Manufacturing Supervisor – NPI & Prototype Production - Mountain View, CA, United States
$154,900 - $209,600 USD yearly
Originally posted 17 August 2026 by the employer.
About the role
This role involves supervising day-to-day NPI and prototype production activities across multiple projects, product configurations, and development builds.
What you'll do
- Supervise daily prototype and NPI production activities across multiple programs and product configurations.
- Plan and coordinate production resources, labor, equipment, materials, and workstations to support build schedules.
- Ensure builds are executed according to engineering documentation, work instructions, BOMs, drawings, and configuration requirements.
- Coordinate multiple concurrent builds while maintaining clear configuration and revision control.
- Monitor build progress and communicate schedule risks, constraints, and issues to cross-functional stakeholders.
- Assign daily work and establish priorities based on program and build requirements.
What you'll need
- 5+ years of experience in manufacturing, production, NPI, or prototype manufacturing.
- 2+ years of experience leading or supervising manufacturing personnel.
- Associates degree in a technical field.
- Understanding of manufacturing processes, production planning, and build execution.
- Ability to interpret engineering drawings, BOMs, work instructions, and other technical documentation.
- Experience in high-tech, automotive, aerospace, robotics, electronics, optics, or other complex electromechanical manufacturing environments.
- Experience supporting prototype builds from early development through NPI and production ramp.
- Experience with ERP, MES, PLM, or manufacturing execution systems.
- Lean Manufacturing, Six Sigma, or other continuous improvement experience.
Nice to have
- Bachelors in engineering discipline preferred.
Skills: NPI production, prototype production, production schedules, build readiness, manufacturing processes
This role has been open 59 days — slightly above the 52-day median for Manufacturing/Industrial Engineering roles.
Manufacturing/Industrial Engineering · Manufacturing Equipment
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Open roles in category
2523
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Median days open
52 d
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Median salary
$96k
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See the full market breakdown ▾Category comparison, skills in demand, and who else is hiring
| Metric | Aeva Technologies | All employers we track in this specialty (2523 roles · 80 employers) |
|---|---|---|
| Open roles in this specialty | 2 | 2523 |
| Open roles in the wider Process, Fab & Equipment family | 4 | 9915 · 109 employers |
| Median days open | 121 d | 52 d (+69 d vs this employer) |
| Median salary (USD postings) | — | $96k |
Skills observed across this category: NPI production, prototype production, production schedules, build readiness, manufacturing processes
Who's hiring in this category
- Micron Technology · 398 open roles · median 78 d
- Applied Materials · 253 open roles · median 38 d
- Entegris · 228 open roles · median 37 d
- Lam Research · 108 open roles · median 59 d
- Infineon Technologies · 90 open roles · median 57 d
- STMicroelectronics · 69 open roles · median 53 d
How we counted: 2523 open Manufacturing/Industrial Engineering (Manufacturing Equipment) roles from 80 employers tracked in the SemiconductorJobs index, counted 17 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 — it is counted in the wider Process, Fab & Equipment family row. Figures refresh nightly.
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