NPI Manufacturing Engineer

About the Role

Lead manufacturing engineering activities for New Product Introductions (NPI), supporting product transfer from design to manufacturing and ensuring production readiness. Support production line configuration, bring-up, ramp-up, and manufacturing scale-up initiatives. Partner with Design Engineering, Quality, Manufacturing, and Operations teams to ensure successful product launches and lifecycle support.

Responsibilities

• Develop, implement, and optimize manufacturing processes for new products and electromechanical assemblies.
• Execute process validation activities, including Installation Qualification (IQ), and support manufacturing scalability objectives.
• Drive continuous improvement efforts to enhance quality, efficiency, and throughput.
• Design, develop, qualify, and deploy assembly, test, and manufacturing fixtures using CAD software.
• Support fixture validation, troubleshooting, and production implementation for both mechanical and electronic test applications.
• Create and maintain work instructions, SOPs, manufacturing procedures, and process documentation.
• Apply DFM/DFA principles to improve manufacturability, assembly efficiency, and product quality.
• Review engineering drawings, GD&T requirements, and tolerance analyses to ensure robust manufacturing processes.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical, Manufacturing, or related Engineering field with 3+ years of Manufacturing Engineering/NPI experience.
• Expertise in production line setup, fixture design, CAD, GD&T, electromechanical assemblies, and engineering documentation.

Preferred Skills

• Experience with motors, encoders, motion-control systems, Python, Six Sigma/Continuous Improvement, project management, ROI analysis, and capital investment justification.