Technical Lead, NPI Program Management

Meta•Fremont, CA

7d•$199,000 - $272,000

About The Position

As Meta’s datacenter infrastructure grows rapidly in scope and scale, the increased technical complexity and velocity of new product introductions requires organization and integration of activities across numerous internal and external teams and manufacturing sites. Meta’s Infrastructure organization is seeking an experienced New Product Introduction Program Manager to act as Technical Lead for the Network Hardware teams. They will act as a single-threaded owner for these groups across the Supply Chain organization, to successfully navigate an ambiguous development environment, and to bring clarity and alignment which ensures New Product Introduction (NPI) Roadmap success. As the Network is essential to every mega cluster and Meta’s data center success, its roadmap is rapidly expanding in volume, supplier options, and NPI time-to-market needs. This PM must proactively drive Infra Supply Chain & Engineering (ISCE) readiness, create synergies across NPI verticals (GPU, MTIA, Compute, Storage, Thermal, Power, Network), and ensure ongoing mass production ramp readiness despite shorter NPI schedules. Success requires cross-ISCE collaboration (Commodity, Commercial, Technical Sourcing, Demand & Supply Planning, Product Quality Engineering, Sustaining) and the capacity to influence cross-functional partners (Technical PM, Hardware & Software Engineering, Legal, Finance, Accounting, Compliance) across multiple domains. The NPI Operations Organization supports complex roadmaps to deliver NPI programs on the best possible timelines. As Meta’s product architectures become more complex and development cycles shorten, the risk of supply chain misalignment increases—potentially impacting NPI launches and mass production. Success now requires not just speed, but also strategic focus on upstream planning, risk mitigation, design alignment, and scalability with a a view of full cluster support, rather than just individual program support. To drive synergy and strategic leadership across pillars, a Network Hardware dedicated Technical Lead will influence the broader roadmap, not just individual projects.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in a directly related field, or equivalent practical experience
Expertise with general Program Management best practices in multi-organizational and multi-national technical environments, leveraging prior experience as an engineer or manufacturing engineer (in AI, compute, or networking hardware)
10+ years of experience within computer hardware and/or networking manufacturing, shop floor control, supply chain execution, manufacturing testing, and product lifecycle management tools
Expertise with NPI product life-cycle, program management including program kickoff, stakeholder influence & strategy, workstream prioritization, driving cross-functional execution and establishing working relationships across multi-disciplinary teams
Expertise with supply continuity and with identifying/mitigating early supply chain risks

Nice To Haves

M.S. in hardware engineering, manufacturing engineering or a related technical discipline, or equivalent experience
Experience sourcing and managing global (EMEA, LATAM, etc.) suppliers and manufacturing partners
Experience with data center hardware architecture and deployment
Expertise with navigating ambiguity with initiative and proactive planning, in technical environments, as an influential leader
Knowledge of manufacturing-specific roles & responsibilities throughout NPI phases including HW, SW, manufacturing, product, process, test & quality engineering, reliability, and quality assurance
Knowledge of supply chain-specific roles & responsibilities throughout NPI phases including procurement, planning, product lifecycle management, materials management, demand and supply planning, and logistics
Knowledge of manufacturing test processes & systems, including quality inspections, automated server, storage and integrated rack testing
Knowledge of PLM concepts including BOMs (Bill of Material), ECO (Engineering Change Order)/ MCO (Manufacturing Change Order), deviations, part substitutions, effectivity date management, quality management systems

Responsibilities

As the single-threaded owner for Meta’s Network Supply Chain organization, apply hands-on program management skills and techniques to drive overall schedule, build & test readiness, factory readiness, material readiness, and risk management, internal and external escalations and program communications to achieve on-time and on-quality execution of NPI builds for AI compute, storage and network hardware programs
Provide technical leadership to all NPI PMs as they bring Network NPIs from concept to Mass Production (MP) exit, optimize performance, and enable supply chain synergies from program to program by leveraging data-driven insights and collaborative partnership
Act as primary liaison between Meta’s Network Supply Chain organization and all internal and external partners for covered programs, by owning the program communication strategy and execution
Constructively influence partners into simplifying direction on programs to remove supply chain risk
Drive multiple teams through high-level risk management by leveraging synergies across all ISCE Network programs, schedule input, and ODMs (Original Design Manufacturer)
Mitigate risks related to supply chain disruptions, manufacturing issues, and quality concerns by assessing circumstances, capabilities (of multiple parties), and learnings from historical data
Drive Supply Chain decisions, influence strategic investments of limited resources, and offer clear context and narratives to directly impact the NPI program direction, broader product cycles, and goals for multiple programs across the larger Infra organization
Mobilize and create new teams to align with organizational needs and strategies, and to driving process improvements and innovations
Own and drive program escalations across Meta internal and external teams and partners
Cross-Functional Collaboration: Working with commercial/technical sourcing, engineering, operations, planning, and quality teams to ensure smooth transitions between phases
Support ISCE in building resilient, and responsive supply chains that meet the evolving needs of our cross-functional partners
Drive build readiness including all Supply Chain deliverables and daily build issue debug cadence across Meta’s Supply Chain and internal and external engineering and manufacturing partners
Drive factory ramp readiness with internal and external engineering and manufacturing partners