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Senior Manager, Operations Engineering (APAC)
Location: Hsinchu, Taiwan
Role Overview
EverPure is seeking a highly experienced and strategic Senior Manager, Operations Engineering to lead regional engineering execution across APAC. This role serves as a critical bridge between product development, suppliers, and manufacturing partners, ensuring successful new product introduction (NPI), supplier quality performance, and manufacturing excellence.
The successful candidate will lead distributed engineering teams across the United States, Malaysia, and Vietnam, while acting as the primary Operations Engineering interface with Hsinchu-based teams during NPI phases.
The role will have to be based in our partner location in Hsinchu, Taiwan.
Key Responsibilities
1. Regional Team Leadership
- Lead, develop, and scale a geographically distributed team of Supplier Quality Engineers (SQE), Manufacturing Quality Engineers (MQE), and Component Engineers across the United States, Malaysia, and Vietnam.
- Foster a high-performance culture focused on accountability, collaboration, and continuous improvement.
- Build organizational capability to support evolving business and operational needs across APAC.
2. NPI & Cross-Functional Leadership
- Serve as the primary Operations Engineering interface in Hsinchu, Taiwan for all NPI programs.
- Partner closely with internal and external stakeholders, including R&D, Product Engineering, and Program Management, to ensure seamless product introduction and ramp.
- Drive Design for Manufacturing (DFM) and Design for Test (DFT) initiatives, ensuring early risk identification and mitigation.
3. Supplier Quality & Component Engineering
- Own end-to-end supplier quality management, including supplier qualification, performance monitoring, and continuous improvement initiatives.
- Establish and enforce robust component engineering practices, including:
- Component selection and validation
- Lifecycle management
- Risk mitigation strategies (e.g., second sourcing, obsolescence planning)
- Lead supplier audits, corrective and preventive actions (CAPA), and yield improvement initiatives.
4. Manufacturing Quality & Operations Excellence
- Oversee manufacturing quality performance across APAC DFM sites.
- Drive key quality and operational metrics, including:
- Yield improvement
- Failure analysis and root cause resolution
- Process capability and control (e.g., Cp, Cpk)
- Implement scalable quality systems, processes, and performance metrics (e.g., FPY, DPPM).
5. Stakeholder Management
- Act as the primary liaison between:
- Hsinchu-based Engineering and NPI teams
- Contract manufacturers and suppliers
- Global Operations and Business leadership
- Provide clear and concise communication on program status, risks, mitigation plans, and readiness to senior leadership.
6. Continuous Improvement & Strategy
- Define and execute the APAC Operations Engineering strategy in alignment with global organizational objectives.
- Champion Lean, Six Sigma, and >purebenefits.com for more information.
ACCOMMODATIONS AND ACCESSIBILITY:
Candidates with disabilities may request accommodations for all aspects of our hiring process. For more on this, contact us at TA-Ops@purestorage.com if youre invited to an interview.
OUR COMMITMENT TO A STRONG AND INCLUSIVE TEAM:
Were forging a future where everyone finds their rightful place and where every voice matters. Where uniqueness isnt just accepted but embraced. Thats why we are committed to fostering the growth and development of every person, cultivating a sense of community through our Employee Resource Groups and advocating for inclusive leadership.
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