About this role
Hyve Company Overview
Hyve Solutions transforms complex engineering challenges into production reality for technology innovators building AI, cloud, and connected infrastructure. As a US-based manufacturing partner, the company rapidly delivers fast, agile execution through dep technical partnerships and co-innovation, and supply chain clarity. Hyve’s integrated ODM, CM, and SI capabilities eliminate vendor complexity while accelerating time-to-market with single-partner accountability from design through scale. The company co-innovates with deep engineering expertise, treating customer success as its own while building tomorrow's digital infrastructure.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead New Product Introduction (NPI) activities from prototype builds through production ramp and sustaining manufacturing.
- Serve as the technical lead for product launch readiness, coordinating activities across Engineering, Operations, Quality, Supply Chain, Planning, and Program Management.
- Develop and manage project plans, schedules, deliverables, and launch milestones for new products.
- Evaluate product designs for manufacturability (DFM), assembly (DFA), and testability (DFT), providing recommendations to improve efficiency and reduce cost.
- Drive manufacturing process development, documentation, and validation activities.
- Coordinate prototype, engineering verification, design validation, and pilot production builds.
- Identify manufacturing risks and implement mitigation plans to ensure successful product transitions into production.
- Lead failure analysis and root cause investigations using structured problem-solving methodologies such as 8D, Fishbone, 5 Whys, and FMEA.
- Develop manufacturing work instructions, process flows, control plans, and production documentation.
- Partner with Quality Engineering to establish product quality standards, inspection requirements, and process controls.
- Support equipment selection, tooling development, and production line readiness activities.
- Analyze production data to identify trends, improve yields, reduce defects, and optimize operational performance.
- Participate in customer design reviews and technical discussions regarding new products and engineering changes.
- Manage Engineering Change Orders (ECOs) and support implementation of design revisions.
- Mentor junior engineers and provide technical leadership across NPI projects.
- Support continuous improvement initiatives utilizing Lean Manufacturing, Six Sigma, and operational excellence methodologies.
- Ensure compliance with safety, environmental, customer, and company standards.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or related technical field.
- Minimum 8+ years of experience in New Product Introduction, Manufacturing Engineering, Process Engineering, or related disciplines.
- Experience supporting complex electronics manufacturing, server manufacturing, data center infrastructure, or high-volume assembly environments.
- Strong knowledge of manufacturing processes, product lifecycle management, and production ramp strategies.
- Demonstrated experience managing multiple NPI programs simultaneously.
- Proficiency with statistical analysis, root cause methodologies, and process improvement techniques.
- Experience interpreting engineering drawings, specifications, and Bills of Materials (BOMs).
- Strong project management and cross-functional leadership skills.
- Excellent written, verbal, and presentation communication skills.
Preferred Qualification
- Experience within EMS, ODM, server, storage, networking, or data center hardware manufacturing environments.
- Knowledge of Lean Manufacturing, Six Sigma, Kaizen, and continuous improvement principles.
- Experience with PLM, ERP, and MES systems.
- PMP, Six Sigma Green Belt, or Six Sigma Black Belt certification preferred.
- Familiarity with ISO 9001 and quality management systems.
- Experience working directly with enterprise technology customers.
What’s in it for you
Benefit Insurance
- Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
- Health Savings Account (HSA)
- Mental Health Care
- 401K with match
- Paid Holidays, Vacation & Sick Days
- Tuition Reimbursement
- Perks at Work (https://www.perksatwork.com/login)
- LEAP Program
- MyFlexPay