Senior NPI Project Manager

About the role

Halo Industries has invented a revolutionary laser-based technology to replace a decades-old semiconductor material slicing process. The technology eliminates waste, improves material cost and performance, and drives advancements in high-growth markets like automotive, telecommunications, and power electronics. Founded in 2014 at Stanford University, Halo is well-funded and poised for rapid growth, engaging strategic customers and preparing for volume manufacturing. The evolution of Halo's technology and equipment, growing from an R&D focus to a production manufacturing environment, has triggered the need for a Sr. NPI Project Manager who can help coordinate the successful transition of its equipment manufacturing from the R&D engineering team to the NPI equipment build team.

Responsibilities

• Manage detailed project schedules, risk registers, and status reports for equipment builds
• Define project deliverables for NPI engineers, allocate and track tasks, and closely monitor progress
• Proactively identify and overcome obstacles to timely delivery of equipment and knowledge transfer; requires hands‑on, detailed involvement in the daily work of the NPI engineering team
• Coordinate cross‑functional collaboration to transfer knowledge, processes, and documents between the R&D engineering and NPI teams
• Manage the NPI technical writing team's development of all documents required for this transfer
• Drive PLM phase gate readiness for product design and production release
• Aid in determining the product or system requirements
• Drive continuous improvement in NPI processes, equipment, and tooling
• Coordinate the bringup of NPI equipment in Halo's international volume fabrication facilities
• Present project status to the Halo management team and participate in strategic planning activity

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree or higher in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Material Science, Physics, or related discipline
• Minimum of 4 years of NPI project management experience for complex engineering systems, preferably in the semiconductor industry
• Experience transitioning products from prototype to production/manufacturing scale
• Experience leading teams comprising 5 to 10 NPI engineers

Skills

• High proficiency with modern project management tools and collaborative productivity tools
• Strong detail‑oriented organizational skills
• Strong technical communication skills with the capability to lead and collaborate effectively within a multidisciplinary team and communicate status to all stakeholders
• Ability to work effectively in a highly dynamic environment where priorities and schedules are subject to change
• Ownership mentality, with ability to work independently with minimal supervision
• Ability to build and sustain cooperative working relationships with managers, colleagues, and external partners
• Familiarity with Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) systems
• Bonus: Experience with Arena PLM, Jira, Confluence, and Google Workspace applications (particularly Google Sheets)
• Bonus: Project management certification (e.g., PMP)
• Bonus: Experience in startup environments

Benefits

• Health Care Plan (Medical, Dental & Vision)
• Retirement Plan (401k, IRA)
• Paid Time Off (Vacation, Sick & Public Holidays)
• Life Insurance (Basic, Voluntary & AD&D)
• Family Leave (Maternity, Paternity)
• Free Food & Snacks
• Stock Option Plan
• Annual Bonus Plan eligible
• Short Term & Long Term Disability

Pay

Base salary range: $140k - $160k