Senior Hardware Program Manager - Manufacturing and Quality

The role

This person will oversee product build planning, production, and shipment for Wireless Optical Communication systems. They will develop and enforce quality control and quality assurance protocols to ensure products meet performance specifications.

What you will do

• Monitor daily manufacturing operations, scheduling, and resource allocation.
• Oversee production capacity, layout, and equipment readiness.
• Develop and execute long-term manufacturing strategies and budget management.
• Track and improve KPIs such as OEE, yield, and unit costs.
• Develop and maintain the Quality Management System and ISO compliance.
• Create, review, and enforce testing procedures for raw materials, in-process production, and finished goods.
• Evaluate and audit raw material suppliers.
• Drive disposition of non conforming material across manufacturing and supply chain.
• Implement corrective actions (RCCA/CAPA) to improve processes.
• Oversee PFMEA, Control Plans, and PPAP.

Required qualifications

• Bachelor degree in Mechanical or Electrical or Optics
• 10+ years of experience in product manufacturing, manufacturing engineering and quality in leadership roles
• Experience in low and high volume manufacturing of complex capital equipment type products (Semiconductor, Medical and Telecommunication) involving hardware, software, assembly, integration and testin
• Expertise in quality management systems, quality standards (ISO, UL, CE etc), quality tools (e.g., FMEA, SPC), Lean manufacturing, Six Sigma, ERP systems and change management systems
• Experience in defining product reliability and quality requirements and processes that encompass both hardware and software
• Excellent communication, decision-making, and organizational skills
• Proven ability to lead, mentor and manage large, diverse teams
• Ability to navigate ambiguity, communicate effectively at all levels, and execute and iterate quickly

Benefits

• bonus
• equity
• benefits

About the company

Taara is on a mission to connect billions of people lacking abundant and affordable internet by pioneering the way they use light to deliver connectivity. The company was born at X, Google's Moonshot Factory.