NPI Program Management

Western Digital • San Jose, CA

2d • Onsite

About The Position

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
Responsible for managing one or areas leading to factory introduction and ramp up of hard disk drive production
Applies program management and manufacturing expertise in resolving complex cross-functional problems and issues
Provides input to process technology direction and establishes methodologies for achieving those goals
Develops and presents program status and review information to department/corporate groups resulting in influencing direction/decision/outcomes
Facilitates the resolutions of complex team issues, builds consensus, maintains process focus, and overcomes barriers
Works closely with cross-functional groups to generate program plans, i.e., program/product overview, schedule, build and test plans, resources and costs. Manages resources to meet functional and product business goals
Works closely with cross-functional engineering departments during product development to achieve cost, quality, schedule and technical objectives
Ensures that available tooling and test equipment capacity to support initial high volume manufacturing after program transfer
Manages and lead cross-functional teams that are focused in the development of hard disk drive products/features from design to release for customers, with a special emphasis on manufacturing technologies, qualification testing and high volume manufacturing operations and processes.
Develops, defines, and executes project plans, schedules, budgets and deliverables. Identifies needed resources for projects, defines and assigns major project roles.
Monitors the product/program/project from initiation through delivery, interfacing with external customers of field-based employees on technical matters.
Assigns and monitors work of management staff, providing technical support and direction. Has overall product/program/project management responsibility, i.e. coordinates efforts leading to product release.
Selects, develops, and evaluates personnel to ensure the efficient operation of the function.
Direct people-management responsibility is typically required. Identifies and defines technology programs that address strategic technical or company needs.
Carries out technical and unusually difficult business related programs by exhibiting outstanding initiative, innovations and consistently applying creative approaches resulting in significant business contributions.
Exhibits expert skill in applying or matching appropriate technology with business needs.
Demonstrates the ability to foresee strategic and practical company needs.
Domestic and international travel required.

Requirements

• Any combination equivalent to, but not limited to, the following:
• Degree in Electrical Engineering
• BS + 12 yrs. related experience
• MS + 10 or more yrs. related experience
• PhD + 8 or more yrs. related experience
• 5+ year's experience managing employees
• Leads integrates and coordinates activities of multiple, complex teams with broad assignments and very significant business impact. Builds team that demonstrates results; influences and drives its results, process and direction.
• Establishes and achieves strategic goals, objectives and deliverables for multiple programs and manages team/project/program to achieve them.
• Facilitates resolution of complex team issues, builds consensus, maintains project/process focus, overcomes barriers, encourages and inspires other team members and fosters relationships with other team leaders and department managers. Ensures that the team has a clear mission aligned to the broader vision and mission of the company. Maintains process focus
• May supervise and manage engineers, technical staff and others as required. Hires, fires, evaluate, and administer compensation and personnel actions in accordance with company policies and standards.
• Provides input on hiring decisions in other areas.
• Provides effective leadership to staff members
• Facilitate team/department meetings
• Resolve complex conflicts with team
• Initiate efforts to overcome barriers.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for managing one or areas leading to factory introduction and ramp up of hard disk drive production
• Applies program management and manufacturing expertise in resolving complex cross-functional problems and issues
• Provides input to process technology direction and establishes methodologies for achieving those goals
• Develops and presents program status and review information to department/corporate groups resulting in influencing direction/decision/outcomes
• Facilitates the resolutions of complex team issues, builds consensus, maintains process focus, and overcomes barriers
• Works closely with cross-functional groups to generate program plans, i.e., program/product overview, schedule, build and test plans, resources and costs. Manages resources to meet functional and product business goals
• Works closely with cross-functional engineering departments during product development to achieve cost, quality, schedule and technical objectives
• Ensures that available tooling and test equipment capacity to support initial high volume manufacturing after program transfer
• Manages and lead cross-functional teams that are focused in the development of hard disk drive products/features from design to release for customers, with a special emphasis on manufacturing technologies, qualification testing and high volume manufacturing operations and processes.
• Develops, defines, and executes project plans, schedules, budgets and deliverables. Identifies needed resources for projects, defines and assigns major project roles.
• Monitors the product/program/project from initiation through delivery, interfacing with external customers of field-based employees on technical matters.
• Assigns and monitors work of management staff, providing technical support and direction. Has overall product/program/project management responsibility, i.e. coordinates efforts leading to product release.
• Selects, develops, and evaluates personnel to ensure the efficient operation of the function.
• Direct people-management responsibility is typically required. Identifies and defines technology programs that address strategic technical or company needs.
• Carries out technical and unusually difficult business related programs by exhibiting outstanding initiative, innovations and consistently applying creative approaches resulting in significant business contributions.
• Exhibits expert skill in applying or matching appropriate technology with business needs.
• Demonstrates the ability to foresee strategic and practical company needs.

Benefits

• We offer a comprehensive package of benefits including paid vacation time; paid sick leave; medical/dental/vision insurance; life, accident and disability insurance; tax-advantaged flexible spending and health savings accounts; employee assistance program; other voluntary benefit programs such as supplemental life and AD&D, legal plan, pet insurance, critical illness, accident and hospital indemnity; tuition reimbursement; transit; the Applause Program; employee stock purchase plan; and the Western Digital Savings 401(k) Plan.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level