Outsourcing Engineer
First seen by Alion on Nov 13, 2026.
As an Outsourcing Engineer, you play a key role in successfully transferring production activities to international Neways locations. Make a global impact and help drive the success of Neways.
- Location: Son
- Job area: Production
- Work experience: Mid level
- Educational background: Bachelor's degree
- Flexibility: on-site and remote
- Employment type: Full-time, Fixed term
This is how you make an impact
Part of our production is carried out at other Neways locations around the world. As an Outsourcing Engineer, you are responsible for the preparation, coordination, and successful transfer of these production activities. Working closely with cross-functional teams and international manufacturing sites, you ensure products are transferred smoothly and manufactured according to agreed quality standards, timelines, and customer requirements.
With your technical expertise, project management skills, and ability to connect people and processes, you help ensure efficient and successful product transfers across our global organization.
This is what we offer you
We offer you a challenging position in a dynamic and financially sound production environment. You will have the opportunity to make a significant contribution to the development and profitability of Neways. We offer a full-time position within a highly driven and collegial working environment, with plenty of freedom for your own initiatives and personal development.
Furthermore, you can expect:
- A competitive salary, aligned with your knowledge and experience;
- 27 vacation days, supplemented by 13 additional ADV days;
- An attractive bicycle scheme;
- A solid pension plan, holiday allowance, and travel expense reimbursement.
This is what you bring to the team
- Affinity with PMO methodology and working and managing cross-functional projects,
- An affinity for technology and manufacturing processes;
- Experience within a production, manufacturing or supply chain environment;
- A proactive mindset and strong stakeholder management skills;
- A structured way of working and the confidence to make well-founded decisions;
- Experience with ERP systems and Microsoft Office;
- Strong communication skills in both Dutch and English, written and spoken;
- A Bachelor's degree or an equivalent HBO level of thinking and working.
Your daily responsibilities include
As an Outsourcing Engineer, you are responsible for managing product transfer projects for existing customers to other Neways locations, such as Neways Slovakia; Malaysia and Czech Republic. You are responsible for planning, coordinating, and managing these transfer projects from start to finish.
For each project, you build and lead a multidisciplinary team consisting of Manufacturing Engineers, Quality Engineers, Test Engineers, and Planners. You work closely with the receiving manufacturing sites and serve as the main point of contact for project progress, planning, production challenges, and quality-related matters.
You ensure effective communication and alignment between all stakeholders involved in the transfer project.
Your success is measured by ensuring products are transferred and manufactured according to customer specifications while achieving agreed Quality, Logistics, Technology and Cost (QLTC) objectives. You report to the Outsourcing Manager and are part of a team of 3 Outsourcing Engineers, 1 Manufacturing Quality Engineer (MQE) and 1 Supply Chain Engineer
Your key responsibilities further include
- Leading product transfer projects within the Neways PMO project framework;
- Assessing manufacturing readiness and ensuring receiving production sites are prepared for successful product transfers;
- Managing product transfers through a structured transfer process, including BOM and routing analysis;
- Identifying critical manufacturing processes and optimizing them together with the receiving production site;
- Evaluating and implementing product changes in collaboration with Account Management and Manufacturing Engineering, including updates to work instructions;
- Visiting international Neways manufacturing sites (approximately 5-10% of your time).
Security requirements
Neways serves customers in industries including defense, semiconductors, automotive and medical technology. An internal access and authorization procedure therefore forms part of the selection and onboarding process for all new employees. Depending on the role, additional authorization requirements may apply.