NPI Engineer: Drive Production Readiness & Tech Transfer

MyDefence A/S; Aalborg; On-site; DKK 700,000 - 860,000; Full time

Job summary

MyDefence A/S in Denmark is seeking an experienced NPI Engineer to drive new products from development into full-scale production, ensuring industrialization and robust documentation. You will link R&D and Operations and report to the Head of Global Operations Projects & NPI, coordinating cross-functional teams to meet launch milestones.

You bring 3–8+ years in NPI, manufacturing engineering, or operations engineering, with a track record of product transfers and rigorous process validation, and

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Engineering, Production Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Electronics Manufacturing, or a similar technical field.
• 3–8+ years of experience in NPI, manufacturing engineering, industrialization, or operations engineering in a technical/manufacturing environment.
• Experience supporting product transfer from development to production and working with production process development, validation, and documentation.
• Fluent in English, written and spoken.

Responsibilities

• Drive Operations activities in New Product Introduction projects from development handover to full-scale production in alignment with the MyDefence stage gate model.
• Plan and execute industrialization activities to ensure new products are ready for manufacturing, including production documentation, process setup, BOM and routing validation, and manufacturing readiness.
• Support NPI project planning, milestone follow-up, and risk management for timely launches.
• Develop, implement, and optimize manufacturing processes for new products and product changes.
• Define and support validation of production methods, tooling, fixtures, and work instructions to ensure robust manufacturing.
• Support production test solutions and technical transfer of products from development to production and between sites.
• Participate in pilot builds, ramp-up activities, and training of production teams during introductions and transfers.
• Collaborate with R&D, Production, Quality, Planning, Supply Chain, and external partners to ensure successful NPI and industrialization.

Skills

Communication

Cross-functional collaboration

Structured approach

Execution oriented

Stakeholder management

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Engineering/Technical field

Tools

Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central

Microsoft Project

Job description

MyDefence A/S in Denmark is seeking an experienced NPI Engineer to drive new products from development into full-scale production, ensuring industrialization and robust documentation. You will link R&D and Operations and report to the Head of Global Operations Projects & NPI, coordinating cross-functional teams to meet launch milestones.

You bring 3–8+ years in NPI, manufacturing engineering, or operations engineering, with a track record of product transfers and rigorous process validation, and