Operations Program Manager, Advanced Hardware Manufacturing

The role

You will run the production readiness and scaling of hardware products in Advanced Hardware Manufacturing Operations. You will plan production to match demand, track supply chain risks, and report on metrics and issues to management and cross-functional teams.

What you will do

• Own the program for scaling hardware products, overseeing operations, planning and execution of production
• Combine tactical and strategic planning to keep lines stable
• Report daily, weekly and monthly on metrics needed to scale the product, and triage issues as they occur
• Use knowledge across engineering, supply chain and manufacturing to keep lines stable and meet the demand plan
• Monitor supply chain weaknesses such as memory components, component availability, manufacturing readiness, release dates and capacity planning
• Work with manufacturing, test engineering, procurement and supplier quality teams to support ramp readiness
• Communicate project status, engagement and risk to management, and develop options for resolving key issues
• Make sure test equipment milestones and first article approvals are included in the production plan

Required qualifications

• Bachelor's degree
• 10+ years of combined relevant experience in hardware manufacturing and supply chain management
• Working knowledge of ERP and PLM systems
• Experience with manufacturing process engineering or product development environments
• Excellent project management skills, including planning, stakeholder communication, expectation setting, problem-solving and prioritizing
• Knowledge of and experience with program management methodologies, practices and tools for leading cross-functional projects
• Strong conceptual and planning skills to analyze projects of broad and diverse scope
• Exceptional communication skills, with the ability to motivate, influence and lead without formal authority
• Ability to travel up to 10%

Before you apply

• You do not need to match every listed expectation to apply

About the company

Zoox is developing the first ground-up, fully autonomous vehicle fleet and the supporting ecosystem to bring this technology to market. It works at the intersection of robotics, machine learning and design to provide mobility-as-a-service in urban environments.