$105,700 - $158,500 USD yearly
Originally posted September 14, 2026 by the employer.
About the role
The NPI Staff Program Analyst serves as a focal point for the management, coordination, execution, and communication of New Product Introduction (NPI) operations activities across business units through Customer Sampling (CS).
What you'll do
- Generate build plans based on demand gathered from cross-functional engineering and business teams, driving plans with suppliers over the NPI lifecycle.
- Identify material and hardware requirements, ensuring BOMs are procured with consideration to lead time.
- Track and expedite material and WIP at suppliers, creating purchase requisitions and monitoring PO approval status.
- Monitor critical program milestones, test hardware/software release dates, product revisions, and quality issues to minimize impacts on program schedules.
- Identify critical paths, analyze program changes, and propose mitigation and contingency plans to core teams.
- Lead operations meetings with Program Management and cross-functional teams to coordinate seamless planning and execution.
What you'll need
- Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Management, Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field (or Associate's degree plus 2+ years of relevant experience, or High School Diploma/equivalent plus 4+ years of relevant experience).
- Understanding of the overall product lifecycle and milestone requirements through production transition.
- Experience managing supplier communications, purchase requisitions, and WIP tracking.
Nice to have
- 7 years of Program Management, Project Management, Supply Chain experience or similar.
- Understanding of semiconductor manufacturing flows, test operations, and supply chain fundamentals.
- Experience supporting post-CS or sustaining operations, including execution of change management in a manufacturing environment.
- Proficiency with Excel, PowerPoint, and collaboration tools.
Skills: NPI, product lifecycle, BOM, supply chain, build plans
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First seen in our index 60 days ago, slightly above the 53-day median for Technical Program Management roles.
Technical Program Management · Manufacturing Equipment
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Open roles in category
358
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Median days since first seen
53 d
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Category median salary (all employers)
$152k
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| Metric | Qualcomm | All employers we track in this specialty (358 roles · 45 employers) |
|---|---|---|
| Open roles in this specialty | 3 | 358 |
| Median days since first seen | 60 d | 53 d (−7 d vs this employer) |
| Median salary (USD postings) | n/a | $152k |
Skills observed across this category: NPI, product lifecycle, BOM, supply chain, build plans
Who's hiring in this category
- Applied Materials · 90 open roles · median 46 d
- Lam Research · 66 open roles · median 51 d
- Micron Technology · 32 open roles · median 154 d
- ASML · 20 open roles · median 68 d
- Teradyne · 16 open roles · median 57 d
- KLA Corporation · 15 open roles · median 45 d
How we counted: 358 open Technical Program Management (Manufacturing Equipment) roles from 45 employers tracked in the SemiconductorJobs index, counted 14 Nov 2026. Specialty figures count only roles carrying this exact specialty label, so an employer's related work in neighbouring specialties is not included there. Days are counted from when our index first saw each posting, not from the employer's original posting date.