NPI Manager: Aerospace CNC Production & Launch Lead

HR GO Recruitment; Basildon; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

HR GO Recruitment in the United Kingdom seeks an Engineering NPI Manager to lead New Product Introduction programmes from quotation through to full production release for a high-integrity CNC aerospace supplier. The role focuses on delivering robust, on-time, right-first-time production and coordinating cross-functional teams.

The candidate will interpret engineering drawings, manage suppliers, and communicate with customers, contributing to capacity planning and risk mitigation.

Qualifications

• Engineering qualification (HNC/HND/Degree) or equivalent relevant experience.
• Proven NPI / industrialisation leadership in CNC precision manufacturing (aerospace/high-integrity desirable).
• Strong ability to interpret engineering drawings/specifications for manufacture.
• Confident communicator with strong stakeholder management skills.
• Experience managing suppliers/subcontractors and external processes/treatments.

Responsibilities

• Lead NPI projects end-to-end: quotation support, planning, industrialisation, validation and production release.
• Act as the main customer-facing technical contact throughout the NPI lifecycle.
• Coordinate cross-functional delivery across Engineering, Production, Quality, Purchasing and Supply Chain.
• Review customer drawings/specifications and translate requirements into manufacturing methods and production documentation.
• Provide technical input into quotations (manufacturing approach, cost drivers, methods, and estimates).
• Support capacity planning and resource allocation to ensure delivery against plan.
• Liaise with suppliers/subcontractors to ensure materials and treatments/special processes meet requirements.
• Identify and mitigate technical, schedule, quality and supply-chain risks.

Skills

Stakeholder management

Communication

Education

Engineering qualification (HNC/HND/Degree)

Job description

HR GO Recruitment in the United Kingdom seeks an Engineering NPI Manager to lead New Product Introduction programmes from quotation through to full production release for a high-integrity CNC aerospace supplier. The role focuses on delivering robust, on-time, right-first-time production and coordinating cross-functional teams.

The candidate will interpret engineering drawings, manage suppliers, and communicate with customers, contributing to capacity planning and risk mitigation.