NPI Operations Manager

Intellectual Capital Resources Ltd; Barcelona; On-site; EUR 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Intellectual Capital Resources Ltd. in Barcelona is seeking an NPI Operations Manager to lead the end-to-end readiness for semiconductor products.

You will own the integrated schedule, manage critical paths, and coordinate across engineering, manufacturing, and supply chain to drive on-time launches.

Qualifications

• Experience leading NPI programs in electronics/semiconductors.
• Strong planning and scheduling skills with phase-gate experience.
• Coordinate cross-functional teams across engineering, manufacturing and supply chain.

Responsibilities

• 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: components, PCAs, systems, manufacturing partners, ramp-up, logistics, and service and support.
• Identify risks, delays and gaps between functional plans early, drive follow-up and escalate when needed.
• Prepare readiness and phase-gate reviews (EVT, DVT, PVT, launch) with concise, objective information.
• Maintain the cross-functional log of risks, issues, dependencies and decisions, with clear ownership.
• Clarify interfaces and hand-offs between functions and align cross-functional actions.
• Provide the executive team with concise readiness dashboards and status reports.
• Standardise and improve the NPI process, tools and templates; run lessons-learned sessions after each program.

Skills

Planning

Risk management

Cross-functional collaboration

RACI

Tools

MS Project

Smartsheet

Jira

Job description

My client is looking to fill aKey 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 escalateg 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.