Product Engineering NPI Team Lead

Austin, TX. Posted 2 months ago

The role

The Product Engineering NPI Team Lead will build the NPI process from scratch and lead a team of 3 TPMs. This person will manage NPI programs across product families ranging from compute racks to medium-voltage switchgear.

What you will do

Build the NPI process from scratch including gate definitions and readiness criteria
Lead and develop the NPI TPM team
Allocate 3 TPMs across 6 product families
Own portfolio-level program visibility and risk reporting
Set transfer-to-manufacturing standards with manufacturing engineering
Hold the RACI between TPMs and engineering technical leads

Required qualifications

10+ years in NPI or program management at a hardware OEM or ODM
3+ years leading TPM or NPI teams
Experience building stage-gate processes including gates, readiness criteria, and ECO discipline
Experience leading and developing TPM or NPI teams
Experience managing programs spanning multiple product lines simultaneously
Work in non-climate-controlled environments including active construction areas, data halls, electrical and mechanical rooms, and outdoor spaces
Lift, carry, push and pull up to 40 pounds on your own
Sit, stand, walk, kneel, bend and crouch for long periods
Wear required personal protective equipment (PPE)
Climb stairs and ladders
Move around equipment, cable trays and uneven surfaces

Nice to have

portfolio management tooling
products spanning compute and power equipment
manufacturing transfer at new plants
building teams from zero

About the company

Fluidstack aims to deliver 10 to 100s of GWs of compute faster than anyone else by acquiring power, designing and building data centers, and operating them. They focus on building civilization-scale infrastructure for AI.