Resident Regional Manufacturing Leader

Resident Regional Manufacturing Leader Oracle - 3.8 Santa Clara, CA Job Details Full-time 10 hours ago Qualifications Data center experience Engineering testing Six Sigma methodology implementation Infrastructure architecture Functional testing Bachelor's degree in engineering Power distribution systems Manufacturing company experience Senior leadership Full Job Description The Resident Regional Manufacturing Leader is the senior executive authority representing the company within the Contract Manufacturing (CM) partner's facility. This is a resident role requiring a permanent on-site presence to oversee the high-velocity, hyperscale production of L10 (node-to-chassis) and L11 (full-rack integration) server infrastructure. You will lead a dedicated cross-functional team to drive daily governance of quality, capacity, and materials. You serve as the lead commander for the On-Site War Room , ensuring that all production remains on schedule and that "Copy-Exact" standards are never compromised during rapid growth phases.

On-Site Leadership & Crisis Management Manufacturing Floor Authority:

Provide daily, hands-on leadership at the CM facility. You are the "eyes and ears" of the organization, ensuring the CM adheres to proprietary assembly, safety, and test protocols.

Delivery War Room:

Establish and lead the on-site War Room for all production excursions, material shortages, or quality failures impacting delivery commits . Coordinate your team to drive immediate resolution and provide real-time risk assessments to global leadership.

Team Management:

Direct and mentor a resident team of Quality Engineers, Process Engineers, and Manufacturing Program Managers (FPMs) . Ensure they are effectively auditing the CM's performance and engineering changes.

Partner Governance:

Manage the daily relationship with CM senior leadership (Plant Manager/VP of Ops) to ensure hyperscale volume receives top-tier priority in labor allocation and equipment utilization. Capacity Planning & Scalability (L10 & L11)

Infrastructure Roadmap:

Lead long-range capacity modeling for L10 and L11 production. Ensure the facility has the requisite square footage, specialized lifting equipment, and high-density power/cooling to meet 3-year growth forecasts.

Test Cell Scaling:

Manage the expansion of L11 Test capacity . Calculate "Rack-Hours" to ensure sufficient power-shrouds, network switch ports, and diagnostic infrastructure to validate thousands of racks simultaneously.

Burst Strategy:

Develop and test "Surge Plans" on-site to scale throughput by 30-50% within a single quarter to support hyperscale data center "turn-ups."

Quality, Debug & Process Engineering Technical Root Cause:

Lead on-site 8D investigations for complex hardware/firmware failures. Use debug tools and interpret test logs to trace failures back to specific assembly steps or sub-tier component defects.

Preventative Governance:

Drive the use of FMEA (Failure Mode and Effects Analysis) and DOE (Design of Experiments) through your team to mitigate potential rack-level failures before volume production.

Process Optimization:

Continuously refine manufacturing flow to reduce "Touch Time" per rack , utilizing Lean methodologies to optimize the transition from L10 node-loading to L11 final cabling and functional Test .

Statistical Control:

Implement Statistical Process Control (SPC) to monitor production "drift" and ensure every rack is built to the exact same global standard

Cross-Functional Operations:

Materials & Business Audit Shortage & Allocation Strategy:

Drive daily "Clear to Build" (CTB) visibility. Manage on-site material shortages, ensuring that "Golden Screws" (CPUs, GPUs, ASICs) are allocated to the most critical builds.

Labor & Overhead Auditing:

Conduct regular audits of the CM's labor run-rates and overhead utilization . Ensure the Manufacturing is appropriately staffed and that quoted overhead aligns with actual floor operations. \

Inventory Velocity:

Oversee the flow of consigned and turnkey materials on the floor to maximize inventory turns and minimize liability.

Requirements & Qualifications Education:

BS in Industrial, Mechanical, or Electrical Engineering (Required); MBA or MS in Operations Management (Preferred).

Technical Certification:

Six Sigma Black Belt (Required). Demonstrated experience applying DMAIC to high-volume electronic assembly.

Experience:

12+ years in manufacturing leadership, with 5+ years specifically managing Tier-1 CMs (e.g., Foxconn, Quanta, Jabil, Celestica) at hyperscale volumes .

Subject Matter Expertise:

Deep understanding of server architectures, DC power distribution, and L11 functional testing/software provisioning.

Presence:

Must be able to work daily and indefinitely on-site at the designated CM facility.