NPI Engineer — From Prototype to Production Readiness

P&s Personnel Ltd; Great Yarmouth; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health cash plan

Remote GP services

Pension scheme

Life assurance

Rewards platform

Discount platform

Employee assistance programme

Training and education support

Relocation assistance

Job summary

P+S Recruitment are pleased to be working on behalf of our client to recruit for an NPI Engineer in Great Yarmouth. The role combines electronic engineering with manufacturing expertise to ensure products are robust, manufacturable, testable and production-ready.

You will collaborate with design, manufacturing, process, test, quality and supply-chain teams to drive product readiness from prototype through qualification and into high-volume production, including documentation and process

Qualifications

• Degree in Electronic, Electrical, Manufacturing Engineering, or a related discipline.
• Strong experience in electronic product development, NPI, manufacturing, or product engineering within high-reliability or regulated environments.
• Proven experience taking electronic products from prototype through qualification, production release and manufacturing.
• Practical knowledge of electronic manufacturing, including assembly, inspection, testing, and production documentation.
• Good understanding of electronic design, including schematics, layouts, components, and bills of material.
• Knowledge of design for manufacture, assembly, test, and reliability, along with root cause analysis and engineering change control.
• Strong communication, planning, problem-solving, and cross-functional working skills.
• Eligible to obtain full security clearance.
• Willingness to travel occasionally for supplier, customer, or project activities.

Responsibilities

• Support NPI activities from initial concept and prototypes through qualification, production release, and manufacturing ramp-up.
• Represent manufacturing during product development, ensuring designs consider manufacturability, assembly, testing, reliability, and production needs.
• Support electronic engineering activities, including requirements, design reviews, component selection, verification, and validation.
• Support product design reviews and lead manufacturing and production-readiness reviews.
• Help develop manufacturing processes, including assembly methods, tooling, equipment, inspection, and production testing.
• Plan and support prototype, pilot, and pre-production builds, helping resolve design and manufacturing issues through structured root cause analysis.
• Prepare and maintain 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 design changes and maintain accurate product and manufacturing documentation.
• Support the transition into production and early manufacturing activities until the required quality, yield, and process stability are achieved.

Skills

Electronic product development

NPI

Manufacturing

Product engineering

High reliability environments

Root cause analysis

Cross-functional collaboration

Planning

Education

Electronic Engineering

Tools

BOM tools

CAD tools

Reliability testing tools

Job description

P+S Recruitment are pleased to be working on behalf of our client to recruit for an NPI Engineer in Great Yarmouth. The role combines electronic engineering with manufacturing expertise to ensure products are robust, manufacturable, testable and production-ready.

You will collaborate with design, manufacturing, process, test, quality and supply-chain teams to drive product readiness from prototype through qualification and into high-volume production, including documentation and process