AI Hardware Manufacturing Operations TPM

United States Digital Space LLC; United States; Remote; USD 142,000 - 189,000; Full time

Job summary

United States Digital Space LLC seeks a Technical Program Manager to lead manufacturing operations programs across APAC, including Singapore. You will drive cross-functional execution from NPI to production ramp, coordinating partners and internal teams for factory readiness, material availability, and delivery commitments.

The role requires deep technical fluency, disciplined program management, and frequent collaboration with ODMs, contract manufacturers, and suppliers to ensure on-time,

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in technical program management, manufacturing operations, hardware programs, or related field.
• Experience leading complex hardware products from development through qualification, production ramp, and sustaining operations.
• Experience working directly with ODMs, JDMs, contract manufacturers, component suppliers, or factory operations teams.
• Technical familiarity with servers, storage, networking equipment, rack-level systems, electronics, or other complex hardware products.
• Strong understanding of manufacturing readiness, production planning, capacity management, quality gates, test processes, and change control.
• Experience managing cross-functional programs involving engineering, quality, supply chain, manufacturing, logistics, and operations.
• Ability to use production data to identify constraints, prioritize risks, and drive measurable improvements.

Responsibilities

• Lead manufacturing operations programs for AI servers, racks, networking systems, and related infrastructure across regional manufacturing partners.
• Own integrated program plans spanning NPI, factory readiness, material availability, tooling, test development, qualification, production ramp, and shipment.
• Coordinate Hardware Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Manufacturing Quality, Supply Chain, Rack Integration, System Enablement, Logistics, Deployment, and Hardware Operations.
• Drive manufacturing readiness reviews and establish clear entry, exit, and production-release criteria.
• Partner with ODMs, JDMs, contract manufacturers, and suppliers to manage build plans, capacity, production schedules, and delivery commitments.
• Track manufacturing metrics including yield, first-pass yield, cycle time, throughput, work in progress, defect rates, rework, quality escapes, and on-time delivery.
• Identify material, capacity, process, quality, test, and engineering risks that could affect production or deployment.
• Lead cross-functional resolution of manufacturing issues involving hardware, firmware, test systems, supplier processes, quality, or configuration.
• Ensure corrective actions have clear owners, deadlines, validation plans, and evidence of effectiveness.
• Manage engineering changes, configuration control, deviation processes, and the introduction of design updates into active production.
• Coordinate the transition from NPI into sustaining manufacturing with complete documentation, stable processes, trained teams, and clear ownership.
• Partner with deployment and Hardware Operations teams to ensure manufactured systems arrive complete, validated, traceable, and ready for installation.
• Build dashboards and operating mechanisms that provide clear visibility into production status, constraints, quality, delivery risk, and recovery plans.
• Prepare concise updates and decision materials for senior technical and operational stakeholders.
• Develop repeatable manufacturing playbooks that support increasing volume, multiple hardware platforms, and a growing global supplier network.

Skills

Technical program management

Manufacturing operations

Cross-functional leadership

Data analysis

Problem solving

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering, manufacturing, operations, or related technical discipline

Tools

SQL

Python

ERP

MES

Manufacturing analytics tools

Job description

United States Digital Space LLC seeks a Technical Program Manager to lead manufacturing operations programs across APAC, including Singapore. You will drive cross-functional execution from NPI to production ramp, coordinating partners and internal teams for factory readiness, material availability, and delivery commitments.

The role requires deep technical fluency, disciplined program management, and frequent collaboration with ODMs, contract manufacturers, and suppliers to ensure on-time,