Director, NPI/PMO: Scale Products to Volume

Ichor Systems, Inc.; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

PTO 3 weeks

Health Coverage

ESPP 15% discount

401(k) with match 50%

Paid Holidays

Tuition Reimbursement

Job summary

Ichor Systems, Inc. seeks a Director PMO NPI/NPD to lead the transition of new products from R&D into scalable volume manufacturing, owning NPI execution, readiness, and milestone delivery.

The role partners with Engineering, Operations, Quality, Supply Chain, and Product Management to ensure smooth launches and scalable production. This leader will build processes, tooling, and a capable team to meet customer, cost, and delivery targets while driving accountability and continuous improvement

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering or a related technical field.
• 15+ years of program management experience in a manufacturing or engineering environment, with a focus on NPI, product transitions, or manufacturing scale-up.
• 5+ years of team leadership/management role within a PMO, R&D, or Operations function.
• Proven experience leading cross-functional initiatives across R&D, Engineering, Operations, Quality, and Supply Chain.
• Strong understanding of manufacturing processes, production readiness, and product commercialization.
• Familiarity with PLM systems and phase-gate product development processes.
• PMP, Six Sigma, or equivalent certification.

Responsibilities

• Own PLM milestone tracking, phase-gate execution, and portfolio pipeline alignment to ensure timely and effective product launches
• Drive product commercialization from R&D handoff through launch, ensuring new products meet or exceed customer, quality, cost, and delivery requirements
• Align cross-functionally on the new product pipeline and launch readiness across Engineering, Operations, Quality, Supply Chain, and Product Management
• Lead the transition of products from R&D into volume manufacturing, establishing scalable and repeatable production processes
• Develop and ramp manufacturing capability and capacity for new products at the R&D site
• Establish and continuously improve the R&D production line to support prototype and pilot builds
• Lead automation initiatives including tooling, test fixtures, and production test requirement definition
• Partner with Engineering and Operations to ensure test and tooling solutions are scalable for volume production
• Lead and develop a team of Technical Program Managers and the Engineering Manager for Prototype and Pilot Builds
• Foster a culture of accountability, innovation, and continuous improvement within the NPD PMO function
• Travel 10-20%.

Skills

Cross-functional leadership

NPI program management

Phase-gate governance

Portfolio management

Strategic thinking

Change management

Team development

Risk management

Supplier coordination

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

PMP, Six Sigma certification

Tools

PLM systems

Phase-gate processes

Job description

Ichor Systems, Inc. seeks a Director PMO NPI/NPD to lead the transition of new products from R&D into scalable volume manufacturing, owning NPI execution, readiness, and milestone delivery.

The role partners with Engineering, Operations, Quality, Supply Chain, and Product Management to ensure smooth launches and scalable production. This leader will build processes, tooling, and a capable team to meet customer, cost, and delivery targets while driving accountability and continuous improvement