NPI & ODM Manufacturing Engineer: Mass Production Lead

International Association of Plumbing and Mechanical Officials (IAPMO); Mountain View, Northern (CA, KY); Hybrid; USD 130,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Stock options

Health insurance

Travel opportunities

Job summary

NextSense is seeking an experienced hardware program manager to own the manufacturing of an EEG earbud from EVT/DVT/PVT through mass production. You will be the primary interface to our China-based ODM, drive NPI builds, and manage schedules, data, and risk across multi-geo teams.

You will track daily production health, perform root-cause analysis, and troubleshoot cross-domain issues spanning mechanical, acoustics, battery, RF, and EEG sensing components, reporting to the VP of Engineering.

Qualifications

• 5+ years in manufacturing, NPI, or hardware program engineering for consumer electronics.
• Mandarin: Professional fluency (spoken; written strongly preferred).
• China experience: direct hands-on experience with ODMs/CMs and ~25% travel.
• Strong program management: own schedules, deliverables across vendors and internal teams.

Responsibilities

• Own manufacturing of EEG earbud from engineering builds through mass production.
• Serve as primary interface to China-based ODM.
• Drive NPI builds (EVT, DVT, PVT, MP) and close open issues with corrective actions.
• Track production health daily and perform root-cause analysis with ODM and internal engineers.
• Debug cross-domain issues (mechanical, acoustics, battery, Bluetooth/RF, EEG sensing components).
• Run the program: master schedule, BOM/PO status, risk flags, weekly leadership updates.

Skills

Program management

Root-cause analysis

Cross-functional collaboration

Hardware manufacturing

Schematic reading

Travel readiness

Job description

NextSense is seeking an experienced hardware program manager to own the manufacturing of an EEG earbud from EVT/DVT/PVT through mass production. You will be the primary interface to our China-based ODM, drive NPI builds, and manage schedules, data, and risk across multi-geo teams.

You will track daily production health, perform root-cause analysis, and troubleshoot cross-domain issues spanning mechanical, acoustics, battery, RF, and EEG sensing components, reporting to the VP of Engineering.