NPI Engineer

Evolve Personnel; Stourbridge; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Evolve Personnel in Dudley are recruiting an NPI Engineer to drive New Product Introduction in a manufacturing environment. You will manage the sample-to-production transition, coordinate with tooling engineers and suppliers, and help implement lean, digitised work flows while maintaining robust data management.

The role requires applying quality tools to NPI activities, coordinating with stakeholders, and delivering efficient, integrated manufacturing processes aligned with continuous

Qualifications

• Experience applying quality tools (e.g., PPAP/APQP) in NPI/prototype settings.
• Ability to manage quality aspects of NPI and prototype manufacture.

Responsibilities

• Report activities to customers and stakeholders with weekly status updates.
• Create an enhanced NPI process coordinating samples from start to finish.
• Support energy optimisation and sustainable manufacturing objectives.

Skills

Quality tools

Project management

NPI readiness

Manufacturing optimization

Data logging

Subcontract tooling liaison

PPAP/APQP familiarity

Tools

ERP integration

Job description

We are recruiting for an NPI Engineer (New Product Introduction) to join an established Manufacturing business based in the Dudley area. The NPI Engineer will create long term relationships with customers ensuring that expectations are met also improving efficiency/effectiveness with strong skills in service delivery.

As an NPI Engineer you will be required to:

• Report activities to customers and stakeholders providing weekly status updates
• Creating an enhanced NPI process that coordinates sample process from start to finish
• Working on projects to support the optimisation of energy and ensuring that objectives for sustainable manufacturing are met
• Coordinate sample process from start to finish
• Work closely with tooling engineers, external suppliers, technical resource and contractors
• Support concepts and strategies for the automisation and digitisation of work booking and work flow
• Maintain the development of a BOM bill of materials and scope for ERP manufacturing systems that can integrate data management
• Review Product documentation (Workflow documentation, Production Data)
• Identify and support procurement of new tools required for new projects/production
• Ensure a smooth transition of any new products
• Review best practices and implement learnings
• Promote lean manufacturing/continuous improvement tools where needed
• Coordinate and maintain QC systems

Requirements:

• Experienced in the application of quality tools
• Able to project manage quality aspects to NPI and Prototype manufacture
• Able to implement best practice solutions
• Able to optimise methods of manufacturing and layout of tooling/rigging
• Upgrade and maintain NPI to ensure that all manufacturing data is logged
• Able to liaise with subcontract tooling engineers/pattern shops
• Familiar with quality operations PPAP/APQP or equivalent