Senior Manager, NPI Manufacturing

Endeavour has an exciting opportunity for someone passionate about sustainability and eager to be part of an innovative company that’s on a journey to transform the world’s infrastructure.

Grid Tran is transitioning its medium-voltage power conversion platform from technology development into productization, and this role owns the New Product Introduction (NPI) process to take it there. You will drive the build of the first fully functional demonstration, pilot, and certification units, stand up and run Grid Tran's internal NPI line, and lead the contract manufacturer (CM) engagement end to end — translating the technology into mass-manufacturable processes, fabrication methods, and production flows, coordinating supply chain against those flows, and acting as the technical translator between internal NPI and the CM's production lines.

You will also lead the NPI team, spanning certification, reliability, Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) integration, manufacturing engineering, and NPI/CM testing.

The ideal candidate has a proven track record of taking complex, high-power power conversion products in fast-moving resource-constrained environments from engineering prototypes through validation builds and into sustained production, both in-house and at a contract manufacturer. The candidate understands how to mitigate schedule, quality, and resourcing risk, while staying accountable to the overall program goals, and wears multiple hats – leader, player-coach and individual contributor.

Working in a collaborative team, you will partner with engineering (electrical, mechanical, etc.) as well as CMs and component suppliers to convert engineering designs into repeatable, high-yield manufacturing processes. Working with an agile, highly focused team, this role suits someone who is comfortable with that level of ownership and pace.

This role is part of the support team that services the entire our Endeavour ecosystem and contributes to the overall health and success of the organization.

Include but are not limited to:

• NPI Program Ownership: Own development and execution of detailed NPI project plans spanning phase-gate reviews, Engineering/Design/Production Validation Test (EVT/DVT/PVT) builds, and production ramp readiness. Report progress, schedule risk, and mitigation strategies to engineering and executive leadership throughout the product development lifecycle.
• Build Readiness & Master
  
  Schedule:
  
  Manage the build schedule and maintain build readiness plans that track part availability, tooling and fixture readiness, and open engineering changes ahead of each build. Run readiness reviews and drive open items to closure.
• Internal NPI Line Stand-Up & Sustained Production: Design, equip, and manage Grid Tran's internal production area—assembly tooling, equipment, test fixtures, and inventory systems—then run it at a repeatable build cadence, meeting delivery schedules while documenting builds.
• NPI Team Leadership & Hands-On Execution: Lead and develop the NPI team across builds, certification, reliability, PLM integration, manufacturing engineering, and test, while personally executing individual-contributor work as the team ramps and as throughput demands.
• CM Engagement & Technology Transfer: Own the contract manufacturer relationship as the lead manufacturing interface — translating designs into mass-manufacturable processes, fabrication methods, and production flows; aligning fixtures and tooling for copy-exact transfer; qualifying suppliers and synchronizing long-lead components; and leading first on-site builds, troubleshooting assembly bottlenecks and quality in real time as the CM ramps.
• Design for Excellence (DFX), Yield & Cost Feedback Loop: Drive Design for…