Technical Project Manager at Flex in China, Zhuhai

Job description

• Job Summary

Responsibilities

• •Own daily execution rhythm for Hitachi customer program, including program dashboard, issue list, action tracker, risk log and escalation follow-up.
• •Lead regular customer / internal review cadence, prepare meeting minutes, action lists, status reports and escalation summaries.
• •Support customer delivery, quality, engineering readiness, change implementation and operational priorities with clear ownership and closure timeline.
• •Translate customer requests into internal cross-functional actions and ensure disciplined follow-through.
• •Serve as a key communication bridge with Hitachi Japan stakeholders and customer contacts.
• •Lead or support customer meetings in Japanese, English and Chinese as required.
• •Prepare customer-facing reports, technical summaries, issue updates and management-level presentations.
• •Ensure customer concerns are communicated accurately and responded to with clear technical and operational actions.
• •Coordinate Program, Manufacturing Engineering, Product Engineering, Test Engineering, Quality, Operations, Supply Chain, Procurement, Planning, IE and Equipment Engineering.
• •Drive alignment on priorities, action owners, due dates, resource requirements and escalation needs.
• •Facilitate problem solving across delivery, quality, material, process, fixture, equipment and production issues.
• •Ensure decisions, risks and action closures are visible to stakeholders.
• •Provide technical leadership and coordination across SMT, wave soldering, auto soldering, conformal coating, battery pack assembly, mechanical assembly and manufacturing process design topics.
• •Work with engineering teams to review process readiness, DFM/DFA/TSA risks, process windows, fixture/tooling readiness and production control methods.
• •Support engineering change implementation, process validation, customer technical responses, defect reduction and yield improvement activities.
• •Challenge process risks and ensure robust corrective / preventive actions are defined and closed.
• •Lead structured closure of customer-impacting or production-impacting issues using 8D, Fishbone, 5 Why, DOE, SPC and CAPA discipline.
• •Coordinate failure analysis, containment, root cause confirmation, corrective action and preventive action implementation.
• •Drive yield improvement, process capability enhancement, defect reduction and continuous improvement actions.
• •Escalate critical issues with clear impact, risk, owner, due date, recovery plan and decision required.

Requirements

• 1.Education
• •Bachelor’s degree or above in Electronics Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Automation, Materials Engineering, or a related discipline.
• 2.Required Experience
• •Minimum 8 years of experience in Manufacturing Engineering, Technical Program Management, NPI, Customer Program Operations, or cross-functional engineering leadership within an EMS or electronics manufacturing environment.
• •Proven experience leading complex customer programs and coordinating cross-functional teams to achieve quality, delivery, and operational objectives.
• •Strong understanding of manufacturing processes, engineering change management, issue resolution, and production readiness activities.
• •Experience supporting Japanese customers in an EMS or electronics manufacturing environment.
• •Exposure to one or more manufacturing disciplines, including PCBA/SMT, soldering processes, conformal coating, battery assembly, mechanical assembly, testing, or manufacturing process engineering.
• •Experience driving engineering change implementation, manufacturing readiness reviews, quality issue resolution, and customer escalation management.
• •Familiarity with NPI processes, process validation, yield improvement, and continuous improvement methodologies.
• 4.Language
• •Business-level Japanese communication skills required; JLPT N1 preferred.
• •Strong business English communication skills.
• •Fluent Mandarin Chinese communication skills for local factory coordination.
• 5.Tools & Methodologies
• •Working knowledge of structured problem-solving and quality methodologies, including 8D, Fishbone, 5 Why, DOE, SPC, PFMEA, Control Plan, and CAPA.
• •Familiarity with DFM/DFA principles, process validation, manufacturing risk assessment, issue tracking, and customer reporting.
• •Ability to interpret engineering data, assess manufacturing risks, and effectively communicate technical recommendations to both customers and internal stakeholders.

Skills

Preferred

• JLPT N1 preferred