NPI Build Manager
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Senior
Bachelor's
George Town, Penang, Malaysia
Remote
Project & Program ManagementProgram Management
About the job
Requirements
- A bachelor's degree in Engineering, Supply Chain, Operations, Manufacturing, or a related relevant field.
- Five to eight years of experience in NPI, manufacturing, operations, program management, or contract manufacturing.
- Experience managing NPI builds and working directly with Contract Manufacturers.
- Strong understanding of NPI processes, build readiness, manufacturing operations, and schedule management.
- Ability to drive execution, manage competing priorities, and deliver against aggressive Time-to-Market targets.
- Problem-solving, communication, and stakeholder management skills, including the ability to hold internal and external teams accountable.
Responsibilities
- Partner with Hardware Engineering and cross-functional teams to establish and execute Contract Manufacturer build schedules, ensure full build readiness, remove critical roadblocks, and hold partners accountable for delivery against Time-to-Market targets.
- Own end-to-end execution and operational accountability for New Product Introduction builds at assigned Contract Manufacturing sites, driving programs from Prototype through market launch, including Transfer Qualification builds and Early Field Trial units.
- Align with Hardware Engineering on NPI milestones, build quantities, Early Field Trial requirements, priorities, and Time-to-Market commitments.
- Own and drive Contract Manufacturer build schedules across multiple concurrent programs, managing priorities and capacity to deliver against committed dates, quantities, and milestones.
- Ensure NPI build readiness by confirming materials CTB, capacity, staffing, tooling, equipment, manufacturing, test, engineering, debug, and rework resources are available.
- Ensure NPI Material Managers align material availability and CTB with the NPI build schedule and Supply Commit Review.
- Monitor upcoming Arista Build Start Requirements and address readiness gaps before they affect builds.
- Drive Contract Manufacturer execution of NPI and Transfer Qualification builds, take corrective action on schedule variance, and enforce recovery plans for at-risk builds.
- Serve as the single point of accountability and escalation for operational issues affecting NPI execution, driving cross-functional resolution of critical-path roadblocks.
- Identify opportunities to pull in build schedules, facilitate capacity and allocation decisions between NPI and production, and escalate when additional resources or leadership support are required.
- Lead cross-functional alignment across Hardware Engineering, NPI Materials, Manufacturing Engineering, Test Engineering, Planning, Quality, POMs, NPI Engineering, and Contract Manufacturer teams to deliver build targets.
- Partner with POMs to secure product-specific manufacturing, test, quality, and operational requirements that affect build execution.
- Maintain executive visibility into build status, risks, recovery actions, and resolution paths, ensuring committed builds are completed successfully and on time.
- Enforce Contract Manufacturer accountability for NPI execution, own NPI-related inputs and scoring metrics for the Contract Manufacturer Quarterly Business Review, and drive corrective actions for recurring execution issues.
- Drive lessons learned, standard best practices, and process improvements to improve build readiness, schedule predictability, and Contract Manufacturer execution across assigned sites.
- Ensure mass production purchase order readiness at Pre-Pilot.
About the company
Arista Networks builds high-performance cloud networking hardware and software for large data centers and cloud environments. Its product line includes spine-and-leaf switches and routers that form scalable data-center networks, combined with software for automation and visibility to simplify operations. The network gear is designed for hyperscale and I/O-intensive workloads, offering strong performance and power efficiency. Arista differentiates itself through a focus on scalable, energy-efficient hardware paired with software that improves automation and observability, serving cloud providers, enterprises, and financial institutions via direct sales, partners, and service contracts. The company's goal is to help customers deploy and manage scalable, efficient, and automated data-center networks that meet the demands of large-scale cloud workloads.
Company Size
5,001-10,000
Company Stage
IPO
Headquarters
Santa Clara, California
Founded
2004
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Simplify's Take
What believers are saying
- August 4, 2026 revenue guidance rose to $12.6 billion, up 40%.
- AI networking revenue targets $3.5 billion in 2026; over 100 Etherlink customers now.
- Q2 2026 revenue reached $3.04 billion, and supply visibility improved into 2027.
What critics are saying
- Q2 2026 purchase commitments hit $9.7 billion, tying growth to scarce components.
- CEO called the industry shortage a 2028 problem; missed parts crush 2027 shipments.
- Microsoft and Meta still drive revenue concentration; one spending pause hits earnings hard.
What makes Arista Networks unique
- Arista’s EOS and Etherlink AI fabric unify data-center, campus, and AI networking.
- August 4, 2026 guidance shows software-driven execution, not commodity switching sales.
- Microsoft and Meta have backed Arista for over a decade, validating enterprise trust.
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- Health Insurance
- Dental Insurance
- Vision Insurance
- Performance Bonus
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