Hardware Module NPI Operations Program Manager

Location

Sunnyvale, CA

Full time

Hybrid

Operations

About the Team:

Born at X, Google's Moonshot Factory, Taara is on a mission to connect billions of people lacking abundant and affordable internet today by pioneering the way we use light to deliver faster, cheaper, more reliable connectivity. Lead the charge in bringing our groundbreaking wireless optical communication and photonics chip technologies to the world. Drive our growth story as we scale innovative solutions across the world.

Join us to light the way for bridging the digital divide and illuminating the future.

About the Role:

Taara is seeking an NPO Module PM to own our v2 Product supply chain Ramp Readiness.

The NPO Module PM acts as the subject matter expert (SME) to collaborate with Product Engineering, Operations, Supply Chain, and Vendor Teams to coordinate the development, implementation, and optimization of end-to-end manufacturing test and quality control management solutions for Taara v2 Modules throughout the entire product lifecycle. This role ensures Module suppliers deliver manufacturing excellence by establishing the highest quality standards across the supply chain, ensuring all components, modules, sub-assemblies, and system-level products meet rigorous quality, yield, and long-term performance specifications that align with the Product Launch.

How you will make a 10x impact:

• Play a critical role in the entire product lifecycle from initial design reviews to mass production, ensuring each component, module, sub-assembly, and system-level product meets rigorous quality, yield, and performance specifications to support high volumes.

• Achieve Module Supplier Ramp Readiness by acting as the primary technical interface between Engineering, Operations, and suppliers owning troubleshooting, and ensuring specification adherence. Support prototype builds and mass production to achieve high test coverage and zero quality leaks. Resolve supplier quality or design-related manufacturing issues cross-functionally.

• Own DFx cradle to grave by defining test strategy and system development for product components, sub-assemblies, and system-level supplier testing. You are accountable for supplier testing requirements, developing test cases, defining acceptance limits and integrating them into product-specific test sequences. You collaborate with Engineering to develop testability features, ensure test coverage, define production test plans, and influence product architecture for enhanced testability, manufacturability, and reliability.

• Achieve Manufacturing Excellence by leading manufacturing test and quality control for the next-generation Taara Chip platform to ensure the highest quality standards across the supply chain including proto builds and production system integration.

• Demonstrate your ability to innovate at scale by contributing strategically to the Taara NPO playbook development by defining innovative approaches to building a real-time quality management system, implementing processes that support rapid scaling of Taara’s Product Portfolio, and leveraging IT tools (Google Cloud, AI/ML, Test Automation, SW systems) to accelerate time-to-market while reducing development costs.

What you should have:

• Bachelor's in a technical field (e.g., Engineering, Project Management Certification) and 7+ years of NPI, manufacturing engineering experience demonstrating the ability to collaborate with global cross-functional teams, developing project schedules, product configuration, and build management through proto-EVT-DVT-PVT phases.

• 5+ years utilizing data analysis tools to monitor test yields, identify trends, root cause failures, and drive continuous improvement across our Supplier Chain which will provide supply chain transparency, including yield metrics, KPIs, and module test strategy gaps.

• A proven Track Record leading Supply Chain Test Coverage and Product Performance Program development, implementation, and scaling of a robust manufacturing test, quality and reliability performance program (ie. scorecards, KPI reviews, yield management, corrective actions etc.)

• Lead Cross-functional teams, collaborated and coordinated organizational communications, escalating key issues and solutions to executive teams. Partner with Product Engineering, Operations, and Supply Chain to coordinate the development, implementation, and optimization of end-to-end manufacturing test and quality control systems.

• Demonstrated history of generating, creating, and maintaining detailed test specifications, process instructions, engineering change notices (ECNs), test hardware diagrams, engineering drawings, specifications, data analysis, and technical reports.

• Experience preparing and presenting to Sr. Management level quality reviews, manage process/product improvements and lead quality audits at supplier sites that demonstrate your exceptional written and oral communication skills articulating technical concepts and quality metrics to diverse…