Manufacturing Operational Excellence Manager
About this role
About the job
Own the manufacturing excellence work that turns complex hardware into reliable, scalable production.
As Manufacturing Operational Excellence Manager, you will improve quality, reliability and performance across Graphcore’s hardware lifecycle. You will connect manufacturing insight with engineering, quality and supply chain decisions.
Your work will help products move from new product introduction into sustained production with stronger controls. You will use data to identify risks, understand failure mechanisms and drive measurable improvements.
You will lead investigations, shape control plans and help teams act on manufacturing and reliability evidence. This role suits someone who can turn complex technical signals into clear action.
The team and culture
You will sit in the Quality team within Manufacturing Operations, working across silicon, board and system development. The team turns manufacturing and reliability insight into practical changes that improve products and processes.
Work happens across boundaries, with manufacturing partners, engineering specialists and operations teams. You will bring structure, pace and evidence to complex decisions.
This is an individual contributor role with real ownership. You will be expected to speak up, act quickly and lead through influence.
Requirements
- Strong technical grounding in manufacturing, quality or reliability engineering within semiconductor, advanced electronics or complex hardware environments.
- Ability to apply structured problem-solving and data analysis to complex manufacturing or product quality issues.
- Experience using statistical, process capability or reliability data to support engineering and operational decisions.
- Understanding of new product introduction, production ramp and sustained volume manufacturing.
- Confidence leading cross-functional investigations across manufacturing, engineering, quality and supply chain teams.
- Ability to work with outsourced manufacturing partners and turn failure insights into practical improvements.
- While we have outlined a set of requirements, we value transferable skills and diverse experiences. We also welcome engineers returning to the profession after a career break, including through returnship routes.