New Product Introduction 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.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering or Electrical/Electronic 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.