Launch Manager

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 Ericsson's resident launch representative, building strong collaboration with partner sites.

• Drive continuous improvement of launch processes, standards, and best practices.

Qualifications & Experience