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Operations Program Manager, Advanced Hardware Manufacturing

Zoox· Manufacturing Operations – AHMO
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Fremont, CA$193k - $231kFull-timePosted 1w ago

About the role

The Operations Program Manager (OPM) will develop processes in Manufacturing Operations and manage complex hardware assemblies to ensure product performance and scalability to meet Zoox's Demand Plan. The role oversees production readiness, metrics, scheduling alignment to demand, material readiness, and cross-functional coordination from testing to manufacturing at scale within the Advanced Hardware Manufacturing Operations Team.

Responsibilities

  • Own the program for scaling the hardware products. Oversee operations, planning, and execution of production.
  • Combine tactical and strategic planning to ensure lines stability
  • Report on daily, weekly, and monthly metrics and updates in cross-functional meetings and written updates to scale the product, triaging issues as they occur
  • Leverage knowledge across engineering, supply chain, and manufacturing to ensure line stability and meet the demand plan
  • Monitor weaknesses in supply chain such as memory components, component availability, manufacturing readiness, release dates / cut-overs and capacity planning
  • Work cross-functionally with manufacturing, test engineering, procurement, and supplier quality teams to support ramp readiness
  • Communicate overall engagement, project status, and risk clearly to management, developing options for resolution with cross-functional teams
  • Support engineering and supply chain by ensuring testing equipment milestones and first article approvals are included in the production plan

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree
  • 10+ years of combined relevant experience in hardware manufacturing and supply chain management
  • Working knowledge of ERP systems and PLM systems
  • Experience with manufacturing process engineering or product development environments
  • Excellent project management skills including planning, stakeholder communication, expectation setting, problem-solving, and prioritization
  • Knowledge of and experience using various program management methodologies, practices, and tools to lead cross-functional projects
  • Demonstrated strong conceptual and planning skills for diverse projects
  • Exceptional communication skills with ability to motivate, influence, and lead without formal authority
  • Ability to travel up to 10%

Skills

Required:Program managementCross-functional collaboration

Benefits

  • paid time off (e.g. sick leave, vacation, bereavement)
  • unpaid time off
  • Zoox Stock Appreciation Rights
  • Amazon RSUs
  • health insurance
  • long-term care insurance
  • long-term and short-term disability insurance
  • life insurance
Last updated Oct 21, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.
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