NPI Engineer

Description:

The NPI Engineer is responsible for leading the transition of new products from development to scalable mass production, ensuring manufacturing readiness, quality, reliability, cost efficiency, and on-time delivery.

The role serves as a key interface between R&D, operations, manufacturing, quality, and supply chain, driving cross-functional execution throughout the NPI lifecycle.

Key responsibilities

NPI & Manufacturing Readiness

• Lead end-to-end NPI activities from product design through production release and ramp-up.
• Own manufacturing readiness, including processes, documentation, tooling, equipment, and test infrastructure.
• Drive structured transfer to production (TTP), ensuring smooth handover to manufacturing operations.
• Lead production ramp-up and process stabilization, meeting quality, yield, cost, and schedule targets.

Manufacturing Engineering & Industrialization

• Participate in design reviews and drive design for manufacturability (DFM) and design for assembly (DFA).
• Define manufacturing processes, assembly methods, work instructions, tooling, and fixtures.
• Collaborate with R&D and Test engineering to establish production testing and system integration processes.
• Support manufacturing infrastructure, automation, and production scalability.

Configuration & engineering changes

• Ensure accurate BOM’s, product revisions, manufacturing documentation, and configuration traceability.
• Coordinate ECO implementation and engineering changes throughout the NPI lifecycle.

Supply chain & contract manufacturing

• Lead engineering activities with contract manufacturers and suppliers, including knowledge transfer, process implementation, and manufacturing readiness.
• Collaborate with procurement and supply chain to address material risks, component availability, and alternative sourcing.
• Support supplier qualification and production capacity expansion.

Quality & Continuous Improvement

• Identify and mitigate technical, manufacturing, and operational risks.
• Lead manufacturing-related root cause investigations and corrective actions during NPI and ramp-up.
• Support FAI, process validation, and production qualification.
• Drive improvements in quality, yield, cycle time, and manufacturing cost.

• Bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering or industrial engineering .
• 5+ years of experience in NPI or manufacturing engineering within complex electronic or electro-mechanical environments.
• Proven experience in product industrialization, manufacturing transfer, and production ramp-up.
• Strong technical understanding of multidisciplinary systems, including electronics, mechanical assemblies, and system integration.
• Hands-on experience with manufacturing processes, SMT, PCBA’s, production testing, tooling, and fixtures.
• Experience working with contract manufacturers and external suppliers.
• Familiarity with PLM, ERP, BOM management, and ECO processes.
• Strong problem-solving, project management, and cross-functional collaboration skills.
• Experience with global manufacturing operations and production transfers.