NPI Staff Program Analyst

Qualcomm•San Diego, CA

1d•$101,800 - $152,800•Onsite

About The Position

QCT NPI Operations Team is looking for a Program Analyst in San Diego with a drive to self-succeed and ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment. This role is a focal point in the organization for the management, coordination, execution and communication of all New Product Introduction (NPI) operations activities across various business units. This person will work cross-functionally with Engineers, Program Management, Business Operations, Product Marketing and other internal organizations as well as with multiple external suppliers to perform a full range of activities in support of New Product Introduction (NPI) all the way through Customer Sampling (CS) for an assigned portfolio of devices.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Management, Computer Science, Engineering, Computer Science, or related field.
Associate's degree in Science, Engineering, or related field and 2+ years of relevant work experience.
High School Diploma or equivalent and 4+ years of relevant work experience.

Responsibilities

Understand the overall product lifecycle as well as the requirements to meet each key milestone.
Generate build plans based on demand gathered from cross-functional engineering and business teams. Drive these build plans with suppliers over the course of the NPI lifecycle to meet demand.
Identify material and hardware requirements and work with suppliers in ensuring BOMs are procured with consideration to lead time.
Communicate build requests to suppliers in a timely and accurate fashion. Track and expedite material & WIP at suppliers as needed to ensure the program deadlines are met.
Create purchase requisitions, track PO approval status, monitor build progress, and communicate status back to the PM's and Chip/Chipset teams.
Monitor critical program milestones, test HW/SW release dates, product revisions, and quality issues, communicate to suppliers as needed and minimize the impact to the overall program schedule.
Lead Operations meetings with Program Management and other engineering & business cross-functional teams to review the status of the program and coordinate seamless planning and execution with key stakeholders.
Identify critical paths and analyze potential changes to the program. Communicate this to the core team along with proposed mitigation and contingency plans.
Troubleshoot supplier issues and help develop alternative schedules, milestones, processes etc. to resolve supply issues.
Work with production teams in ensuring a smooth transition from NPI to production.