N

NXP Semiconductors

Automotive semiconductors and secure embedded solutions

NPI Program Manager

Program ManagementConfirmed live in the last 24 hours
Full-timeNo salary listedIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

  • A bachelor's or master's degree in Engineering, Supply Chain, Semiconductor, Software, or a related field is required.
  • Five to ten or more years of program or project management experience in a high-tech or manufacturing environment are required.
  • Proven experience in new product introduction or product development lifecycle management is required.
  • A strong understanding of manufacturing processes and supply chain is required.
  • A strong understanding of product development lifecycle for hardware and software systems is required.
  • Strong program leadership and execution skills are required.
  • The ability to influence cross-functional teams in a matrix organization is required.
  • Advanced planning and scheduling skills, including work breakdown structures and critical path, are required.
  • Risk management and problem-solving skills are required.
  • Financial acumen in cost, budget, and return on investment is required.
  • The ability to communicate with technical and executive stakeholders is required.
  • The ability to work effectively in ambiguous and fast-paced environments is required.

Responsibilities

  • Lead new product introduction programs from concept through volume production.
  • Define program scope, objectives, milestones, and deliverables.
  • Build and maintain integrated program plans, including work breakdown structures, schedules, and roadmaps.
  • Drive execution to meet cost, schedule, quality, and performance targets.
  • Ensure transition from development to manufacturing readiness.
  • Lead and align global cross-functional teams across silicon, hardware, and software engineering; product management; manufacturing and test; supply chain and procurement; and quality and reliability.
  • Serve as the central communication hub across stakeholders and executives.
  • Drive new product introduction lifecycle phases, including concept and feasibility, design and development, prototyping and validation, and manufacturing ramp.
  • Drive Design for Excellence to achieve first-time-right industrialization while optimizing manufacturability, testability, cost, and supply chain readiness.
  • Manage product build plans, pilot runs, and validation activities.
  • Ensure component readiness and supplier alignment, manufacturing capacity and tooling readiness, and qualification of test and production flows.
  • Coordinate ramp planning and global factory readiness.
  • Optimize cost, yield, and cycle time during ramp-up.
  • Identify, track, and mitigate program risks.
  • Lead resolution of cross-functional technical, supply, and schedule issues; escalate critical issues and drive recovery plans.
  • Manage program budgets, cost tracking, and forecasting.
  • Drive cost optimization and margin targets.
  • Allocate and manage resources across multiple workstreams.
  • Lead program governance, including phase reviews, gate reviews, and executive updates.
  • Provide data-driven status reporting to leadership.
  • Ensure compliance with internal processes and product lifecycle standards.
  • Deliver program charters, roadmaps, work breakdown structures, integrated schedules, product build plans, validation reports, manufacturing readiness and ramp plans, risk registers and mitigation plans, cost models and bill-of-materials evolution, post-launch yield, quality and cost metrics, and lessons-learned reports at key milestones.

Desired Qualifications

  • Experience in the semiconductor or electronics industry is preferred.

About the Company

NXP Semiconductors

Automotive semiconductors and secure embedded solutions

NXP Semiconductors designs and sells semiconductor chips for vehicles and other devices. Its products include automotive-grade microcontrollers and other ICs used in engines, infotainment, safety systems, and networked car architectures. These chips process data, run software, and enable features such as advanced driver assistance and vehicle connectivity, often with strong security and real-time performance. Unlike some peers, NXP became an independent company after Philips spun off its semiconductor unit in 2006 and later merged with Freescale in 2015, building a focused strength in automotive semiconductors and microcontrollers. This gives it a clear niche in the market and the goal of growing as a standalone leader in smarter, connected vehicles and related technologies.

Company size
10,001+
Company stage
IPO
Headquarters
Eindhoven, Netherlands
Founded
2004

Recently Posted Jobs

Explore more opportunities at NXP Semiconductors

See more jobs