Senior NPI Manufacturing Planner: Launch & Optimize

FormFactor Inc.; Farmers Branch (TX); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

FormFactor, Inc. is seeking a Sr NPI Manufacturing Planner to lead planning for new products transitioning from design to manufacturing.

You will collaborate with Product Engineering, Fab Manufacturing, Operations, and Supply Chain to create realistic production plans for low-data designs and ensure on-time delivery. The role requires deep knowledge of probe card manufacturing, PCB technologies, MLOs, Spring fabrication, and test qualifications.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Operations, Supply Chain, Manufacturing, or related field.
• Experience in manufacturing planning, supply chain, operations, industrial engineering, or NPI.
• Strong understanding of manufacturing process flows and capacity planning.
• Experience planning products with high variability and limited historical data.
• Strong analytical skills and proficiency with Excel, ERP/MRP systems, and data analysis tools.

Responsibilities

• Own planning and scheduling of new product introductions from design release through production launch.
• Assess manufacturing complexity of new designs and develop realistic schedules before historical data exists.
• Create planning assumptions based on PCB complexity, MLO complexity, Spring design complexity, Build sequence requirements, Qualification requirements, Engineering readiness, Material lead times, and Factory capacity constraints.
• Develop expected cycle time models for new product families.
• Identify schedule risks early and drive mitigation plans.
• Become an expert in end-to-end probe card manufacturing flows.
• Understand critical path operations across Fab, PCB Sourcing, MLO sourcing, Spring fabrication, Assembly & Test, Qualification, and Shipment.
• Translate product design attributes into manufacturing execution requirements.
• Maintain planning standards for major product families and technology platforms.
• Partner closely with Product engineering, Process engineering, Fab manufacturing, Supply chain, Production Supervisors, and Program Managers.
• Participate in product readiness and productization reviews.
• Ensure planning assumptions reflect actual factory capability and constraints.
• Drive issue resolution when readiness gaps impact schedule commitments.
• Develop data-driven models to improve planning accuracy for new products.
• Analyze Historical cycle times, Touch labor, Yield performance, Product complexity factors, and Bottleneck behavior.
• Build complexity-based planning methodologies that improve forecast accuracy.
• Continuously improve planning parameters used within ERP/MRP systems.
• Work directly with Fab Manufacturing to understand Capacity limitations, Equipment constraints, Queue behavior, and Process variability.
• Reconcile factory reality with system-generated schedules.
• Support SIOP and capacity planning activities for new technology ramps.

Skills

Analytical Thinking

Capacity Planning

Cross-Functional Collaboration

ERP/MRP Systems

Microsoft Excel

Data Analysis Tools

Manufacturing

Education

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

Tools

ERP/MRP software

Excel

Data analysis tools

Job description

FormFactor, Inc. is seeking a Sr NPI Manufacturing Planner to lead planning for new products transitioning from design to manufacturing.

You will collaborate with Product Engineering, Fab Manufacturing, Operations, and Supply Chain to create realistic production plans for low-data designs and ensure on-time delivery. The role requires deep knowledge of probe card manufacturing, PCB technologies, MLOs, Spring fabrication, and test qualifications.