NPI Manager (Engineering, Design, Technical)

Michael Page; Chester; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Michael Page is recruiting for an Engineering Management role based in Cheshire. The successful candidate will lead the design project portfolio and own the NPI process, ensuring on-time delivery to cost and specification.

You will manage design office resources, chair design reviews, govern CAD/BOM data, support DFMA handovers and drive continuous capability development within the team, while upholding H&S standards.

Qualifications

• Proven track record leading an NPI design engineering team.
• Strong leadership and cross-functional collaboration.
• Qualified mechanical engineer with hands-on management experience.
• Experience in industrial manufacturing environments.

Responsibilities

• Lead delivery of the Design project portfolio and NPI process.
• Own day-to-day operation of NPI within the Design Office.
• Drive New Product Delivery from concept to production release.
• Plan and manage design engineering resource and capacity.
• Chair and record design reviews ensuring compliance and manufacturability.
• Manage design-to-production handover applying DFMA principles.

Skills

Leadership

NPI leadership

Mechanical engineering

Industrial manufacturing

Team development

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering

Tools

CAD (SolidWorks/Creo)

PDM/PLM systems

Job description

Engineering Management role based in Cheshire. Working for a growing manufacturing company

Our client is a growing and well established manufacturing and engineering company based in Cheshire

Description

1. Lead the delivery of the Design project portfolio, ensuring new products progress through the company's New Product Introduction (NPI) / process on time, to cost and to specification.

2. Own the day-to-day operation of the NPI process within the Design Office - planning, resourcing and sequencing design work across concurrent projects and phases.

3. Drive New Product Delivery from design brief through concept, detailed design, prototype support, design verification and validation, to production release and post-launch review.

4. Plan and manage design engineering resource and capacity.

5. Chair and record design reviews, ensuring design outputs meet the brief, regulatory requirements and manufacturability standards before progression.

6. Own engineering data governance within the Design Office - CAD, drawing and Bill of Materials (BOM) standards, revision control and the PDM/PLM data structure.

7. Manage the engineering change process (ECR/ECN), ensuring changes are impact-assessed, approved, documented and communicated in a controlled manner.

8. Support the Purchasing Team with the technical specification of products and materials, and with the design assessment of newly sourced and alternative components.

9. Manage the design-to-production handover, applying Design for Manufacture and Assembly (DFMA) principles and ensuring Manufacturing and Quality receive complete, correct and timely information.

10. Ensure the Design Office is maintained in a manner that ensures the company's H&S standards are met at all times.

11. Continued development of the Design Team's capabilities, tools and systems to ensure they can respond to the demands of the business.

12. Provide an environment to allow Team Members and yourself to grow and develop.

13. Assist all departments with rapid and accurate Technical Advice and information.

15. Have a "can do" attitude, challenge the "Status Quo".

16. Develop and maintain departmental process documentation and systems.

Profile

• Proven track record in industrial manufacturing
• Excellent leadership skills
• A qualified mechanical engineer
• You will have recent exposure leading a NPI design engineering team in a hands on management role