NPI Engineer, Microcircuit Modules – Production Readiness

Jobtailor; Great Yarmouth; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Jobtailor is seeking an experienced Manufacturing/Electronic Product Development engineer to drive NPI activities from concept to production readiness in the United Kingdom. You will ensure manufacturability, design-for-manufacture, and robust production tooling while coordinating with electronic engineering for validation and testing.

The role requires significant experience in high-reliability sectors, including process development, documentation, and cross-functional project leadership.

Qualifications

• Bachelors or Masters in Electronic/Electrical/Manufacturing Engineering or related field.
• Significant experience in electronic product development, NPI, manufacturing engineering, or product engineering in high-reliability, regulated sectors.
• Proven track record transferring electronics from concept to production ramp-up.
• Strong hands-on background in process development, assembly, inspection, test, and documentation.
• Good knowledge of schematics, layouts, BOMs, and component selection.
• Understanding of DFM, DFA, DFT, reliability, validation, and configuration management.
• Experience with cross-functional design and manufacturing reviews.
• Strong planning, communication, and problem-solving skills.
• Desirable experience with RF/high-frequency electronics and high-rel industries.
• Willingness to travel occasionally and eligible for security clearance.

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 early
• 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 manufacturing approaches covering 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
• Prepare and release 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 production-ready
• Support design changes and maintain configuration control of product and process documentation
• Support handover into production and early manufacturing activities until quality, yield, and process stability requirements are achieved

Skills

NPI Activities

Manufacturing Engineering

Design For Manufacturability

Root Cause Analysis

Process Validation

Cross-functional Collaboration

Planning & Problem Solving

Education

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

Tools

Hybrid Microelectronics

Micro Circuit Modules

Advanced Electronic Packaging

Chip-And-Wire

Die Attach

Wire Bonding

Job description

Jobtailor is seeking an experienced Manufacturing/Electronic Product Development engineer to drive NPI activities from concept to production readiness in the United Kingdom. You will ensure manufacturability, design-for-manufacture, and robust production tooling while coordinating with electronic engineering for validation and testing.

The role requires significant experience in high-reliability sectors, including process development, documentation, and cross-functional project leadership.