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New Product Introduction (NPI) Engineer - Microcircuit Modules

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Position Summary
We are seeking an experienced New Product Introduction (NPI) Engineer to support the transfer of new electronic products from concept and prototype through qualification, production release, and manufacturing ramp-up.
Combining electronic engineering knowledge with a strong manufacturing background, you will work across design, manufacturing, process, test, quality, and supply-chain teams to ensure products are robust, manufacturable, testable, and ready for repeatable production.
You will support products through the engineering design review gates, lead the manufacturing design reviews, and take ownership of production-readiness activities.
Key Responsibilities
- Support NPI activities from concept and prototype through qualification, production release, and manufacturing ramp-up.
- Represent manufacturing throughout product development, ensuring manufacturability, assembly, test, reliability, and production requirements are considered from an early stage.
- Support electronic engineering activities, including requirements capture, design reviews, component selection, verification, and validation.
- Support product design review gates and lead manufacturing design reviews and production-readiness reviews.
- Contribute to the development of manufacturing approaches, including process flow, assembly methods, tooling, equipment, inspection, and production-test requirements.
- Plan and support prototype, pilot, and pre-production builds, resolving design and manufacturing issues through structured root cause analysis.
- Support the preparation and release of manufacturing documentation, including bills of material, drawings, work instructions, process specifications, and test requirements.
- Work with suppliers and internal teams to ensure components, materials, processes, equipment, and resources are ready for production.
- Support the implementation of design changes and maintain configuration control of product and process documentation.
- Support the handover into production and assist early manufacturing activities until the required quality, yield, and process stability have been achieved.
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Required Qualifications & Experience
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Electronic Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, or a related discipline.
- Significant experience in electronic product development, NPI, manufacturing engineering, or product engineering within high-reliability, regulated, safety-critical, harsh-environment, or high-performance applications.
- Demonstrable experience transferring electronic products from concept or prototype through qualification, production release, and manufacturing ramp-up.
- Strong practical background in electronic manufacturing, including process development, assembly, inspection, production test, and manufacturing documentation.
- Good electronic engineering knowledge, with experience reviewing or developing schematics, layouts, component selections, and bills of material.
- Good understanding of design for manufacturability, design for assembly, design for test, and design for reliability, together with process validation, root cause analysis, engineering change control, and configuration management.
- Experience participating in cross-functional design and manufacturing reviews, with strong planning, communication, problem-solving, and hands-on production support skills.
Desirable Experience
- Experience with hybrid microelectronics, micro circuit modules, advanced electronic packaging, chip-and-wire, chip-and-bond wire, die attach, or wire bonding.
- Experience with RF, microwave, high-frequency, precision analogue, or harsh-environment electronics.
- Experience developing or manufacturing electronics for oil and gas, aerospace, defense, space, automotive, medical, or other high-reliability sectors.
- Experience with product qualification, environmental or reliability testing, process qualification, or manufacturing-readiness assessment.
- Knowledge of relevant IPC, aerospace, defense, or high-reliability electronics standards.
- Familiarity with process FMEA, control plans, APQP, PPAP, Lean, Six Sigma, or similar NPI and continuous-improvement approaches.
- Experience working with external suppliers, subcontract manufacturers, or specialist process providers.


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Other Requirements
- You must be eligible for full security clearance.
- Occasional travel may be required for supplier, customer, or project engagement.
Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities
The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)
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