$200,000 - $250,000 USD yearly
Originally posted 13 November 2026 by the employer.
About the role
The Operations Tech Lead directs technical execution across new product introduction and production ramp for computing systems. Sitting within Operations, this role bridges hardware engineering and manufacturing to evaluate factory readiness and scale hardware with quality and cost discipline.
What you'll do
- Lead cross-functional operations technical teams to steer NPI programs from early design planning through factory builds and production ramp.
- Partner with hardware and design engineers to assess manufacturability, assembly, test, and serviceability prior to design finalization.
- Own integrated technical risk and readiness assessments across hardware, software, manufacturing processes, test, materials, capacity, and quality.
- Direct Build Readiness Reviews and provide evidence-based go, conditional-go, or hold recommendations to build owners.
- Lead factory technical triage by coordinating containment, root-cause investigations, corrective actions, and verification across engineering and quality teams.
- Translate build results, yield trends, and failure analysis into improvements that strengthen subsequent builds and production scale.
What you'll need
- Engineering foundation with hands-on technical experience in complex hardware, design, or systems engineering.
- Track record of taking hardware through factory builds, new product introduction, and production ramp.
- Technical background required to evaluate and influence product designs for manufacturability, testability, quality, and cost.
- Experience aligning engineering, operations, suppliers, and manufacturing partners on technical execution.
- Practical expertise in hardware debug, failure analysis, root cause isolation, and verified corrective action.
- Experience conducting build readiness assessments, managing engineering change impacts, and determining alternate component readiness.
Skills: NPI, DFM, factory builds, failure analysis, yield
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First seen in our index 0 days ago, well below the 58-day median for Manufacturing/Industrial Engineering roles.
Manufacturing/Industrial Engineering · Manufacturing Equipment
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Open roles in category
2430
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Median days since first seen
58 d
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Category median salary (all employers)
$100k
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| Metric | Cerebras | All employers we track in this specialty (2430 roles · 82 employers) |
|---|---|---|
| Open roles in this specialty | 4 | 2430 |
| Open roles in the wider Process, Fab & Equipment family | 9 | 10404 · 119 employers |
| Median days since first seen | 70 d | 58 d (−12 d vs this employer) |
| Median salary (USD postings) | n/a | $100k |
Skills observed across this category: NPI, DFM, factory builds, failure analysis, yield
Who's hiring in this category
- Micron Technology · 303 open roles · median 74 d
- Applied Materials · 283 open roles · median 39 d
- Entegris · 211 open roles · median 60 d
- Infineon Technologies · 105 open roles · median 43 d
- Lam Research · 97 open roles · median 81 d
- ASML · 82 open roles · median 49 d
How we counted: 2430 open Manufacturing/Industrial Engineering (Manufacturing Equipment) roles from 82 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, and is counted in the wider Process, Fab & Equipment family row. Days are counted from when our index first saw each posting, not from the employer's original posting date.