Mission

Provide end-to-end leadership for PCS mass-production programs, ensuring predictable execution from technology readiness through volume ramp, while aligning engineering, supply chain, contract manufacturing, and business objectives in a fast-scaling new business.

Key Responsibilities

1.Program Ownership & Delivery

Own end-to-end execution of PCS production program for selected customer from manufacturing readiness through volume ramp and sustained production.
Establish and maintain the integrated master production plan, including milestones, dependencies, and critical path.
Ensure on-time, on-volume delivery aligned with business commitments.

2.Cross-Functional Integration

Integrate technology development, manufacturing readiness, supply chain capability, and ramp schedules into a single execution framework.
Act as the primary technical and operational interface between: Supply Chain, Contract Manufacturers (CMs), Engineering and Technology teams, Business and Product Management

3. Manufacturing Readiness & Ramp Governance

Ensure readiness across process capability, capacity, yield, quality, and supply continuity prior to volume release.
Drive disciplined ramp execution with clear entry/exit criteria and escalation paths.

4. Customer Interface & Program Alignment

Act as the primary interface to key customers for all integration and production ramp topics
Translate customer requirements, demand signals, and technical expectations into aligned manufacturing and engineering execution plans
Lead regular customer program reviews, ensuring transparent communication on status, risks, and mitigation plans
Drive resolution of customer-facing issues related to yield, capacity, readiness, and ramp performance
Build strong working relationships with customer program and technical teams to enable fast decision-making and alignment
Ensure customer priorities are clearly reflected in internal plans, trade-offs, and execution focus

5. Risk & Change Management

Identify, assess, and actively manage cross-functional risks (technical, supply, capacity, yield, schedule).
Own mitigation plans and executive-level visibility of risk exposure and trade-offs.
Coordinate and manage Engineering Change Notices (ECN/ECO) and their impact on production, cost, schedule, and inventory.

6. Execution Transparency & Stakeholder Alignment

Lead regular cross-functional execution reviews, providing clear status, risks, and recovery actions.
Ensure alignment across functions through structured communication, decision clarity, and data-driven reporting.
Escalate issues appropriately and drive timely resolution.

7.Operations Strategy Enablement

Support definition of the PCS operations strategy for the selected customer, including make/buy, capacity scaling, and manufacturing footprint considerations.
Ensure strategy is translated into executable plans and consistently implemented.

Success Metrics

On-time ramp and volume delivery versus business commitments
Schedule adherence to the master production plan
Effectiveness of risk identification and mitigation
Quality of cross-functional alignment and execution predictability

PCS Operations Project Manager