Senior Engineer, New Product Introduction (NPI) at WesternDigital

As a NPI Manager 2, you will be responsible in working with engineering teams in US and Asia to support product development, factory readiness and Pre-RAMP to get the factory ready to produce in high volume.  You will support the program strategy and factory requirements for high volume manufacturing. You are required to pull multi organizations together to achieve the above objectives and need to have good written and communication skills. Good command in English language is required, as you will be working together with individuals and organizations from multiple countries. ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: New Product • Facilitate with factory team to prepare, support development builds and “Customer Qualification Sample” build until VPR • Support factory cross-functional teams to resolve program issues. This will ensure program objectives and deliverables are achieved. • Facilitate Manufacturing Readiness Review from MRR3. • Perform New Product Launch activities, Product and Program management throughout product life cycle, and Engineering Change Control. • Coordinate Engineering Change implementation to MFG site by coordination with Development and MFG related person to establish Engineering Change effectiveness in MFG site to meet business requirement. • Inventory management control. • Perform related work as assigned. • Supervise technicians in responsibility to accomplish job in most effective way. • Understand and able to apply IMS policy • Participate and support internal activities that related to IMS.Sustaining Product • Support and work with other functional teams to clear any roadblocks that might affect the release timeline. • Support the implementation of engineering changes (EC’s) once the qualification is complete with conditions/restriction control as necessary. • Execute EC qualification drives disposition. • Support sustaining qualification based on business requirements. • Track Lessons learned on wrong operational for process improvement. • Understand and able to apply IMS policy • Participate and support internal activities that related to IMS.