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Senior New Product Introduction (NPI) Engineer
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Senior New Product Introduction (NPI) Engineer
Location: Cambridge
Working Pattern: Hybrid
Package: Competitive salary + benefits
Arca Consulting is partnering with a highly specialist engineering business that designs and manufactures advanced mechanical machinery used in some of the world's most challenging environments.
About the Role
This is not your typical NPI role.
You'll be working at the point where engineering meets manufacturing, helping take highly engineered machines from design and development through to production. Your work will play a key part in ensuring products are robust, manufacturable, reliable, and ready to perform in demanding real-world conditions.
Responsibilities
- Leading and coordinating NPI activities from design through to production release.
- Working closely with design engineering to ensure products are suitable for manufacture.
- Supporting prototype builds, testing, trials, and pilot production.
- Developing and improving manufacturing processes, tooling, and assembly methods.
- Reviewing materials, components, tolerances, and manufacturing methods.
- Leading Design for Manufacture (DFM) activities.
- Identifying and resolving technical, manufacturing, and production issues.
- Leading root-cause investigations and implementing effective corrective actions.
- Creating technical documentation, assembly instructions, and process specifications.
- Working closely with engineering, manufacturing, quality, procurement, and suppliers.
- Managing NPI priorities, timescales, and technical deliverables.
- Supporting continuous improvement across products and manufacturing processes.
- Ensuring products and processes meet relevant quality, safety, and regulatory requirements.
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About You
We’re looking for an experienced NPI, Manufacturing, or Mechanical Engineer with:
- Proven experience in NPI, manufacturing engineering, or a similar engineering role.
- Experience taking products from prototype through to production.
- Strong understanding of Design for Manufacture and Assembly (DFMA).
- Good knowledge of mechanical manufacturing processes and materials.
- Experience with root-cause analysis and resolving production issues.
- The ability to balance quality, cost, delivery, and manufacturability.
- Strong organizational and project management skills.
- Excellent communication and collaboration skills.
- A practical, data-driven, and continuous-improvement mindset.
- An engineering degree or equivalent qualification/experience.
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The Opportunity
This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced NPI or Manufacturing Engineer to take ownership of new product introduction within a specialist engineering environment, working closely with design and manufacturing teams to turn innovative designs into robust, production-ready products.
You’ll have the opportunity to influence how products are manufactured, improve processes, and play a key role in taking projects from concept through to successful production.
Please note: Applicants must have full and unrestricted right to work in the UK. This position is not eligible for visa sponsorship, and candidates requiring sponsorship or relying on a Graduate visa cannot be considered.
If you’re an experienced NPI or Manufacturing Engineer looking for a challenging senior-level opportunity, Arca Consulting would like to hear from you.
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