# Advanced Manufacturing Program Manager

**Company:** [Sesame](https://hotfix.jobs/companies/sesame)
**Location:** Taipei, Taiwan
**Role:** Technical Program Management
**Experience:** 10+ years
**Skills:** Spc, Cpk, Oee, Six Sigma, Dfx, DFM, Dfa, GD&T, Lean Manufacturing, Toyota Production System, Automation, Fixturing, Capacity Modeling, Fat P
**Posted:** 2026-07-02

> Leads advanced manufacturing programs from product breakthrough through mass production, coordinating contract manufacturers, integrators, suppliers, and engineering teams. The role requires 10+ years of hardware program management experience, strong manufacturing process expertise, and international onsite engagement.

## Job Description

## Responsibilities
- Manage onsite delivery of manufacturing solutions at contract manufacturers in Asia.
- Own FATP manufacturing readiness and coordinate across the global supply chain, component suppliers, operations teams, and internal engineering partners.
- Partner with third-party integrators to develop and validate advanced automation and specialized tooling.
- Monitor and optimize production capacity and efficiency metrics, including UPH, throughput, yield, and OEE.
- Drive technical transfers and manage vendor relationships to ensure high-quality service delivery.
- Implement SPC and capability (CPK) monitoring systems to ensure process stability and quality.
- Land innovation into shipping products through effective cross-functional collaboration with engineering teams.
- Lead DFX initiatives, specifically DFM/DFA, to optimize product designs for high-volume manufacturing, assembly, and cost efficiency.
- Lead statistical tolerance analysis and implement GD&T to ensure precision and process capability at the contract manufacturer level.
- Collaborate with R&D teams and external suppliers to influence design decisions early in the product lifecycle and proactively address manufacturability challenges.
- Deploy manufacturing systems supporting quality management, genealogy, and statistical process control.
- Evaluate 2D/3D design documentation and technical specifications for compliance with manufacturing and assembly requirements.
- Architect manufacturing solutions, including fixturing and automation requirements.
- Own specifications and requirements, budgets, and manufacturing tool delivery schedules.

## Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, or equivalent experience.
- 10+ years of hardware program management experience, ideally in consumer electronics.
- Ability to travel and work internationally, with up to 40–50% onsite time at contract manufacturing partners.
- Deep understanding of phase-gate methodology from prototype through high-volume manufacturing.
- Proficiency in SPC, capability (CPK), and capacity modeling, including cycle time, throughput, yield, and OEE.
- Strong mastery of Six Sigma principles and DFX methodologies; Six Sigma Green Belt or equivalent.
- Demonstrated success delivering hardware products from concept to mass production.

## Nice-to-Haves
- 15+ years of experience leading cutting-edge consumer electronics manufacturing.
- Experience leading organizations from groundbreaking through mass production.
- Deep expertise architecting solutions with Asian manufacturing integrators.
- Advanced knowledge of Lean Manufacturing or the Toyota Production System.
- Six Sigma Black Belt.

## Compensation and Benefits
- ATS-listed salary: 4,000,000–5,500,000 Taiwanese dollars annually.
- Full-time employee benefits include a 401(k) with a maximum employer match of 3.5% of compensation, employer-paid health, vision, and dental benefits for employees and dependents, unlimited paid time off and sick time, a flexible spending account with employer matching up to $1,650 per year, an Employee Assistance Program, and competitive stock options.
- Benefits do not apply to contingent or contract workers.

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