NPI Project Lead: Cross-Functional Launch Orchestrator

Foxconn Industrial Internet; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Foxconn Assembly, LLC is seeking an NPI Supervisor to lead the site NPI team and coordinate all new product introductions, transfers, pilot builds, and ramp-ups across functions.

The role requires 5+ years in manufacturing/NPIs, 2+ years in leadership, and familiarity with SAP; you will drive readiness, risk mitigation, and customer-facing programs to ensure quality, cost, and on-time delivery.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Supply Chain, Operations Management, Business, or related field.
• 5+ years of manufacturing, engineering, program management, or NPI experience.
• 2+ years of leadership or supervisory experience preferred.
• Experience in EMS manufacturing environments preferred.
• Experience supporting product transfers and customer-facing projects.
• Familiarity with ERP/MRP systems (SAP preferred).

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end NPI activities from kickoff through mass production.
• Coordinate product transfers, pilot builds, engineering validation builds, FAI, ORR, and production ramp-up activities.
• Develop and maintain project schedules, trackers, and readiness plans.
• Monitor project status and drive closure of open action items.
• Escalate critical risks and issues to management in a timely manner.
• Coordinate activities among Manufacturing Engineering, Test Engineering, Quality, SCM, Production, Warehouse, IT, and Customer teams.
• Facilitate regular NPI meetings and project reviews.
• Ensure alignment of project priorities across all functional groups.
• Drive accountability and ownership for project deliverables.
• Ensure BOM, routing, work instructions, tooling, fixtures, test stations, and production documentation are ready before builds.
• Coordinate manufacturing line setup and validation activities.
• Verify material readiness and availability for pilot and production builds.
• Support capacity planning and production ramp strategies.
• Act as primary site representative for assigned NPI programs.
• Interface directly with customers regarding project status, risks, and recovery plans.
• Support customer audits, readiness reviews, and milestone meetings.
• Ensure customer requirements are properly communicated and executed internally.
• Support FAI, process validation, qualification builds, and quality improvement activities.
• Drive root cause analysis and corrective actions for NPI-related issues.
• Ensure compliance with customer, regulatory, and company requirements.
• Monitor key launch metrics and quality indicators.
• Identify opportunities to improve NPI execution processes.
• Develop best practices and standard operating procedures.
• Drive lessons learned activities following major product launches.
• Support Lean Manufacturing and continuous improvement initiatives.

Skills

Leadership

Project management

Cross-functional collaboration

Data analysis

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Supply Chain, Operations Management, Business, or related field

Tools

SAP

Excel

PowerPoint

Project tracking tools

Job description

Foxconn Assembly, LLC is seeking an NPI Supervisor to lead the site NPI team and coordinate all new product introductions, transfers, pilot builds, and ramp-ups across functions.

The role requires 5+ years in manufacturing/NPIs, 2+ years in leadership, and familiarity with SAP; you will drive readiness, risk mitigation, and customer-facing programs to ensure quality, cost, and on-time delivery.