New Product Launch & Transition Manager

Make Choteau Home; Kalispell (MT); On-site; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Applied Materials in the United States seeks a Program Manager to lead the transition of new products from design to scalable manufacturing. You will serve as the central integrator across Engineering, Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Quality, Operations, Product Management, and suppliers to ensure launch readiness and cost targets.

You will build integrated schedules, drive DFM/DFA, coordinate readiness activities, and manage pilot and qualification builds.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or related technical discipline.
• 3+ years of experience in manufacturing engineering, NPI, NPT, operations engineering, or program management.
• Experience leading cross-functional programs with engineering, quality, operations, suppliers, and supply chain.
• Strong knowledge of manufacturing processes, engineering change control, product configuration management, and production readiness.

Responsibilities

• Lead cross-functional New Product Transition (NPT) programs from concept release through pilot, qualification, ramp, and production readiness.
• Build and manage integrated project schedules, critical paths, milestones, risks, and launch deliverables.
• Drive Design for Manufacturability (DFM) and Design for Assembly (DFA), cost, quality, reliability, and serviceability considerations early in the lifecycle.
• Coordinate manufacturing readiness activities including tooling, fixtures, test equipment, capacity planning, work instructions, process validation, and training.
• Facilitate engineering change implementation and align product structures, BOMs, routings, suppliers, and factory operations.
• Lead cross-functional risk reviews and mitigation plans related to quality, schedule, supply chain, and readiness.
• Manage pilot builds, qualification builds, production trials, and lessons-learned activities.
• Develop executive-level program communication, status reporting, escalation management, and decision support materials.
• Partner with global and local stakeholders to achieve launch commitments for safety, quality, delivery, cost, and customer requirements.

Skills

Project management

Cross-functional leadership

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Leadership

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or related technical discipline

Tools

SAP

ERP

PLM

MES

Job description

Applied Materials in the United States seeks a Program Manager to lead the transition of new products from design to scalable manufacturing. You will serve as the central integrator across Engineering, Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Quality, Operations, Product Management, and suppliers to ensure launch readiness and cost targets.

You will build integrated schedules, drive DFM/DFA, coordinate readiness activities, and manage pilot and qualification builds.