Lead the cross-functional Operations Technical Team to drive NPI programs from early design planning through factory builds and production ramp.

Partner with hardware and design engineers to improve manufacturability, assembly, test, and serviceability before designs are finalized.

Own the integrated technical risk and readiness assessment across hardware, software, manufacturing processes, test, materials, capacity, and quality.

Lead Build Readiness Reviews and deliver clear, evidence-based go, conditional-go, or hold recommendations to the build owner.

Establish technical priorities, accountable owners, and recovery plans, escalating risks and decisions when needed.

Lead factory technical triage, coordinating containment, root-cause investigations, corrective actions, and verification with the responsible engineering and quality teams.

Coordinate readiness for engineering changes, alternate components, and second sources with the appropriate functional approval owners.

Turn build results, yield trends, and failure analysis into lessons and improvements that strengthen subsequent builds and production scale.

Skills and Qualifications

Hardware engineering depth: A strong engineering foundation and hands-on experience with complex hardware, ideally including design or systems engineering.

NPI and manufacturing experience: A track record of taking hardware through factory builds, new product introduction, and production ramp.

Design influence: The technical credibility to challenge design assumptions and improve manufacturability, testability, quality, and cost.

Operations Tech Lead

Responsibilities

Qualification

Required

Benefits

Company

Cerebras

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