New Product Introduction Project Manager (TERADYNE, Wisconsin) - Brookfield, WI, United States
$112,100 - $179,300 USD yearly
Originally posted 5 October 2026 by the employer.
About the role
As a New Product Introduction (NPI) Project Manager, you will lead the operational journey that transforms innovative product designs into scalable, high-quality production. This role involves serving as the primary liaison between Teradyne and Electronic Manufacturing Services (EMS) partners, guiding new products from early NPI builds through high-volume manufacturing.
What you'll do
- Lead cross-functional internal and external teams to achieve operational readiness from NPI through high-volume manufacturing (HVM) at contract manufacturing sites. - Build alignment with senior leaders and contract manufacturing partners through clear updates, recommendations, and presentations. - Synthesize input from multiple teams, identify emerging issues, escalate when needed, and lead productive resolution across organizational boundaries. - Shape and oversee first-build, follow-on-build, and production strategies, including capacity and resource plans. - Lead the NPI Operations team and contract manufacturing partners in developing and executing product-transfer plans for production sites. - Apply technical and operational expertise to resolve complex challenges involving operations, engineering, suppliers, and contract manufacturing partners. - Drive corrective actions to closure and strengthen operational processes and procedures through continuous improvement. - Partner with cross-functional teams to anticipate risks, protect project timelines, and keep critical deliverables on track. - Ensure all operational deliverables are complete and enable a smooth, sustainable transition of new products to the high-volume manufacturing team. - Use industry-standard project management tools and techniques to measure progress, track execution, communicate risks, and provide clear performance reporting.
What you'll need
- Five or more years of operations experience in an engineering and/or project management role. - Working knowledge of inventory, capacity planning, material readiness, engineering, manufacturing, and financial considerations related to outsourcing electromechanical systems and PCBAs. - Operations and/or project management background with experience in product development in the high technology industry. - Demonstrated experience identifying, assessing, and mitigating project and operational risks. - Experience leading or coordinating teams across multiple geographic locations and time zones. - Operations experience partnering with Asia-based contract manufacturers on production setup, product transfers, and operational issue resolution.
Skills: New Product Introduction, NPI, contract manufacturing, operational readiness, product-transfer plans, project management
This role has been open 10 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
369
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Median days open
49 d
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Median salary
$149k
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| Metric | Teradyne | All employers we track in this specialty (369 roles · 41 employers) |
|---|---|---|
| Open roles in this specialty | 18 | 369 |
| Median days open | 28 d | 49 d (−21 d vs this employer) |
| Median salary (USD postings) | — | $149k |
Skills observed across this category: New Product Introduction, NPI, contract manufacturing, operational readiness, product-transfer plans, project management
Who's hiring in this category
- Applied Materials · 100 open roles · median 42 d
- Lam Research · 69 open roles · median 36 d
- Micron Technology · 39 open roles · median 125 d
- ASML · 22 open roles · median 58 d
- Teradyne (this employer) · 18 open roles · median 28 d
- ASM International · 14 open roles · median 98 d
How we counted: 369 open Technical Program Management (Manufacturing Equipment) roles from 41 employers tracked in the SemiconductorJobs index, counted 16 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.