Hybrid Manufacturing Capacity Expansion Lead

Siemens Mobility; Wendell (ID); Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 188,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation assistance

Hybrid work arrangement

Job summary

Siemens Mobility in Wendell, NC seeks a Project Manager (Manufacturing Capacity Expansion) to own end-to-end project management of footprint expansion and setup of large contract manufacturing operations. You will coordinate across R&D, product development, manufacturing engineering, suppliers, procurement, and operations to execute equipment, automation, and production ramp-up.

The role requires strong ownership, problem-solving, and the ability to drive execution across teams.

Qualifications

• BS/BA degree required. Engineering, manufacturing, supply chain, operations, or related STEM field preferred, or equivalent experience.
• 4+ years of experience leading complex industrial launch, NPI, automation, equipment implementation, or manufacturing start-up projects.
• Solid understanding of project management concepts, including critical path management, integrated schedules, achievement governance, budget tracking, and reporting.
• Ability to manage project information with discipline, including schedules, meeting minutes, action logs, purchase documentation, contracts, equipment specifications, supplier communication, validation records, and launch readiness documentation.

Responsibilities

• Lead the overall NPI launch project plan (when applicable), including scope, schedule, budget, milestones, decisions, risks, and issue management.
• Coordinate multiple internal and external parties across R&D, product development, manufacturing engineering, automation engineering, equipment suppliers, purchasing, operations, quality, EHS, facilities, maintenance, logistics, materials, finance, and HR.
• Build and maintain the integrated project timeline from product design maturity through process design, equipment specification, supplier selection, procurement, FAT/SAT, installation, commissioning, validation, production launch, and stable ramp-up.
• Drive alignment between product requirements, manufacturing process requirements, equipment capability, tooling needs, automation concepts, material flow, quality controls, and production staffing needs.
• Support equipment sourcing and procurement activities, including scope definition, supplier coordination, delivery tracking, budget follow-up, and raise concerns of schedule or cost risks.
• Coordinate day-to-day project execution meetings, milestone reviews, launch readiness meetings, decision logs, risk reviews, and action item follow-up.
• Provide clear project reporting to collaborators, including timeline status, open decisions, budget status, risk exposure, mitigation plans, and recovery actions.
• Serve as the escalation point for complex cross-functional issues that affect launch timing, equipment readiness, product readiness, materials availability, quality readiness, or ramp-up performance.
• Partner with operations leaders to define production ramp-up plans, staffing and training needs, shift readiness, standard work, support structure, and handover requirements.
• Support materials readiness, including supplier launch plans, inventory strategy, inbound logistics, packaging, storage, kitting, line-side presentation, and critical issues.
• Coordinate commissioning and production validation activities to ensure equipment, automation, process controls, people readiness, and material readiness converge before launch.
• Launch production and shipment of first units and ensure a smooth handover to the operations team.
• Develop and maintain risk mitigation plans using lessons learned, practical manufacturing experience, and structured project management methods.
• Use critical thinking to tackle high-impact, sophisticated, multi-functional problems and protect project deliverables.
• Align with Siemens policies, procedures, safety expectations, and financial controls throughout the project.

Skills

Project management

NPI launches

Automation

Equipment implementation

Manufacturing startup

Education

BS/BA degree in Engineering, manufacturing, supply chain, operations, or related STEM field

Job description

Siemens Mobility in Wendell, NC seeks a Project Manager (Manufacturing Capacity Expansion) to own end-to-end project management of footprint expansion and setup of large contract manufacturing operations. You will coordinate across R&D, product development, manufacturing engineering, suppliers, procurement, and operations to execute equipment, automation, and production ramp-up.

The role requires strong ownership, problem-solving, and the ability to drive execution across teams.