ZT Systems

ZT Systems

Sr. Staff Product Operations Engineer

Georgetown, TX · Staff+

Sponsorship not specifiedDetected 30 days ago
Product ManagementExcelElectrical EngineeringLeadershipCollaborationProblem SolvingMicrosoft Office

About the role

  • The Product Operations Engineering team serves as the technical bridge between product design engineering, customers, and our global manufacturing organization.
  • As Sr Staff Product Operations Engineer, you will bring a blend of deep manufacturing expertise, knowledge of the product design lifecycle, and strong cross-functional leadership to ensure customer requirements are accurately defined, interpreted, and translated into actionable direction for manufacturing.

Responsibilities

  • Lead the technical interface between customer engineering, product design, and factory teams, ensuring clarity and alignment of requirements.
  • Drive the interpretation, analysis, and translation of customer requirements into actionable technical inputs for NPI, manufacturing engineering, test engineering, and quality engineering.
  • Serve as the bridge between customer engineering, product design engineering, and factory operations-balancing customer needs with manufacturing feasibility.
  • Triangulate between quality, factory, and product design teams to identify, prioritize, and resolve manufacturability issues across both NPI and MP product lifecycle stages.
  • Partner closely with NPI and the technical launch teams during new product launches to embed customer-driven requirements early and accurately.
  • Drive ownership of complex, cross-functional operations and manufacturing issues, serving as the focal point when accountability spans multiple organizations.
  • Represent the factory in customer engineering discussions, ensuring that product design decisions account for manufacturability, yield, and operational feasibility.
  • Combine a deep knowledge of factory systems, product lifecycle management, and hyperscale customer context into a unified technical perspective that drives clear prioritization and decision-making.
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Requirements

  • Experience in one or more of: manufacturing engineering, test engineering, quality engineering, electrical engineering, or systems engineering.
  • Demonstrated experience working with or alongside customer-facing engineering groups.
  • Ability to clearly articulate technical issues and requirements across diverse stakeholder groups
  • Proven ability to thrive in ambiguous, fast-paced environments with changing priorities and deadlines.
  • Experience leading cross-functional teams in global, matrixed environments is highly desirable.
  • Ability to convert complex (often data driven) topics to clear overviews and insights.
  • At ZT Systems, a Sanmina Company, you'll get to do work you are proud of alongside smart, passionate people.
  • Along the way, you will gain hands-on experience in a fast-paced environment that's challenging, rewarding, and career-defining.
  • The right person for this role is an agent of change and has exceptional analytical capabilities, thrives in a fast-paced environment, loves problem-solving, is a good communicator, and is passionate about enabling the future of cloud computing.
  • Education: Bachelor's degree in engineering (e.g. manufacturing, industrial, electrical, systems, or related field). Master's degree preferred.
  • comfortable interfacing effectively at all organizational levels.
  • Comfortable working across geographies, time zones, and cultures to align distributed teams.
  • Strong background in analytical methods, structure problem solving, and data-driven decision making.
  • Proven ability to perform effectively in a demanding environment with changing workloads and deadlines.
  • Fluency with continuous improvement / lean programs.

Nice to have

  • 8-15 years of relevant experience in an engineering role, or 6-12 years with a master's degree.
  • Master's degree preferred.

Compensation

  • Competitive base salary

Benefits

  • When you join our team, you'll gain access to a comprehensive and inclusive benefits package designed to support your well-being, financial security, and professional development-both now and in the future.
  • Performance-based annual bonus eligibility
  • 401(k) retirement savings plan
  • Tuition reimbursement for eligible education programs
  • Health & Wellness
  • Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage with access to leading providers
  • Mental health resources and employee wellness support programs-
  • Company-paid life and disability insurance
  • Paid time off (PTO) and company-paid holidays
  • Parental leave and family care support programs
  • Structured training programs and on-the-job learning opportunities
  • These benefits are available to eligible employees and are designed to grow with you as your career evolves.
  • Full benefits and eligibility varies by work location.

Company info

  • This role requires a unique blend of engineering depth, analytical rigor, and stakeholder leadership. You will triangulate between customers, design engineering, and factory teams

Visa & Work Authorization

  • citizen or national, (ii) U

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