Factory Program Manager

Creative Solutions Services, LLC; San Jose (CA); On-site; USD 113,000 - 121,000; Full time

Job summary

*** is seeking a Factory Program Manager to serve as the on-site representative at Foxconn San Jose. You will coordinate daily factory activities, support NPI builds and engineering experiments, and drive follow-through on shared priorities and open issues.

You will maintain the integrated schedule, coordinate onsite support, and escalate risks before they affect schedules. This is a ~6 month contract position requiring five days onsite.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of hardware program management or factory operations experience.
• Onsite experience with a contract manufacturer in electronics manufacturing.
• Knowledge of SMT/PCB assembly, testing and production ramp.
• Ability to manage multiple workstreams with tight schedules.
• Strong issue management and closure skills.
• Ability to communicate with engineering and manufacturing teams.
• Proactive, structured approach to evolving processes and priorities.
• Willingness to work onsite at Foxconn San Jose five days a week for 6 months.

Responsibilities

• Own day-to-day coordination of activities at Foxconn San Jose, including NPI builds, DOEs, testing and failure analysis.
• Maintain integrated site schedule and master issue list with owners and due dates.
• Establish regular communications summarizing upcoming activities, onsite support, risks and decisions.
• Drive cross-functional teams to close actions and elevate issues when progress is at risk.
• Coordinate resources including technicians, lab equipment and floor space.
• Support build readiness by coordinating materials, equipment, and documentation.
• Ensure experiments and test results are documented and shared with engineering teams.
• Identify opportunities to improve factory processes and site organization.

Skills

Hardware program management

Factory operations

NPI

Onsite CM experience

SMT/PCB assembly

Issue management

Cross-functional collaboration

Clear communication

Structured planning

Tools

Test fixtures

Job description

Title: Factory Program Manager

Work Location: San Jose, CA (Onsite)

Duration: 6 months

Pay: $82-88/hr on W2

Summary:

As a Factory Program Manager for ***’s Proto Hardware team, you will serve as our primary onsite representative at Foxconn San Jose. You will coordinate daily factory activities, support new product introduction builds and engineering experiments, and drive Foxconn follow-through on shared priorities and open issues.

You will bring structure and visibility to the work happening at the site. You will maintain the integrated schedule and issue list, coordinate onsite support, communicate weekly priorities, and escal* risks before they affect engineering or build schedules. This is a ~6 month contract position that requires working onsite at Foxconn San Jose five days per week.

You will:

• Own the day-to-day coordination of activities at Foxconn San Jose, including new product introduction (NPI) builds, design of experiments (DOEs), testing, failure analysis, material deliveries, and facility work.
• Serve as the primary point of contact between ***’s Hardware team and the Foxconn San Jose team.
• Maintain an integrated site schedule and master issue list, with clear owners, priorities, dependencies, and due dates.
• Establish a regular communication cadence that summarizes upcoming activities, required onsite support, progress, risks, and decisions.
• Drive Foxconn and cross-functional teams to close open actions and elevate issues when progress is at risk.
• Coordinate shared resources, including technicians, lab equipment, test fixtures, floor space, and engineering support.
• Support build readiness by coordinating materials, equipment, documentation, staffing, and other requirements.
• Ensure results from experiments, testing, and failure analysis are documented and shared with the appropriate engineering teams.
• Identify opportunities to improve factory processes, site organization, and collaboration between *** and Foxconn.
• Coordinate site infrastructure and workspace needs in partnership with Engineering, Operations, and IT.

Skills:

• 5+ years of experience in hardware program management, factory operations, manufacturing operations, or NPI.
• Experience working onsite with a contract manufacturer, preferably in electronics or printed circuit board assembly manufacturing.
• Working knowledge of hardware development and manufacturing processes, including surface-mount technology, assembly, testing, and production ramp.
• Experience managing multiple workstreams with competing priorities, shared resources, and tight schedules.
• Strong issue management skills and a consistent track record of driving actions to closure.
• The ability to understand technical discussions, identify dependencies, and communicate effectively with engineering and manufacturing teams.
• Clear written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to summarize complex activity for technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• A proactive approach and the ability to bring structure to an environment where processes and priorities may change quickly.
• The ability to work onsite at Foxconn San Jose five days per week for the duration of the six-month contract.

Preferred qualifications:

• Experience supporting engineering DOEs, hardware validation, or failure analysis.
• Familiarity with thermal management, immersion cooling, power electronics, ASIC-based hardware, or high-density compute systems.
• Experience managing factory lab spaces, facility upgrades, or production floor layouts.
• Experience with material readiness, inventory coordination, and supply chain activities.
• Previous experience working with Foxconn or another large electronics manufacturing services provider.

Pursuant to the California Fair Chance Act, Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers, Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance, and San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, qualified applicants will be considered for assignment with arrest and conviction records. Criminal history may have a direct, adverse, and negative relationship with some of the material job duties of this position. These include the duties and responsibilities listed above, as well as the abilities to adhere to company policies, exercise sound judgment, effectively manage stress and work safely and respectfully with others, exhibit trustworthiness, meet client expectations, standards, and accompanying requirements, and safeguard business operations and company reputation.

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