NPI Process Engineering Manager
Core
Lead New Product Implementation (NPI) from concept through mass production launch, ensuring customer satisfaction and cost efficiency.
Role type
Senior IC NPI Process Engineering Manager
Builds
New product implementations for market-leading brands
Domain
Manufacturing / Industrial Engineering
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work
Required skills
NPI process management, manufacturing engineering (mechanical assembly, test, automation, industrial engineering), fixture and tooling development, program execution, product industrialization, customer-facing leadership, risk management, talent development, manufacturing automation strategy, validation & qualification, failure analysis, structured root cause methodologies (8D, DMAIC, Ishikawa, Fault Tree, A3)
Preferred skills
Negotiation with suppliers, cost estimation, cross-functional collaboration
Technologies
8D, DMAIC, Ishikawa, Fault Tree Analysis, A3 Thinking
Responsibilities
Facilitate product launches and communicate with customers, track production from planning to mass production, evaluate customer reviews, ensure adherence to product schedules, collaborate with Manufacturing, Quality, Logistics, and Planning teams, negotiate with suppliers and manufacturers, prepare project cost estimates and budgets, conduct supplier meetings to improve new products, coordinate on new product specifications and features.
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC
