New Product Introduction (NPI) Engineer - Microcircuit Modules

API Microelectronics Ltd.; Great Yarmouth; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Spectrum Control is seeking an experienced New Product Introduction (NPI) Engineer to drive the transfer of new electronic products from concept to ramp‑up. You will work with design, manufacturing, process, test, quality and supply chain teams to ensure robust, manufacturable and testable products.

You will lead manufacturing design reviews and support production‑readiness activities, with a focus on process development, BOM, drawings and documentation alignment across teams.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Electronic, Electrical or Manufacturing Engineering.
• Significant experience in electronic product development, NPI, or manufacturing engineering in high‑reliability sectors.
• Experience transferring electronic products from concept through qualification to ramp‑up.
• Strong background in electronic manufacturing processes, inspection, test, and documentation.
• Knowledge of DFx: design for manufacturability, assembly, test, and reliability.
• Experience participating in cross‑functional design and manufacturing reviews.

Responsibilities

• Support NPI activities from concept through qualification, production release, and ramp‑up.
• Represent manufacturing to ensure manufacturability, assembly, test, reliability and production requirements.
• Support electronic engineering activities including requirements capture, design reviews, component selection, verification and validation.
• Lead manufacturing design reviews and production‑readiness reviews.
• Develop manufacturing approaches: process flow, assembly methods, tooling, equipment, inspection, test requirements.
• Plan and support prototypes, pilot and pre‑production builds and perform root cause analysis.

Skills

NPI

Electronic engineering

Manufacturing engineering

Cross-functional collaboration

Root cause analysis

Education

Bachelor's or Master's in Electronic/Electrical/Manufacturing Eng

Job description

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.

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.

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)

Spectrum Control combines engineering expertise, innovation and manufacturing excellence to enable mission‑critical solutions. Designed to solve complex problems in signal modulation and transmission, Spectrum Control solutions enable high quality product performance in the military and government, space, commercial, aerospace, security, medical, industrial and communications industries. Through proven experience and innovation, Spectrum Control delivers reliable solutions for the most rugged environments in the world – and beyond. Our team works to understand each customer’s needs at every level, which leads to long‑term partnerships with our customers that transcend transactions and projects, helping to drive ongoing value at all levels of an organization. Spectrum Control operates by the following guiding principles: safety, integrity, respect, ethics, trust and continuous improvement. Spectrum Control is dedicated to delivering highly‑engineered, reliable products that help save, enhance and protect lives. The company employs a secure, trusted, innovative, empowered and resilient environment to collaborate across the organization to deliver impactful results to our customers. Founded in 1981, Spectrum Control brought together the power of several trusted brands and formed a uniquely capable partner for RF/microwave, electromagnetic, and security solutions. Over the past 70 years, the company’s engineers and technologists have led the way in creating high‑quality solutions for demanding environments everywhere. Today, Spectrum Control's team includes 1,300+ people working across 14 design/manufacturing centers in North America and Europe.