NPI Project Engineer

Sierra 57 Consult Ltd; Winsford; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A design and manufacturing specialist in the UK is seeking an experienced NPI Project Engineer. The role involves managing the NPI process from customer inquiries to production, requiring a strong background in plastics manufacturing and CAD software skills. The ideal candidate will provide design support, liaise with customers, and ensure compliance with safety and quality standards. This opportunity offers a clear progression plan within a forward-thinking company.

Qualifications

• Experience within plastics manufacturing disciplines like injection moulding, compression moulding.
• Background within automotive/OEM design is advantageous.
• Tooling knowledge essential.
• Good working knowledge of quality and engineering.

Responsibilities

• Provide design and estimating support to Sales and Marketing.
• Involved in the design & development of new products with customer engineers.
• Translate client specifications into feasible designs.
• Design and liaise with toolmakers for mould tools.
• Participate in DFMEA, PFMEA reviews and APQP documentation.

Skills

Project management

Strong communication skills

Technical report preparation

CAD software proficiency

Tools

Catia

AutoCAD

Job description

Overview

Working alongside our client, a specialist in the design, development and manufacture of composite components, we are looking for an NPI Project Engineer as part of their business succession planning.

Remit

• This position will suit an accomplished Project Engineer or NPI Engineer or Tooling Design Engineer with a background in plastics manufacturing and proficiency with CAD software.
• The successful candidate will be responsible for the complete NPI process from initial customer inquiry through to the implementation into production.
• This is a fantastic opportunity for an ambitious Project Engineer to join a forward-thinking company offering a fully mapped out progression plan as part of their business succession planning.

Role

• Provide design and estimating support to the Sales and Marketing activities to prepare quotations, tenders, costings and technical proposals.
• Involved in the design & development of new products, liaising with customer design engineers to produce final designs within the budget parameters of the project.
• Translate the client’s specifications into solutions compatible with the company’s capabilities and technical strategies.
• Provide a robust design-concept that meets the client specifications in terms of performance and quality.
• Design and liaise with toolmakers and fixture suppliers on the production of mould tools & fixtures.
• Attend DFMEA, PFMEA reviews and assist in preparing any quality documents required within the APQP process and communicate with the Project Team.
• Engineering Change Management.
• Maintain & update factory layouts & prepare / propose layouts.
• Design and definition of Products / Moulds and associated jigs & fixtures.
• Feasibility of Products / Moulds and fixtures.
• Assessing potential risks to the Project.
• Organise design project reviews including working to set budgets.
• Ensure that the Company’s Health Safety & Environmental Policy and Statutory Legislation is complied with at all times.

Experience Requirements

• Experience within plastics manufacturing disciplines i.e. injection moulding, compression moulding, RIM etc.
• Background within automotive / OEM design an advantage but other industry sector experience welcomed.
• Tooling knowledge.
• CAD software proficiency, Catia and AutoCAD an advantage.
• Good working knowledge of project management, quality and engineering.
• Experience in the implementation of APQP & PPAP.
• Strong communication skills both written and verbal with the ability to build relationships with customers and suppliers.
• Technical report preparation.

Key Words

“NPI Project Engineer”, “NPI Engineer”, “Project Development Engineer”, “Tooling Design Engineer”, “Development & Design Engineer”, “Project Manager”, “Plastics”, “Automotive”, “Compression Moulding”.

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