Launch Manager

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About the Opportunity

Join Ericsson Antenna Systems as a resident Launch Manager based in India, responsible for ensuring safe, predictable, and high-quality product launches at development and manufacturing partner sites. You will lead launch execution, validate industrialization readiness through evidence-based decision making, and drive the successful transition of new antenna products from development into volume manufacturing. Working closely with R&D, Industrialization, Project Management, Sourcing, Supply Chain, Quality, and partner teams, you will ensure readiness across cost, quality, schedule, and volume targets.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end launch activities from planning through validation, ramp-up, stabilization, and handover.
• Drive partner readiness through gap assessments, action plans, and risk management.
• Coordinate prototype, pre-series, and production ramp-up builds with partner and internal teams.
• Secure launch gate approvals through robust industrialization, quality, process, and manufacturing readiness evidence.
• Ensure manufacturing documentation, process controls, PFMEA, Control Plans, training materials, and work instructions are in place.
• Monitor launch performance against quality, cost, yield, volume, and delivery targets.
• Identify risks, lead root-cause analysis, implement corrective actions, and drive issue resolution.
• Act as Ericssons resident launch representative, building strong collaboration with partner sites.
• Drive continuous improvement of launch processes, standards, and best practices.

Qualifications & Experience

• Bachelors or Masters degree in Engineering, Manufacturing, Industrial Engineering, Operations, or a related field.
• Strong experience in NPI, industrialization, launch management, manufacturing engineering, or product verification.
• Solid understanding of manufacturing readiness, process qualification, PFMEA, Control Plans, quality gates, ramp-up, and serial production handover.
• Proven ability to lead cross-functional initiatives and influence stakeholders without formal authority.
• Experience working with development or manufacturing partners in India or comparable global environments is highly desirable.
• Strong analytical, communication, problem-solving, and stakeholder management skills.
• Fluent English; local language skills are a plus.

Why This Role Matters

This role provides the local industrialization presence needed to ensure partner readiness, improve launch transparency, reduce risks, and accelerate successful product introductions. By combining technical expertise, partner engagement, and evidence-based decision making, you will directly contribute to faster time-to-market, improved launch quality, and stable production ramp-up.

Role Focus: Product Launches • NPI & Industrialization • Manufacturing Readiness • Quality & Risk Management • Partner Management • Operational Excellence

All academic credentials must be from recognized and accredited institutions and are further subject to verification.