PCS Operations Project Manager

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.