Industrial Project Manager

Job Title

Industrial Project Manager

Role Summary

Lead multi-disciplinary, multi-site industrial projects in semiconductor manufacturing. Own industrialization activities from NPI through volume ramp-up and entitlement, coordinating stakeholders across sites to deliver cost, capacity, yield and package solutions.

Experience Level

Senior — typically requires over 7 years of semiconductor experience and at least 3 years leading industrial projects.

Responsibilities

Accountable for execution and delivery of industrial projects and program activities, including manufacturing transfers and process improvements.

• Lead industrialization during NPI from project initiation to entitlement and manage VRU and Safe Launch plans.
• Drive volume ramp-up after R-gate, ensuring customer deliveries, safe launch criteria, yield improvements and multi-site readiness.
• Manage multi-sourcing and fab transfer projects for diffusion, assembly and test.
• Lead industrial improvement and innovation projects (cost-down, waste reduction, capacity and yield improvement).
• Oversee product package derivative development projects.
• Review and manage manufacturing changes: qualification plans, waivers, risk assessments, non-conformances and 8D problem solving.
• Transfer product and production know-how to production sites and provide input to product line roadmaps and industrial strategy.
• Maintain and extend knowledge of industrial solutions via internal collaboration and external benchmarking.

Requirements

Key technical and leadership requirements (must-haves):

• More than 7 years' experience in the semiconductor industry with a technical background in product engineering, test engineering or diffusion/process integration.
• At least 3 years' experience leading industrial or comparable projects, including multi-disciplinary, multi-site and remote teams.
• Demonstrable experience in automotive environments and understanding of automotive requirements (e.g. ISO/TS 16949, AEC-Q100).
• Proven stakeholder management across Engineering, Manufacturing, Logistics and Marketing.
• Experience with Business Creation and Management (BCaM) processes.
• Skilled in structured problem solving: 8D, Six Sigma (DMAIC), 5 Whys or similar techniques.
• Strong English communication skills (spoken and written); ability to influence and build relationships.
• Experience leading and motivating virtual, multi-cultural teams across regions; willingness to travel internationally (~5%).
• Experience handling qualification plans, risk assessments, non-conformances and incident leadership within an 8D framework.

Education Requirements

Master's or Bachelor's degree in a technical discipline (preferably Electronics). PMI or equivalent project management certification in recognized methodologies.

Company

NXP develops secure connectivity and edge processing solutions for embedded applications.

About the Company

Company: NXP Semiconductors

Headquarters: Nijmegen, Netherlands

NXP Semiconductors N.V. is a global semiconductor company that provides High Performance Mixed Signal and Standard Product solutions. With over 45,000 employees and operations in more than 35 countries, NXP is a leader in secure connectivity solutions for embedded applications, catering to automotive, industrial IoT, mobile, and communication infrastructure markets. The company is committed to innovation and sustainability, advancing a smarter, safer, and more sustainable world through technology.