations-manager-524850\/"},"modified":"2026-11-12T10:15:05","modified_gmt":"2026-11-12T10:15:05","slug":"npi-operations-manager-524850","status":"publish","type":"jobs","link":"https:\/\/ic-resources.com\/en\/jobs\/npi-operations-manager-524850\/","title":{"rendered":"NPI Operations Manager"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;font-size: 14px\">My client is looking to fill a&nbsp;Key role at an exciting Semiconductor company &#8211; based in Barcelona.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;font-size: 14px\">They are looking for an NPI Opertations Manager to join their team.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 8pt;line-height: 107%;font-size: 11pt;font-family: Aptos, sans-serif\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;font-size: 14px\"><strong>What You Will Do<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"line-height: 107%;font-size: 11pt;font-family: Aptos, sans-serif\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;font-size: 14px\">Build and maintain the integrated NPI readiness schedule, critical path and cross-functional dependencies<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"line-height: 107%;font-size: 11pt;font-family: Aptos, sans-serif\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;font-size: 14px\">Map the end-to-end NPI process: stages, gates, hand-offs, readiness criteria and the RACI<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"line-height: 107%;font-size: 11pt;font-family: Aptos, sans-serif\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;font-size: 14px\">Integrate readiness across the operational chain: electronic components, PCAs, systems, manufacturing <\/span><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;font-size: 14px\">partners, production ramp-up, logistics, and service and support<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"line-height: 107%;font-size: 11pt;font-family: Aptos, sans-serif\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;font-size: 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cross-functional actions<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;font-size: 14px\">Provide the executive team with concise readiness dashboards and status reports<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;font-size: 14px\">&nbsp;Standardise and continuously improve the NPI process, tools and templates, and run lessons-learned <\/span><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;font-size: 14px\">sessions after each program<\/span>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;font-size: 14px\"><strong><span style=\"line-height: 107%\">Technical and business knowledge<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 11.0pt;line-height: 107%;font-family: Aptos, sans-serif\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;font-size: 14px\">Solid understanding of electronics manufacturing operations: component supply chain, PCA fabrication and <\/span><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;font-size: 14px\">assembly, system integration and test, and after-sales service processes<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 11.0pt;line-height: 107%;font-family: Aptos, sans-serif\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;font-size: 14px\">Deep knowledge of NPI and stage-gate processes (EVT, DVT, PVT, production release), product lifecycle and <\/span><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;font-size: 14px\">industrialization of electronic systems<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 11.0pt;line-height: 107%;font-family: Aptos, sans-serif\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;font-size: 14px\">Sufficient understanding of HPC and AI infrastructure (accelerators, servers, rack-scale systems) to follow <\/span><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;font-size: 14px\">technical discussions and assess the schedule impact of technical issues<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 11.0pt;line-height: 107%;font-family: Aptos, sans-serif\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;font-size: 14px\">Awareness of certification, regulatory and trade compliance requirements for IT equipment (e.g. CE, safety,<\/span><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;font-size: 14px\">EMC, environmental) and their typical lead times<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 11.0pt;line-height: 107%;font-family: Aptos, sans-serif\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;font-size: 14px\">&nbsp;Strong command of integrated planning, dependency and risk management, and process mapping (e.g.<\/span><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;font-size: 14px\">swimlanes, RACI), with tools such as MS Project, Smartsheet, Jira or equivalent<\/span><br \/><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 11.0pt;line-height: 107%;font-family: Aptos, sans-serif\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;font-size: 14px\">For more information, please contact Rob Hudson.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>My client is looking to fill a&nbsp;Key role at an exciting Semiconductor company &#8211; based in Barcelona. 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