Texas NPI Manager: Drive Global Launch Excellence

ZT Systems; Georgetown, Northern (TX, KY); Hybrid; USD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision coverage

401(k) retirement savings plan

Tuition reimbursement

Parental leave

Job summary

ZT Systems seeks a Manager, New Products Introduction (NPI) to lead the Texas NPI team at the Texas manufacturing facility. You will replicate the NJ NPI model locally, drive parallel product launches, and coordinate with a global NPI organization to ensure fast, high-quality mass production readiness.

You will mentor engineers and TPMs, translate complex launch challenges into structured projects, and establish governance that aligns with global standards while delivering operational excellence.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of relevant experience in manufacturing environments, NPI, engineering, or hardware operations.
• 2+ years leading technical, engineering, or program management teams.
• Experience replicating or scaling engineering/NPI team structures and driving multi-site alignment.

Responsibilities

• Translate business problems into structured projects with end-to-end delivery.
• Lead analytical workstreams including strategic, analytical, and financial analyses.
• Lead and mentor a high-performance NPI team in Texas and coordinate with global NPI.
• Drive a unified, global NPI roadmap and ensure alignment across sites.
• Reduce time-to-market by optimizing launch plans and eliminating bottlenecks.
• Establish a centralized Texas launch activity view with executive-level reporting.

Skills

Leadership

Program management

Data analytics

Lean / Kaizen

MS Project

Excel

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s degree in industrial, mechanical, or electrical engineering

MBA or business/finance exposure (advantageous)

Tools

MS Project

Excel

PowerPoint

Word

Job description

ZT Systems seeks a Manager, New Products Introduction (NPI) to lead the Texas NPI team at the Texas manufacturing facility. You will replicate the NJ NPI model locally, drive parallel product launches, and coordinate with a global NPI organization to ensure fast, high-quality mass production readiness.

You will mentor engineers and TPMs, translate complex launch challenges into structured projects, and establish governance that aligns with global standards while delivering operational excellence.