Strong engineering foundation with hands-on experience in complex hardware, including design or systems engineering.
Proven track record in new product introduction (NPI) and manufacturing processes.
Ability to influence design for manufacturability, testability, quality, and cost.
Experience in cross-functional leadership, aligning engineering and manufacturing teams.
Practical skills in debugging, failure analysis, and implementing corrective actions.
Expertise in assessing build readiness and managing configuration changes.
Strong communication skills for conveying technical risks and trade-offs to senior leaders.
Responsibilities
Lead cross-functional teams to drive new product introduction from design to production ramp.
Collaborate with engineers to enhance manufacturability and serviceability before finalizing designs.
Conduct integrated technical risk assessments across various domains including hardware and software.
Facilitate Build Readiness Reviews, providing evidence-based recommendations to stakeholders.
Establish technical priorities and recovery plans, escalating risks as necessary.
Coordinate technical triage in factories, managing investigations and corrective actions.
Oversee readiness for engineering changes and alternate components, ensuring functional approvals.
Transform build results and failure analyses into actionable improvements for future production.
Benefits
Opportunity to work at the forefront of AI advancements.
Collaborative environment with cross-functional teams.
Potential for career growth in a rapidly evolving field.
Engagement in innovative product development and manufacturing processes.
Full Job Description
We9re looking for a Operations Tech Lead to lead technical execution across new product introduction and production ramp for next-generation computing systems. Sitting within Operations, you9ll combine hardware engineering depth with manufacturing expertise to influence product design, drive factory readiness, and scale products with quality and cost discipline. You9ll work closely with engineering, operations, and manufacturing partners while helping shape a growing NPI function.
Key Responsibilities
Lead the cross-functional Operations Technical Team to drive NPI programs from early design planning through factory builds and production ramp.
Partner with hardware and design engineers to improve manufacturability, assembly, test, and serviceability before designs are finalized.
Own the integrated technical risk and readiness assessment across hardware, software, manufacturing processes, test, materials, capacity, and quality.
Lead Build Readiness Reviews and deliver clear, evidence-based go, conditional-go, or hold recommendations to the build owner.
Establish technical priorities, accountable owners, and recovery plans, escalating risks and decisions when needed.
Lead factory technical triage, coordinating containment, root-cause investigations, corrective actions, and verification with the responsible engineering and quality teams.
Coordinate readiness for engineering changes, alternate components, and second sources with the appropriate functional approval owners.
Turn build results, yield trends, and failure analysis into lessons and improvements that strengthen subsequent builds and production scale.
Skills and Qualifications
Hardware engineering depth: A strong engineering foundation and hands-on experience with complex hardware, ideally including design or systems engineering.
NPI and manufacturing experience: A track record of taking hardware through factory builds, new product introduction, and production ramp.
Design influence: The technical credibility to challenge design assumptions and improve manufacturability, testability, quality, and cost.
Cross-functional technical leadership: Experience aligning engineering, operations, suppliers, and manufacturing partners around clear priorities and accountable execution.
Hardware problem-solving: Practical expertise in debug, failure analysis, root cause, and verified corrective action.
Readiness and risk judgment: Experience assessing build readiness, managing configuration and change impacts, and making sound recommendations with incomplete information.
Clear, decisive communication: The ability to explain technical tradeoffs, communicate difficult risks to senior leaders, and drive decisions and issue closure.
Location: Sunnyvale, CA
The base salary range for this position is $200,000 to $250,000 annually. Actual compensation may include bonus and equity, and will be determined based on factors such as experience, skills, and qualifications.
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