STR Group
Senior NPI Manufacturing Engineer
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Senior NPI Manufacturing Engineer
6 Month Contract | Inside IR35 | £50-£60 per hour | London | Immediate Start
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced Senior NPI Manufacturing Engineer to join a leading engineering and manufacturing organisation, supporting the introduction of a new high reliability product into production.
This is a hands on role focused on New Product Introduction (NPI), manufacturing process development and production support, ensuring products transition from design into manufacture with robust, efficient and repeatable processes.
Working closely with Design, Production and Quality teams, you'll play a key role in driving successful product launches while improving manufacturing capability and production readiness.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead manufacturing process development and industrialisation activities for new products.
- Support NPI projects from prototype through to full production release.
- Develop, validate and optimise manufacturing processes to improve quality, efficiency and repeatability.
- Support prototype, first-off and qualification builds, ensuring production readiness.
- Investigate manufacturing issues, carry out root cause analysis and implement corrective actions.
- Produce manufacturing documentation including work instructions, validation plans, PFMEA input and risk assessments.
- Collaborate with Design Engineering to improve Design for Manufacture (DFM) and resolve manufacturability challenges.
- Validate manufacturing processes, tooling and production equipment prior to release.
- Provide hands-on technical support to Production and Quality teams.
- Drive continuous improvement initiatives across manufacturing operations.
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About You
You'll ideally hold a degree in Mechanical Engineering, Industrial Engineering or a related discipline (or possess equivalent industry experience) and have a proven background in NPI, Manufacturing, Process or Industrialisation Engineering within a manufacturing environment.
You'll also have:
- Strong experience supporting New Product Introduction (NPI) programmes.
- Experience developing and validating manufacturing processes.
- Excellent root cause analysis and problem solving skills.
- A collaborative approach, working closely with Design, Production and Quality teams.
- Knowledge of PFMEA, Lean Manufacturing and continuous improvement methodologies.
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Experience with adhesive bonding, moulding, brazing, pressure or leak testing, or introducing complex electromechanical products into manufacture would be highly advantageous.
What's on Offer
- 6-month contract.
- Inside IR35.
- £50-£60 per hour.
- Immediate start available.
- Overtime available during key project phases.
- Opportunity to play a key role in delivering a high profile NPI programme.
- A varied, hands-on engineering role within an innovative manufacturing environment.
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