Senior Manager NPI

We use technology to solve problems in spaces, light, and more things to come… for our customers, our communities, and our planet.Acuity Inc. (NYSE: AYI) is a market-leading industrial technology company. We use technology to solve problems in spaces, light, and more things to come. Through our two business segments, Acuity Brands Lighting and Lighting Controls (ABL) and the Intelligent Spaces Group (ISG), we design, manufacture, and bring to market products and services that make a valuable difference in people’s lives.We are positioned at the intersection of sustainability and technology. Our businesses develop technology that helps save our customers energy and reduce their carbon emissions. We achieve growth through the development of innovative new products and services, including lighting, lighting controls, building management solutions, and location-aware applications.You may utilize this posting to upload your resume and information .Job SummaryDefine, develop and implement a New Product Introduction strategy, which contributes to all diferent electronics-SMT strategic directions.Serve as the go-to authority on New Product launches in the Electronics engineering side, stay up to date with industry trends and best practices for Printed Circuit Boards designs. Provide expert guidance to leadership,stake holders such as designers, program managers, POM directors by identify and create the gap analysis.Lead the business cases through deep return over investment analysis (ROIC)in order to create a strategic decision for new technologies vs material cost, human labor, etc.Drive organizational changes aligned with the organization metrics and goals, using our shared values and competences, following the Art of ths possible methodology in order to create a solid and self-directed team to operate and improve. To monitor the success and impact of the manufacturing program across existing product portfolio and new product introduction. Translating priorities into operational plans by aligning communication, accountabilities, resource capabilities, internal processes, and ongoing measurement systems to ensure that activities yield measurable and sustainable results.Key Tasks & Responsibilities (Essential Functions)Develop an engineering team in order to support the strategic business growth through the art of the possible methodology and world class engineering for a New Product Introduction. Support that team by defining the strategic goals, activities , priorities and skills needed for a perfect launch.Define a system in alignment with Acuity PDS methodology, in order to ensure the service levels and quality expected in all different PDS phases.Coordinate, create and ensure the correct Quality systems, metrics and tools in all launches.Create a roadmap for NPI engineering to ensure the new technologies needed to ensure the highest quality levels with the highest speed in the market.Create and define the future of Electronics Assembly capabilities by identifying with the designers the new formats, footprints or technologies needed for the different architect solutions.Leads the Electronics DFX strategies to ensure the art of the possible design guidelines implementations.Update Electronics DFX Guidelines which covers Design for manufacturing, testing, quality and automation. Promote DFX guideline accross designers networking.Ensure through different NPI Engineers the correct Capex and Opex analysis in order to get the manufacturing tooling on time (Fixtures, Stencils, Nozzles, etc) with less rework and highest yields.Skills And Minimum Experience RequiredExtensive knowledge of SMT , PTH, Testing Manufacturing processes and technologies.Deep understanding for all SMT related best practices and equipments.Demonstrated leadership skills and ability to work with plant Directors, VPs and SVPsDeep understanding for DFX methodology in Electronics Assembly.Passion for curiosity and new technologies.Excellent Administrator to create Bussines Case and ROIC analysis. Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Electronics Engineering, Mechatronics Engineering, Systems EngineeringWe value diversity and are an equal opportunity organization. All qualified applicants will be considered for employment without regard to race, color, age, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, ethnic or national origin, disability, pregnancy, and religion.Any unsolicited resume submitted to Acuity Inc. by a third party, such as an Agency recruiter, including unsolicited resumes sent to an Acuity Inc. mailing address, fax machine, or email address, directly to Acuity Brands employees or to the Acuity Brands resume database, shall be deemed the property of Acuity Inc.. Acuity Inc. will NOT pay a fee for any hiring resulting from the receipt of an unsolicited resume.Any candidate for whom an Agency has submitted an unsolicited resume will be deemed by Acuity Inc. to have been referred by the Agency free of charge or fee. This includes any agency that is an approved/contracted provider but does not have the proper approvals to participate in a search.