Project Manager - New Product Introduction

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Here’s the Gist:

Wolfspeed Power Products - New Product Introduction (NPI) – Project Management Office (PMO) team is looking for an initiative-taking, hands-on Project Manager to drive execution excellence and process innovation in our Power product portfolio.

As a Project Manager in the NPI PMO Group, you will be responsible for the project management and qualification of new SiC Power product integration and commercialization to Industrial and Automotive standards focusing on commercialization of new technologies. Excellent communication and project management skills are required as successful qualification requires close interactions with Product Line Marketing, Power R&D, Operations, Test, Reliability, Failure Analysis, and Quality teams.

The Day-to-Day:

• Own, manage and drive Power Product NPI’s through the Business Phase/Gate approval process, from Concept through Commercialization. Product focus will be any of Wolfspeed’s offerings in Die, Discrete, or Module.

• Own mitigation planning of all design/technical, manufacturing, schedule, and yield risks.

• Own integration of next-generation technologies to enable new product releases.

• Ensure the fulfillment of product requirements including all items for product release. Identify deliverables and ensure deliverable completion to ensure successful product transition to the Operations team.

• Develop/Own products and technology road mapping activities.

• Integrate new technologies into product portfolios.

• Forecast, plan, coordinate and schedule substrate and epi starting material, fab wafer starts, package qualification builds, test, characterization and reliability testing to ensure new product qualification schedule timeliness.

• Work closely with Marketing and Sales to define product release timelines and strategies.

• Document, summarize and report on project status to key stakeholders, communicating progress to schedule and highlighting schedule and project risks.

• Ensure all testing, reliability stress and evaluation is completed in accordance with current and emerging standards and specifications including JEDEC, AEC-Q101, Power Module LV324, AGQ324 and any SiC-specific standards.

• Facilitate DFMEA and DVP&R, ensuring products are effectively identified and documented. Ensure previous lessons learned are incorporated into new product risk analysis.

• Utilize 8D methodology to ensure Qualification issues are effectively addressed and documented to ensure effective corrective actions and to ensure Lessons Learned are captured for future product development.

• Support or lead NPI system level improvements to ensure efficient product definition, approval, and release in support of APQP requirements.

• Support continuous yield and capability improvements for released technologies and products.

This Job is Right for You if You Have (Minimum Requirements):

• At least 2 years of industry experience in process engineering, process integration, or product engineering in a production semiconductor wafer fabrication facility.

• Demonstrated project management skills including the ability to effectively multi-task in a complex environment, including strong written and verbal communication skills.

• Analytical mindset and initiative-taker to confront difficult problems and challenge the team to high levels of performance.

• Ability to understand very challenging problems and communicate them in a simple manner.

• Ability to communicate with experts across many different areas of the company including Research & Development, Engineering, operations, reliability, marketing, and leadership.

• Strong problem-solving and mitigation prevention skills

• Degree in engineering, physics, or closely related field

• Candidate must be a US citizen or Green Card holder.

(Preferred Requirements):

• At least 8 years of industry experience in process engineering, process integration, and/or product engineering in a production semiconductor wafer fabrication facility.

• Strong problem-solving and mitigation prevention skills including 8D, FMEA, DOE, and ANOVA.

• Advanced degree in engineering, physics, or closely related field

This role may require additional duties and/or assignments as designated by management.