NPI Operations Manager

IC Resources; Barcelona; On-site; EUR 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

IC Resources is partnering with a leading semiconductor company in Barcelona to recruit an NPI Operations Manager responsible for coordinating new product introductions.

The role covers the entire NPI lifecycle, including readiness schedules, stage-gate reviews, risk management, and cross-functional alignment across engineering, manufacturing, and supply chain.

Qualifications

• Extensive NPI program experience in electronics or semiconductor environments.
• Strong project management skills with cross-functional coordination.
• Familiarity with stage-gate processes (EVT/DVT/PVT) and industrialization.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain integrated NPI readiness schedule with critical path and dependencies.
• Map end-to-end NPI process stages, gates, hand-offs and readiness criteria.
• Coordinate readiness across components, PCAs, systems, and manufacturing partners.
• Prepare readiness reviews and provide consolidated information to decisions.
• Maintain risk/issue/dependency log with owners.
• Clarify interfaces between functions and align cross-functional actions.
• Provide executive dashboards with NPI status.
• Standardise and improve NPI process, tools, templates; run lessons learned.

Skills

Electronics manufacturing operations

NPI & stage-gate knowledge

Dependency and risk management

Cross-functional leadership

Tools

MS Project

Smartsheet

Jira

Job description

My client is looking to fill a Key role at an exciting Semiconductor company - based in Barcelona.

They are looking for an NPI Opertations Manager to join their team.

What You Will Do

• Build and maintain the integrated NPI readiness schedule, critical path and cross-functional dependencies
• Map the end-to-end NPI process: stages, gates, hand-offs, readiness criteria and the RACI
• Integrate readiness across the operational chain: electronic components, PCAs, systems, manufacturing partners, production ramp-up, logistics, and service and support
• Identify risks, delays and gaps between functional plans early, drive follow-up and escape when needed
• Prepare and facilitate readiness and phase-gate reviews (EVT, DVT, PVT, launch), giving decision-makers consolidated, objective information
• Maintain the cross-functional log of risks, issues, dependencies and decisions, making sure every item has a clear functional owner
• Clarify interfaces and hand-offs between functions (e.g. engineering to manufacturing, operations to service) and facilitate alignment on cross-functional actions
• Provide the executive team with concise readiness dashboards and status reports
• Standardise and continuously improve the NPI process, tools and templates, and run lessons-learned sessions after each program

Technical and business knowledge

• Solid understanding of electronics manufacturing operations: component supply chain, PCA fabrication and assembly, system integration and test, and after-sales service processes
• Deep knowledge of NPI and stage-gate processes (EVT, DVT, PVT, production release), product lifecycle and industrialization of electronic systems
• Sufficient understanding of HPC and AI infrastructure (accelerators, servers, rack-scale systems) to follow technical discussions and assess the schedule impact of technical issues
• Awareness of certification, regulatory and trade compliance requirements for IT equipment (e.g. CE, safety,EMC, environmental) and their typical lead times
• Strong command of integrated planning, dependency and risk management, and process mapping (e.g. swimlanes, RACI), with tools such as MS Project, Smartsheet, Jira or equivalent

For more information, please contact Rob Hudson.