Senior Manager, New Product Introduction (NPI)

Amperesand, Inc.; Reno (NV); On-site; USD 170,000 - 200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive Salary + Incentive Stock

Medical, vision, dental

401k retirement plan

PTO & holidays

Commuter Benefits

Maternal/Paternal leave

Job summary

Amperesand, Inc. in Reno, Nevada is hiring a Sr. Manager for New Product Introduction (NPI) to lead the NPI team and drive product development from concept through production ramp.

You will coordinate engineering, manufacturing, and supply chain to meet milestones, budgets, and quality targets. The role requires a technical degree or equivalent experience in electrical power products, 12+ years in program management and engineering, and strong communication skills.

Qualifications

• 12+ years' experience in a mix of program management and engineering fields with evidence of handling multiple complex projects.
• Experience leading cross-functional teams including engineering, product development, and supply chain.
• Excellent written and verbal communication with stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Build and manage the NPI tech team to support engineering and manufacturing development.
• Drive product lifecycles and move development to production ramp.
• Coordinate cross-functional teams to achieve milestones and milestones on schedule.
• Control budget and cost while meeting timelines, scope and quality commitments.
• Communicate program status to executives and stakeholders to ensure transparency.
• Oversee material readiness, inventory management, and supply chain alignment.
• Provide direction to project engineers and technicians on priorities and risks.
• Drive cost reduction efforts and ensure product cost and inventory management.
• Develop and execute NPI processes to improve program execution.
• Identify risks with mitigation plans and trade-offs.

Skills

Cross-functional leadership

Communication

Project management

Education

Technical degree or equivalent experience in electrical power products

Job description

Company Overview

Amperesand is reinventing how the world powers its most critical systems. We are facing a once-in-a-generation opportunity for infrastructure disruption. Electricity demand is skyrocketing, driven by AI factories, electric vehicles, and modern industrial growth. Energy supply is shifting to incorporate a more diverse mix of resources – including solar, gas, and batteries – at a massive scale. And yet the power infrastructure behind our latest mega-projects hasn’t meaningfully changed in nearly 100 years. Supply chains for today’s infrastructure equipment can’t match the pace and sophistication of critical energy projects. Amperesand is building hardware and software that rewrites this broken power infrastructure playbook to support a new era of energy abundance. We’ve built a new class of intelligent, software-defined power infrastructure products leveraging a decade of advanced medium voltage Solid State Transformer research that’s now ready for commercial deployment. Our products and solutions go far beyond the capabilities of traditional electrical equipment. We make power systems that are faster to deploy, dramatically smaller and more efficient, and capable of supporting modern, dynamic energy needs for tomorrow’s most demanding energy consumers. Scalable in-house advanced manufacturing capability is our foundation for meeting timeline and quality expectation to serve infrastructure customers around the world. Amperesand is led by breakthrough energy hardware development veterans and funded by top tier investors who share our vision of building a category-defining energy technology company. With hubs in San Francisco, Reno, and Singapore, our global team is laser focused on building foundational technology to solve the most pressing problems in power infrastructure at scale. Join us in building the power foundation of the future!

Amperesand is disrupting industrial power with the first commercialized Solid State Transformer systems. Solid State Transformers systems are much more than a transformer replacement, enabling numerous advanced features to unlock solutions for data centers, EV charging, renewables, microgrids, and industrial installations. We are looking for mission driven team members passionate about making amazing products for worldwide electrification at maximum acceleration. Amperesand is building a global company and looking for talent across our geographies.

Sr. Manager, New Product Introduction (NPI)

Location: Reno, Nevada

Responsibilities

• Build and manage the NPI tech team to support engineering and manufacturing development
• Manage the product lifecycles and drive product development / build phases from concept to production ramp
• Manage cross functional teams including engineering, product development, supply chain, manufacturing, among others to collaborate and drive successful product development milestones.
• Drive the successful implementation of manufacturing programs by controlling the budget / cost, while ensuring that all program timelines, scope and quality commitments are delivered.
• Effectively and regularly communicate the program status to executives, partners and cross functional stakeholders to provide transparency and facilitates program implementation.
• Drive material readiness and inventory management with the supply chain and PM teams.
• Ensure material availability for all build cycles while also controlling quality and inventory levels to monitor production and program material risks.
• Provide direction to NPI project engineers, NPI technicians and cross functional stakeholders to align priorities, requirements, risks, and program schedule.
• Monitor and drive cost reduction efforts across the program by collaborating with various teams including supply chain and engineering. In doing this ensure that product cost and inventory are managed appropriately.
• Support in the development and execution of NPI and program management related processes to facilitate efficient program execution.
• Identify and highlight program risks by defining mitigation plans, sharing trade-offs and ensuring appropriate measures are taken to minimize any program impact.

Qualifications

• Technical degree or equivalent experience in electrical power products
• 12+ years' experience in a mix of program management and engineering fields with evidence showing an exceptional ability to manage multiple complex projects / programs simultaneously.
• Demonstrated ability to work and lead cross functionally by managing large teams / projects.
• Exceptionally strong communication skills that demonstrate an ability to communicate visually, verbally and in writing to both technical and non-technical team members
• Experience working in an engineering organization focused on electrical systems, power electronics, or other similar products in a manufacturing / production environment.
• Ability to work well under pressure while simultaneously managing competing priorities, challenges and risks. Effective response to adapt to these competing priorities, risks, and program changes as needed and quickly.
• Excellent written and verbal communications in English with all stakeholders
• Willingness and ability to travel up to 20% including international.

Reno Pay Range

$170,000—$200,000 USD

Candidate Confidentiality & Information Protection

As part of our commitment to protecting confidential and proprietary information, candidates should not disclose or provide Amperesand with any confidential, proprietary, or trade secret information belonging to a current or former employer or any other third party during the application or interview process. Please do not submit or present employer-owned source code, schematics, designs, technical documentation, internal presentations, customer information, prototypes, or other confidential materials. Candidates should discuss their experience and accomplishments at an appropriate level and use only information and materials they are authorized to share.

Pay Disclosure & Benefits

Compensation will be determined based on experience, location, and other factors permitted by law.

The benefits outlined below apply exclusively to employees located in the United States.

• Competitive Salary + Incentive Stock Options
• Medical, vision, and dental benefits for employees and their dependents, effective from the start of hire
• Company paid Basic Life, AD&D, short-term and long-term disability insurance
• 401k retirement savings plan through Empower
• Employees receive paid time off (PTO), paid sick days, and paid company holidays
• Commuter Benefits
• 100% paid maternal leave (12 weeks) and paternal leave (6 weeks)

Singapore-based employees receive benefits in accordance with local government provisions.

Equal Employment Opportunity

Amperesand is an equal opportunity employer and complies with all applicable federal, state, and local fair employment practices laws. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, ancestry, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender expression, gender identity, genetic information or characteristics, physical or mental disability, marital/domestic partner status, age, military/veteran status, medical condition, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Amperesand is also committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities. Please let your recruiter know if you need an accommodation at any point during the interview process.