Production Engineer (NPI)

STI Limited; Hook; Hybrid; GBP 42,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

23 days holiday

Flex days

Company Pension Scheme

Health Cash Back Scheme

Training and development opportunities

Memberships paid

Job summary

STI Limited in Hook, England, is seeking an NPI & Production Engineer to bridge design and manufacturing and to launch new products into production.

You will own build definition, provide tooling and visual aids, and drive process improvements with cross-functional teams. A strong foundation in electro-mechanical design and PFMEA is essential.

This role offers an opportunity to influence quality, cost and delivery, while working with modern manufacturing methods and continuous development.

Qualifications

• Degree or equivalent in a relevant engineering discipline.
• IPC qualifications are desirable.
• Mechanical system design experience.
• CAD, drafting standards, tolerancing.
• Electro-mechanical design & systems.
• Electro-pneumatic design & systems.
• Material sciences and selection.
• Structural analysis and finite element analysis.
• Knowledge of materials used in electromechanical assemblies.

Responsibilities

• Own the Build Definition Process and capture customer requirements during manufacturing steps.
• Provide tooling prior to the slot date and ensure visual aids and assembly instructions are provided.
• Support production to improve quality, cost and delivery with online technical support.
• Develop methods to support processes meeting customer requirements.
• Conduct PFMEA and establish controls prior to manufacture.
• Drive process, quality and cycle time improvements with cross-functional teams.
• Standardise procedures with work instructions.
• Design fixtures and jigs for PCB and Box Build Assembly.
• Monitor assembly to minimize downtime to meet OTIF.
• Carry out post-build reviews and hand over learnings.

Skills

Mechanical design

CAD

Electro-mechanical

PFMEA

Process improvement

Education

Degree in engineering

IPC certification (desirable)

Tools

CAD software

Job description

From concept to production: Own the journey as our NPI Engineer!

We are seeking a proactive and detail-oriented NPI & Production Engineer to join our team! In this role, you'll play a key part in bridging the gap between design and manufacturing, ensuring smooth and efficient launches of new products into production.

As the NPI & Production Engineer, you willberesponsible for providing an efficient assembly process flow and effective control plan for new products and newly introduced legacy products,targeting a right first-time build.

You will provide key support toproduction to help maintain and improve quality, cost and delivery performance by providing online technical support, standard operating procedures, assembly tooling and visual aids.You will support existing and define new methods for supporting processes that meet and deliver customer requirements.

Some of the main responsibilities for the NPI & Production Engineerrole include:

• Full ownership of the technical aspects of the Build Definition Process, ensuring that all critical and specific customer requirements are captured and considered during manufacturing/process steps/ routing creation.
• Providing the required tooling (i.e. stencils/ fixing/solder jigs) prior the slot date and ensure visual aids and other assembly instructions are provided.
• Customer focus looking after all engineering activities to introduce, update and maintain products
• Conducting PFMEA/other quality methodology to identify the associated risks and establish control prior to the manufacture of new products
• Facilitating Process, Quality, and Cycle Time/UPH improvement, involving representatives from other departments to promote teamwork and awareness
• Promoting quality awareness and setting good practice example to operators
• Standardising procedures and documenting them through work instructions
• Designing fixtures and jigs required during PCB and Box Build Assembly
• Assembly monitoring to minimize downtime in order to successfully meet OTIF/ turnaround
• Carrying out post build reviews to document all key elements that lead to the success and/or lessons learnt during the assembly of the new product and handed-over to Production Engineering and Production for future build

What you'll need:

• Degree or equivalent in a relevant engineering discipline
• Industry relevant certifications are desirable e.g. IPC
• Mechanical system design
• CAD, drafting standards, tolerancing
• Electro-mechanical design & systems
• Electro-pneumatic design and systems
• Material sciences, material selection
• Structural analytical and finite element analysis
• Comprehensive knowledge of technology of materials used in electromechanical and electropneumatic assemblies

We offer 23 days holiday (plus Bank Holidays & Flex Days), early finish on a Friday, Flexible working opportunities, Company Pension Scheme, Health Cash Back Scheme, a range of discounts and excellent training and development opportunities. We also pay for professional memberships on a case-by-case basis.

A full job description is available on request

The ability to achieve UK security clearance may be required for some roles.

All applicants should have the Right to Work in the UK, as we are unable to offer sponsorship for this role.