Title: Director NPI

Hiring Manager: Avi Verma

As the Director, NPI you will be responsible for leading in house NPI builds and transitioning/handing over sub-assembly and testing to CM and Suppliers for higher volumes in a very fast paced and complex environment. You will work closely with various stakeholders including hardware design teams, Dex supply chain and operations teams, CM capabilities, and lead assembly teams in house at Dex to maintain tight timelines, implement DFX, localize supply chain to Asia suppliers and cost targets. You will be a key leader in achieving scale with our CMs and enable them to make our hardware at target costs, tight delivery timelines and quality/performance.

We’re starting with warehouse automation, where the need for smarter, more resilient supply chains impacts millions of lives and businesses around the world. Dexterity's full-stack robotics systems pick, move, pack, and collaborate with human-like skill, awareness, and learning capabilities. Our systems are software-driven, hardware-agnostic, and have already picked over 15 million goods in production. And did we mention we’re customer-obsessed? Every decision, large and small, is driven by one question – how can we empower our customers with robots to do more than they thought was possible?

Dexterity is one of the fastest growing companies in robotics, backed by world-class investors such as Kleiner Perkins, Lightspeed Venture Partners, and Obvious Ventures. We’re a diverse and multidisciplinary team with a culture built on passion, trust, and dedication. Come join Dexterity and help make intelligent robots a reality!

Responsibilities (include but not limited to):

Lead NPI builds of Dexterity’s current and new systems working closely with all key stakeholders at Dexterity

Work with Dex hardware design engineering and supply chain teams to transition the prototype BOM to production BOM

Hands on experience in PLM systems Arena, Netsuite, and solidworks PDM systems

Work closely in partnership with robot, drivetrain, robot controllers, safety manufacturers to customize their hardware for Dexterity real time control and system requirements across our Dexterity product portfolio

Identify, evaluate and localize off the shelf (COTS) sub-systems in Asia (initial prototype builds happen in Redwood city with USA COTS parts

Participate in CM readiness for Dexterity hardware from initial builds to volume production working with Dex Asia/Taiwan teams

Lead Kaizen activities throughout the value chain: from suppliers to CM to Dex manufacturing to customer installations

Achieve target costs of Hardware working closely with all key stakeholders (engineering, CMs, customers)

Develop 2nd sources in low cost regions working closely with key stakeholders

Skills:

BS/MS in Mechanical, Mechatronic Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a related discipline

10+ years experience in NPI leadership role in a very fast paced high tech environment

Proven track record of managing tight timelines, working cross functionally with engineering, CMs, and operations teams

Excellent negotiation skills and deep understanding of hardware cost drivers

Expertise in robotic automation systems preferred

Travel: Up to 25%

Equal Opportunity Employer

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.