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You will balance technical leadership with customer engagement and talent development to sustain high-volume manufacturing.\n\nCompensation / Benefitsmedical, dental, and vision planslife insuranceshort-term and long-term disabilitymatching 401(k) contributionsvacation and paid sick timetuition reimbursement\nResponsibilitiesDefine and execute the site Operations Engineering strategy aligned with business goals and growth plansLead engineering support for complex automotive, cloud, industrial, and electromechanical products and translate specifications into scalable manufacturing architecturesDirect Process, Manufacturing, Mechanical Design, Test, Automation, and NPI Engineering teams ensuring excellence across SMT, PCBA, backend, system integration, and automation environmentsDrive factory performance through design/optimization, capacity planning, line balancing, equipment selection, industrialization, yield improvement and cost optimizationEstablish robust NPI and product industrialization processes using DFM, DFA, DFT to ensure manufacturability and product launchesOwn site-wide process and product qualification activities, including validation, reliability testing, and readiness reviews with compliance to APQP, PPAP, FMEA, SPC, MSAChampion Industry 4.0 initiatives with robotics, vision systems, real-time analytics and data-driven controls to improve productivity and scalabilityLead engineering risk management and quality governance including PFMEA/DFMEA, root cause analysis, corrective actions, and audit readinessEnsure comprehensive manufacturing documentation, change control, process specs, SOPs, control plans and knowledge management for traceabilityServe as executive technical leader for customers and site leadership, presenting engineering strategies and managing investments and KPIs\nKey requirements12+ years of progressive manufacturing engineering experience8+ years in engineering leadership managing multiple engineering disciplinesExperience in Automotive manufacturing environments and high-volume operationsProven success leading NPI and mass production environmentsBachelor in Engineering; preferred advanced degrees or certifications (see preferred qualifications)leadershipcross-functional collaborationstrong communicationDFM, DFA, DFTAPQP, PPAP, FMEA, PFMEASPC, MSA","company":"Flextronics","rawCompany":"flextronics","city":"San Jose","state":"CA","isRemote":false,"isActive":true,"createdAt":"2026-09-15T04:08:56.007Z","occupations":[{"code":"11-1021.00","title":"General and Operations Managers","slug":"general-and-operations-managers"},{"code":"11-9041.00","title":"Architectural and Engineering Managers","slug":"architectural-and-engineering-managers"},{"code":"11-3051.00","title":"Industrial Production Managers","slug":"industrial-production-managers"}],"industries":[{"code":"336110","title":"Automobile and Light Duty Motor Vehicle Manufacturing","slug":"automobile-and-light-duty-motor-vehicle-manufacturing"},{"code":"541330","title":"Engineering Services","slug":"engineering-services"},{"code":"333248","title":"All Other Industrial Machinery Manufacturing","slug":"all-other-industrial-machinery-manufacturing"}],"jobPosting":{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"JobPosting","title":"Operations Engineering Director","description":"Overview\nAs Director of Operations Engineering, you lead the site’s engineering strategy to enable growth, quality, and scalable production. 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