Director of New Product Introduction (NPI)
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Position Overview
GTI Energy is seeking a Director of New Product Introduction (NPI) to lead the end-to-end launch of new products, programs, and customer platforms across the organization. This role is responsible for managing cross-functional execution from customer handoff through design maturity, sourcing readiness, manufacturing readiness, pilot builds, and production launch.
The Director of New Product Introduction will serve as a key customer-facing leader at the program level, ensuring GTI delivers technical credibility, execution confidence, and launch discipline throughout the product lifecycle. This role requires a strong technical background in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, or Manufacturing Engineering, combined with leadership experience in complex manufacturing environments.
Key Responsibilities
NPI Strategy & Program Launch Leadership
- Lead enterprise New Product Introduction (NPI) strategy across multiple concurrent customer programs and product launches
- Own execution from project award through production ramp, ensuring scope, timing, cost, and quality targets are achieved
- Establish structured launch plans, phase gates, milestones, and readiness criteria across engineering, supply chain, manufacturing, and quality
- Drive successful handoff from quoting, commercial, or business development teams into execution
Customer-Facing Program Leadership
- Serve as the executive-level point of contact for customers during new product launches and major program transitions
- Lead customer meetings covering schedules, technical risks, readiness status, engineering progress, and launch plans
- Build trust and confidence with customers through strong communication, accountability, and technical credibility
- Support escalation management and rapid resolution of customer concerns during launch phases
Cross-Functional Execution
- Lead cross-functional teams including Engineering, Supply Chain, Quality, Manufacturing, Operations, and Program Management
- Ensure engineering deliverables support sourcing, fabrication, assembly, and system integration schedules
- Coordinate supplier readiness, material availability, tooling, and manufacturing capacity for launches
- Remove roadblocks and drive alignment across departments to maintain launch timelines
Technical Leadership & Product Readiness
- Apply engineering judgment to assess technical feasibility, manufacturability, and launch risk
- Ensure product designs support production scalability, quality, serviceability, and cost targets
- Review design maturity, BOM readiness, documentation completeness, and change management controls
- Support resolution of technical issues across electrical, mechanical, structural, and manufacturing disciplines
Manufacturing Readiness & Production Ramp
- Ensure manufacturing readiness through pilot builds, pre-production runs, validation plans, and operator training
- Partner with plant leadership to prepare facilities, staffing, tooling, and work instructions for launch
- Drive First Pass Yield (FPY), throughput, cycle time, takt time, and on-time delivery during ramp phases
- Lead launch war-room activities during critical production ramp periods
Risk Management & Continuous Improvement
- Identify program risks early and implement mitigation plans across technical, supply chain, and operational areas
- Lead structured problem solving using Root Cause Analysis, 5 Whys, Fishbone, and corrective action processes
- Capture lessons learned from launches and improve future NPI processes
- Standardize launch governance, metrics, and best practices across the organization
Leadership & Team Development
- Build and lead a high-performing NPI organization including Program Manage
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