Operation Program Manager (OPM) Location: Chennai, India Job brief As a Program Manager, you'll lead complex, multi-disciplinary projects from start to finish working with stakeholders to plan requirements, manage project schedules, identify risks, and communicate clearly with cross-functional partners across the company. Your projects will often span offices, time zones, and hemispheres. It's your job to coordinate the players and keep them up to date on progress and deadlines. As a Program Manager, you lead complex, multi-disciplinary projects. You will plan requirements with internal customers and usher projects through the entire project lifecycle. This includes managing project schedules, identifying risks and clearly communicating goals to project stakeholders. Responsibilities Drive manufacturing operational readiness in the factory leveraging partner resources as well as ongoing efficiency and improvement across factories from ramp to end-of-line (EOL). Anticipate production and operational risk, communicate and mitigate work with original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) to manage line bring-ups, qualification, material availability, and quality issues. Secure right level of capacity based on forecast and horizons. Work with original equipment manufacturers (OEM) partners to ensure performance goals for Quality, Turn Around Time (TAT), and Throughput (I/O/S) are met or exceeded from ramp to EOL. Collaborate with cross-functional teams and with partners to prepare for production ramp and product transitions. Lead meetings to communicate plans with cross-functional operations and demand planning. Adapt plans based on changing customer requirements. Requirements Bachelor's degree in Industrial Engineering or a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience. 5 years of experience in electronics or computer consumer hardware. Experience with manufacturing or operations in Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) management and Supply Chain Management. Preferred Master's degree in Industrial Engineering, Supply Chain, Operations Research, Operations Engineering, or other relevant field. Experience in the consumer technology market and facilitation with OEMs and third-party suppliers. Experience in working with global and cross-functional internal and external teams.
Job description Operation Program Manager (OPM) Location: Noida, India Job brief As a Program Manager, you'll lead complex, multi-disciplinary projects from start to finish working with stakeholders to plan requirements, manage project schedules, identify risks, and communicate clearly with cross-functional partners across the company. Your projects will often span offices, time zones, and hemispheres. It's your job to coordinate the players and keep them up to date on progress and deadlines. As a Program Manager, you lead complex, multi-disciplinary projects. You will plan requirements with internal customers and usher projects through the entire project lifecycle. This includes managing project schedules, identifying risks and clearly communicating goals to project stakeholders. Responsibilities Drive manufacturing operational readiness in the factory leveraging partner resources as well as ongoing efficiency and improvement across factories from ramp to end-of-line (EOL). Anticipate production and operational risk, communicate and mitigate work with original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) to manage line bring-ups, qualification, material availability, and quality issues. Secure right level of capacity based on forecast and horizons. Work with original equipment manufacturers (OEM) partners to ensure performance goals for Quality, Turn Around Time (TAT), and Throughput (I/O/S) are met or exceeded from ramp to EOL. Collaborate with cross-functional teams and with partners to prepare for production ramp and product transitions. Lead meetings to communicate plans with cross-functional operations and demand planning. Adapt plans based on changing customer requirements. Requirements Bachelor's degree in Industrial Engineering or a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience. 5 years of experience in electronics or computer consumer hardware. Experience with manufacturing or operations in Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) management and Supply Chain Management. Preferred Master's degree in Industrial Engineering, Supply Chain, Operations Research, Operations Engineering, or other relevant field. Experience in the consumer technology market and facilitation with OEMs and third-party suppliers. Experience in working with global and cross-functional internal and external teams.
Job Description Translate product management reliability goals into appropriate testable goals. Perform statistical data analysis, Accelerated Life Testing (ALT) and modeling, and risk assessment. Develop reliability performance metrics and lead management reviews to review progress against those metrics. Drive the failure analysis process for all failures discovered during reliability testing. Lead the failure analysis process with internal and external cross-functional teams for all failures discovered during reliability testing. Lead reliability test planning, methodology, and execution for all aspects of the product. Minimum Qualifications: Bachelors degree in electrical / mechanical engineering, Materials Science, or equivalent practical experience. 5-8 years of experience with reliability or quality engineering. Experience with statistical analysis, including B10 calculation and DOE. Experience in applying design for reliability techniques (FTA, DFMEA) and reliability modeling techniques (Reliability Block Diagram, Weibull, Reliability Growth Models). Preferred: Master’s degree or PhD in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or Materials Science. ASQ Certified Reliability Engineer or similar training in Reliability engineering. Experience with failure analysis techniques for electrical, mechanical, or optical components Experience with Python, MATLAB, LabVIEW, or other programming languages for data analysis and hardware tests. Leadership experience, with the ability to summarize and communicate issues to executives. Experience working with overseas manufacturing partners and manufacturing processes, and ability to travel up to 30% of the time as needed.
Role Overview The Operation Program Manager (OPM) leads complex, multi-disciplinary projects from early planning through full product lifecycle execution. This role requires strong coordination across engineering, operations, supply chain, and manufacturing partners to ensure factory readiness, build execution, and delivery performance. Projects span multiple time zones and require daily collaboration with global teams and contract manufacturers (EMS/OEMs). The OPM ensures project schedules, milestones, risks, and operational deliverables are clearly managed and communicated across all stakeholders. Key Responsibilities Drive manufacturing operational readiness at EMS/OEM factories from ramp to end-of-line (EOL), ensuring equipment readiness, line bring-up, and 4M execution. Anticipate and mitigate production, material, and operational risks , escalating critical issues and driving closure with EMS partners. Oversee line bring-up, qualification builds (EVT/DVT/PVT), material readiness, and capacity planning against forecast and demand horizons. Ensure EMS/OEM performance targets for Quality, Turn-Around Time (TAT), Yield, and Throughput (I/O/S) are met or exceeded. Lead cross-functional operations meetings with engineering, quality, supply chain, and planning teams to maintain alignment throughout NPI and MP phases. Manage build schedules, factory milestones, and readiness gates; adapt plans based on changes in customer requirements or supply constraints. Provide clear status updates, risk assessments, action plans, and decision requirements to global operations and engineering partners. Support product transitions, ramp planning, and change introduction (ECN/PCN) with EMS/OEM partners. Partner closely with EMS factory teams to drive continuous improvement across yield, UPH, process control, and product quality. Requirements Bachelors degree in Industrial Engineering, Mechanical/Electrical Engineering , or a related technical field; or equivalent practical experience. 58 years of experience in electronics manufacturing, consumer hardware product operations. Direct experience working with Electronic Manufacturing Services (EMS) or Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) for consumer electronics products. Strong knowledge of factory operations including line readiness, production ramp, 4M control, yield management, material readiness, and build execution . Hands-on experience with program scheduling, risk management, build planning, and operational governance. Strong communication skills with the ability to work across global, cross-functional teams (engineering, quality, supply chain, planning). Preferred Qualifications Masters degree in Industrial Engineering, Supply Chain, Operations Research, or Operations Engineering. Experience managing NPI builds, EVT/DVT/PVT , and high-volume consumer electronics production. Experience collaborating with global OEMs and third-party EMS suppliers. Familiarity with PLM systems, factory metrics (yield, TAT, UPH), and operational dashboards.