NPI Planner & Office Administrator

MACOM designs and manufactures semiconductor products for Data Center, Telecommunication and Industrial and Defense applications. Headquartered in Lowell, Massachusetts, MACOM has design centers and sales offices throughout North America, Europe and Asia. MACOM is certified to the ISO9001 international quality standard and ISO14001 environmental management standard.

MACOM has more than 75 years of application expertise with multiple design centers, Si, GaAs and InP fabrication, manufacturing, assembly and test, and operational facilities throughout North America, Europe, and Asia. Click here to view our facilities. In addition, MACOM offers foundry services that represent a key core competency within our business.

MACOM sells and distributes products globally via a sales channel comprised of a direct field sales force, authorized sales representatives and leading industry distributors. Our sales team is trained across all of our products to give our customers insights into our entire portfolio.

NPI Planner & Office Administrator

This role is responsible for ensuring continuous supply of pre-production & engineering materials to support new product development and customer demands at MACOM’s Northampton, MA Center of Excellence so that we can design RF, microwave, and millimeter-wave products. Additionally, this person will perform a variety of administrative tasks as the chief office administrator.

Key Responsibilities:

• Planning, procurement & sourcing engineering supplies
• Issue, receive, and manage purchase orders and requisitions
• Manage inventory of raw materials, prototype samples, finished goods, and conversion of raw stock builds to production
• Monitor engineering builds, WIP, and backlog to proactively identify potential material shortages and carry out creative and novel solutions
• Collaborate with all stakeholders and participate in project meetings
• Shipping & Receiving engineering materials
• Administrative office project tracking
• Proactively look at all equipment to ensure working condition.
• Responsible for fixing or coordinating facilities related issues
• Responsible for keeping break areas, lunchroom, copy areas, and conference rooms neat & orderly
• Responsible for cubicle maintenance, set-up, and breakdown
• Manage janitorial crew and/or subcontractors
• Maintain lab area with all maintenance issues
• Responsible for coordinating furniture moves in the office and lab areas
• Responsible for set-up and clean-up after large meetings.
• Must work independently and communicate with all levels of management
• Work with landlord or building manager to address unforeseen issues.
• Other duties as assigned.
  
  

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in business, administrative studies, or equivalent experience
• Familiarity with ERP and PLM systems such as SAP and Agile
• Excellent computer skills including a mastery of tools such as Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Paint as well as Zoom collaboration tools.
• Additional computer skills such as Photoshop, SAP, Adobe Acrobat Professional, Airtable, and AI tools such as ChatGPT are a huge plus.
• Unparalleled interpersonal and organizational skills
• Team player with a high degree of flexibility and will work toward common goals inter-departmentally and across functions.
• Skilled at prioritization and multi-tasking, with the ability to work in a fast-paced setting and manage assignments from multiple managers with tight and competing deadlines
• Basic understanding of engineering vocabulary and jargon a plus.
• Fluent in spoken and written English
• Due to ITAR regulations, only candidates who are U.S. Persons (U.S. citizens, U.S. nationals, lawful permanent residents, or individuals granted asylum or refugee status) will be considered for this position.
  
  

The Hourly Range for this position is $25– $35 per hour. Actual salary offered to candidates will depend on several factors, including but not limited to, work location, relevant candidates’ experience, education, and specific knowledge, skills, and abilities.

EEO:

MACOM is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to a diverse workforce. MACOM will not discriminate against any worker or job applicant on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, military service, marital status, or any other category protected under applicable law.

Reasonable Accommodation:

MACOM is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with physical and mental disabilities. If you have a disability and are in need of a reasonable accommodation with respect to any part of the application process please call 1-978-656-2500 or email HR_Ops@MACOM.com. Provide your name, phone number and the position title and location in which you are interested, and nature of accommodation needed, and we will get back to you. We also work with current employees who request or need reasonable accommodation in order to perform the essential functions of their jobs.

Benefits: This position offers a comprehensive benefits package including but not limited to:

• Health, dental, and vision insurance.
• Employer-sponsored 401(k) plan.
• Paid time off.
• Professional development opportunities.