NPI Program Management

Job Description

At Western Digital, our vision is to power global innovation and push the boundaries of technology to make what you thought was once impossible, possible.

At our core, Western Digital is a company of problem solvers. People achieve extraordinary things given the right technology. For decades, we’ve been doing just that—our technology helped people put a man on the moon and capture the first‑ever picture of a black hole.

We offer an expansive portfolio of technologies, HDDs, and platforms for business, creative professionals, and consumers alike under our Western Digital®, WD®, ™, and San Disk® Professional brands.

We are a key partner to some of the largest and highest‑growth organizations in the world. From enabling systems to make cities safer and more connected, to powering the data centers behind many of the world’s biggest companies and hyperscale cloud providers, to meeting the massive and ever‑growing data storage needs of the AI era, Western Digital is fueling a brighter, smarter future.

Today’s exceptional challenges require your unique skills. Together, we can build the future of data storage.

• Responsible for managing one or areas leading to factory introduction and ramp up of hard disk drive production
• Applies program management and manufacturing expertise in resolving complex cross‑functional problems and issues
• Provides input to process technology direction and establishes methodologies for achieving those goals
• Develops and presents program status and review information to department/corporate groups resulting in influencing direction/decision/outcomes
• Facilitates the resolutions of complex team issues, builds consensus, maintains process focus, and overcomes barriers
• Works closely with cross‑functional groups to generate program plans, i.e., program/product overview, schedule, build and test plans, resources and costs. Manages resources to meet functional and product business goals
• Works closely with cross‑functional engineering departments during product development to achieve cost, quality, schedule and technical objectives
• Ensures that available tooling and test equipment capacity to support initial high volume manufacturing after program transfer
• Manages and lead cross‑functional teams that are focused in the development of hard disk drive products/features from design to release for customers, with a special emphasis on manufacturing technologies, qualification testing and high volume manufacturing operations and processes.
• Develops, defines, and executes project plans, schedules, budgets and deliverables. Identifies needed resources for projects, defines and assigns major project roles.
• Monitors the product/program/project from initiation through delivery, interfacing with external customers of field‑based employees on technical matters.
• Assigns and monitors work of management staff, providing technical support and direction. Has overall product/program/project management responsibility, i.e. coordinates efforts leading to product release.
• Selects, develops, and evaluates personnel to ensure the efficient operation of the function.
• Direct people‑management responsibility is typically required. Identifies and defines technology programs that address strategic technical or company needs.
• Carries out technical and unusually difficult business related programs by exhibiting outstanding initiative, innovations and consistently applying creative approaches resulting in significant business contributions.
• Exhibits expert skill in applying or matching appropriate technology with business needs.
• Demonstrates the ability to foresee strategic and practical company needs.
• Domestic and international travel required.

• Any combination equivalent to, but not limited to, the following:
• Degree in Electrical Engineering
• BS, MS or PhD with related experience
• Leads integrates and coordinates activities of multiple, complex teams with broad assignments and very significant business impact. Builds team that demonstrates results; influences and drives its results, process and direction.
• Establishes and achieves strategic goals, objectives and…