VP of NPI & Global Operations Engineering

Nextracker Inc.; Fremont (CA); On-site; USD 260,000 - 380,000; Full time

Job summary

Nextpower seeks a visionary VP of Operations Engineering to lead the transformation of its product platform through NPI, product industrialization, and supply chain integration. This role focuses on turning a portfolio of technologies into a scalable, globally competitive platform and optimizing CpK, cost, quality, and cycle times across new products.

You will own the NPI process from R&D handoff to volume manufacturing, drive design for manufacturing and manufacturing readiness, and build a

Responsibilities

• Own the NPI process from R&D handoff to the Supply Chain volume capable handoff, partnering with Product Engineering, Supply Chain, Sales and others for continuous improvement.
• Continuously improve the stage-gate NPI process, design reviews, configuration management, change control, and launch-readiness.
• Own and Drive Design for Manufacturing, Assembly, Cost, Quality, Service, and Supply Chain into product development.
• Partner with Product, Manufacturing, Quality, and Supply Chain to ensure products are commercially scalable with quality, cost and functionality.
• Establish launch metrics and accountability for schedule, cost, quality, yield, reliability and supply readiness.
• Drive ongoing quality, CpK, and cost goals within internal and supplier factories; engage on supplier quality and cost reduction initiatives.
• Establish critical node control points and data acquisition and SPC monitoring and control program.
• Integrate supplier strategy into product development and NPI from early design stages.
• Innovate and streamline NPI transitions to Supply Chain for sourcing, qualification, dual-sourcing, localization, capacity planning and risk mitigation.
• Partner with Supply Chain and Operations to set cost, availability, lead time, quality, and geopolitical inputs.
• Ensure supplier tooling, capacity, quality, and production readiness align with launch requirements.

Job description

Nextpower seeks a visionary VP of Operations Engineering to lead the transformation of its product platform through NPI, product industrialization, and supply chain integration. This role focuses on turning a portfolio of technologies into a scalable, globally competitive platform and optimizing CpK, cost, quality, and cycle times across new products.

You will own the NPI process from R&D handoff to volume manufacturing, drive design for manufacturing and manufacturing readiness, and build a