What are the responsibilities and job description for the Staff Product Operations Engineer position at ZT Group Intl, Inc. dba ZT Systems?
Job Description:
Staff Product Operations Engineer
About the Role
The Staff Product Operations Engineer role is a key player, along with Customer Operations and PCBA Vendors, in handling internal communication and ensuring a smooth transition of NPI products into Production. NPI Engineer is mainly responsible for communicating deliverables and assisting from a technical perspective. Experience with PCBA manufacturing is preferred.
What You'll Do
- Review design prints and documentation to ensure compliance with design criteria, standards, and manufacturing capability
- Generate project plans with key milestones for NPI Launch
- Assist Product Operations Core Team with cross-functional communications regarding PCBA build schedules, quality metrics that impact the overall project delivery
- Partner cross-functionally within Operations as well as with engineering teams to drive continuous improvement, eliminate known issues, and reduce potential risks
- Analyze and report on quality metrics (ex: Quality KPIs) to identify trending issues and develop improvement opportunities
- Provide new product introduction support by facilitating problem-solving meetings with Global Internal Engineering Teams and supplier counterparts
- Conduct Development review meetings to gain technical understanding and to assist with the DFM process.
- Golden Sample Review/First Article Inspection meetings
- Coordinate and approve rework instructions for production
- Validate and approve assembly instructions (including labels) for production
- Ensure quality products are manufactured per customer specifications are built and meet the schedule
- Assist in the build activity and the testing of new components in large engineering samples in the Production/Scale-up setting
What You'll Bring
- BS in Engineering, Business, Computer Science, or Information Systems and 5 years of relevant experience (data analysis and or project management is preferred) or MS degree and 2 years of experience.
- Experience in creating and managing bills of material in engineering and manufacturing
- Keen understanding of server, PCBA development and manufacturing process
- Understanding of rack and server-level platforms and how each component interacts with the system as a whole
- Thorough understanding of BOM structures and of configuration management concepts
- In-depth knowledge of the underlying ZT Process and Procedure
- Excellent communication skills among cross-functional teams. For example (but not limited to) Customer Operations, Field Engineering, Development, Validation, and Production
Travel Requirements:
This job requires up to 30% travel domestically within USA and internationally to Mexico
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About ZT Systems
At ZT Systems, you’ll get to do work you are proud of alongside smart, passionate people. Every day, there are opportunities to collaborate with the best in the industry to design, build, and deliver impactful solutions to world-class customers. Along the way, you will gain hands-on experience in a face-paced environment that’s challenging, rewarding, and career-defining.
A culture built around our values we work hard and think fast. We view challenges as opportunities—to do better, push harder, and be faster than we were the day before. When we fail, we learn from it and move on together. And when we succeed, we use the momentum to go even further. We create value with everything we do, building the foundation of today—and transforming the future of tomorrow.
Join ZT Systems and help us build technology infrastructure that connects the world.
What We Offer
When you join ZT, you’ll enjoy a range of world-class, inclusive employee benefits designed to grow with you and our company. From competitive compensation to 401K matching to comprehensive health & wellness programs and tuition reimbursement, ZT Systems offers industry leading benefits packages for eligible employees designed to help you get the most out of life.
ZT Group Int’l. is an Equal Opportunity Employer and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any kind. ZT Systems provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws.
