Director PMO - NPI/NPD - Austin, TX, United States
Originally posted 16 September 2026 by the employer.
Lead the transition of new products from R&D into scalable volume manufacturing.
About the role
This role is responsible for leading the successful transition of new products from R&D into scalable volume manufacturing, owning NPI execution, manufacturing readiness, and phase-gate milestone delivery across the product portfolio.
What you'll do
- Own PLM milestone tracking, phase-gate execution, and portfolio pipeline alignment for product launches.
- Drive product commercialization from R&D handoff through launch, meeting customer, quality, cost, and delivery requirements.
- Lead the transition of products from R&D into volume manufacturing, establishing scalable and repeatable production processes.
- Develop and ramp manufacturing capability and capacity for new products at the R&D site.
- Lead automation initiatives including tooling, test fixtures, and production test requirement definition.
- Lead and develop a team of Technical Program Managers and the Engineering Manager for Prototype and Pilot Builds.
What you'll need
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering or a related technical field.
- 15+ years of program management experience in a manufacturing or engineering environment, with a focus on new product introduction (NPI), product transitions, or manufacturing scale-up.
- 5+ years of team leadership/management role within a PMO, R&D, or Operations function.
- Proven experience leading cross-functional initiatives across R&D, Engineering, Operations, Quality, and Supply Chain.
- Strong understanding of manufacturing processes, production readiness, and product commercialization.
- Familiarity with PLM systems and phase-gate product development processes.
- PMP, Six Sigma, or equivalent certification.
Nice to have
- Master's degree in Engineering, Business, or a related field.
- Experience with automation systems, production tooling, and test fixture development.
- Deep knowledge of phase-gate execution, PLM milestone management, and portfolio pipeline alignment.
- Demonstrated success scaling products from prototype/pilot builds to volume manufacturing.
- Experience building and developing technical teams in an R&D or pilot production environment.
Skills: NPI, NPD, PLM, phase-gate, manufacturing readiness, volume manufacturing
This role has been open 27 days — well below the 49-day median for Technical Program Management roles.
Technical Program Management · Manufacturing Equipment
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Open roles in category
368
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Median days open
49 d
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Median salary
$148k
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| Metric | Ichor Systems | All employers we track in this specialty (368 roles · 41 employers) |
|---|---|---|
| Open roles in this specialty | 7 | 368 |
| Median days open | 44 d | 49 d (−5 d vs this employer) |
| Median salary (USD postings) | — | $148k |
Skills observed across this category: NPI, NPD, PLM, phase-gate, manufacturing readiness, volume manufacturing
Who's hiring in this category
- Applied Materials · 102 open roles · median 41 d
- Lam Research · 70 open roles · median 40 d
- Micron Technology · 37 open roles · median 123 d
- ASML · 23 open roles · median 54 d
- Teradyne · 17 open roles · median 26 d
- ASM International · 13 open roles · median 96 d
How we counted: 368 open Technical Program Management (Manufacturing Equipment) roles from 41 employers tracked in the SemiconductorJobs index, counted 14 Oct 2026. Specialty figures count only roles carrying this exact specialty label, so an employer's related work in neighbouring specialties is not included there. Figures refresh nightly.